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Non-Medical Costs Associated with Clinical Trials Continue to be Barrier to Diverse Participation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was joined by 20 other organizations in proposing the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General adopt a new regulatory safe harbor from the Anti-kickback Statute that would allow clinical trial sponsors to financially ... clinical trial participation, such as travel, parking and lodging. The letter reads in part: “Although there are myriad reasons for the lack of diversity in clinical trials, one is straightforward: many diverse individuals simply cannot afford to participate in clinical trials. A ...
House Stimulus Package Would Expand Access to Health Coverage, Increase Medicaid Funding and Eliminate Medicare Patients’ COVID Costs
Washington, D.C.—T he U.S. House of Representatives will vote tonight on a package of legislative proposals aimed at addressing numerous pandemic-related health, research ... support cash-strapped states meet their residents’ growing need for health coverage. It also ensures Medicare enrollees will not face any cost sharing for COVID-19 related health expenses and provides funding for the National Institutes of Health to restart essential medical ... with more than 12 million workers. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), follows: “Urgent action is needed to help millions of Americans, including many who have a history of cancer, obtain and ...
600 Advocates Meet with Lawmakers at Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day
... 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with their lawmakers, urging Congress to support lifesaving policies ... asked their representatives to co-sponsor bipartisan legislation that would make palliative care more available to patients who need it. Remove cost barriers to colorectal cancer screenings . While the Affordable Care Act waives co-pays for screenings for colorectal cancer, Medicare ...
ACS CAN Asks Congressional Leaders to Restore Funding for Cancer Research
Now that Congress has reached a new budget deal, ACS CAN renewed its call for Congress to fully restore federal funding for cancer research. The impacts of the cuts due to sequestration are being felt throughout the research industry and are endangering the progress we continue to make in the fight ... women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetimes. The disease will kill more than 580,000 people in the United States this year and will cost more than $201 billion in medical care and lost productivity. ACS CAN Asks Congressional Leaders to Restore Funding for Cancer Research ...
ACS CAN Releases 13th Annual How Do You Measure Up Report
... would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly reduce health care costs. Those are the conclusions of ACS CAN's 13th annual How Do You Measure Up Report. The report, released at the recent National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting, is intended to provide state lawmakers with accurate, evidence-based information policy approaches that can ...
New ACS CAN report takes a closer look at the barriers patients face to join cancer clinical trials
Clinical trials are a critical part of cancer research. They allow cancer researchers to test and study new treatments with the goal of improving cancer care. For a clinical trial to ... in clinical research, but that only a small fraction of them end up enrolling in clinical trials due to various enrollment barriers. ACS CAN released a report this month at the organization’s annual National Policy Forum that identifies enrollment barriers and proposes ways they ... in the institution where they are being treated. Patients that do have access to a clinical trial cited other barriers to joining – including cost and logistical issues of participating and fear over medical side effects. At the National Policy Forum, ACS CAN was joined by a wide range of ...
Improving the Nation’s Health Care System Should Be Top Priority in State of the Union Address
Washington, D.C., February 4, 2020 — Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers will tune into the president’s State of the Union address tonight, watching to see if the president will commit to improving the nation’s health care system by preserving access to ... the issue of surprise bills and affordability of prescription drugs, as well as investing in life-saving cancer research and prevention. ACS CAN Delaware volunteer and cancer survivor Jan White will be following the speech in person, as a guest of Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt-Rochester. A ... in Medicare. Cancer is a disease more common with age and can be very expensive to treat. For Medicare enrollees who currently face unlimited cost sharing for some of their prescription drugs, the financial burden can be overwhelming. We urge the president to aggressively pursue ...
Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority
... and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to make clear to members of Congress that cancer must be a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its first in-person Leadership Summit and Lobby Day since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and advocates will urge lawmakers to increase funding for cancer research and prevention programs, improve diversity in ...
Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Travel to D.C. Urging Congress to Make Cancer a National Priority
WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 18, 2023 – As Congress works to determine 2024 priorities before the budget deadline at the end of the month, nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico, and nearly ... make clear to members of Congress that cancer must be a national priority. As part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day, advocates will urge lawmakers to increase funding for cancer research and prevention, support ... as prostate cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death for Black men,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “We know added cost is a significant obstacle in determining whether an individual is able to remain up to date on their recommended cancer screenings. The PSA ...
House Advances Problematic Public Health Provisions as Part of Debt Limit Proposal Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2023 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives, in a 217-215 vote, passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act, advancing provisions that would greatly restrict access to affordable care and risk progress in the fight against cancer. Just this week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to House leadership detailing their concerns on provisions in the Act and the adverse impact they would have on individuals’ ... treat and survive cancer. The following is a statement from ACS CAN President Lisa Lacasse: “We’re disappointed by the House passage of a proposal that includes harmful public health policies that would roll back our nation’s progress in the fight against cancer in an aim to ...