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... Boozman (R-AR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act would waive cost-sharing requirements such as deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, for prostate cancer screening tests for men with the highest risk of prostate cancer, including Black men and those with a family history of the disease. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death ... the disease is detected in advanced stages, the likelihood of survival drops to just 37%. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports the PSA Screening for HIM Act and is working with lawmakers to pass legislation at both the state and federal levels that will ...

... (D-NJ) and John Boozman (R-AR), the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men  (PSA Screening for HIM) Act would waive cost-sharing requirements for men with the highest risk of prostate cancer, focusing on Black men and those with a family history of the disease. The Senate introduction of the PSA Screening for HIM Act ... face diagnosis and mortality. This bipartisan legislation would make prostate cancer screenings are more accessible to all high-risk men, so we can reduce health disparities and increase early detection to save lives." Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in ...

Access to care for those who are uninsured not only ensures that serious diseases like cancer can be detected and treated earlier but also often means better patient outcomes and less costs to the individual and the larger health care system. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health insurance coverage to millions of Americans. However, despite these coverage gains, thirteen years after the law was enacted approximately 31 million people in the United States remain uninsured with data showing that noncitizens are more likely to be uninsured. In 2021, 25% of lawfully present individuals and 46% of undocumented immigrants were uninsured, compared to only 8 percent of U.S. citizens. [1] Deferred Action ...

... released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) provides an updated snapshot of states’ Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation treatments and therapies. Almost all states continue to miss opportunities to reduce ... access to all approved cessation services. The vast majority of states place annual limits on the number of quit attempts a Medicaid enrollee can make. Additionally, 14 states have yet to expand eligibility for their Medicaid programs, leaving an estimated 4.4 million American adults ... cessation released last month by the Surgeon General concluded that insurance coverage leads to higher rates of successful quitting and is cost-effective. Medicaid coverage can also help in reducing existing disparities in tobacco use. Smoking rates among Medicaid enrollees are ...