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Washington, D.C.—Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to House leadership and committee chairs asking that they reconsider provisions of their tax proposal that could harm cancer patients. Specifically, ACS CAN opposes eliminating the medical expense deduction and ending tax ... cancer patients,” said Hansen. “Tax policy should help those most in need. These changes could instead hurt those already suffering the high cost of this terrible disease.” Read the letter . 0 Tax Bill Could Pose Problems for Cancer Patients; Cancer Research ...

... Bucshon (R-Ind.), the Clinical Trial Modernization Act is bipartisan legislation that would increase access to clinical trials by helping remove cost and geographic barriers to patient participation. The legislation would allow clinical trial sponsors to provide financial support to patients ... trials, like older adults, people with limited incomes, certain racial and ethnic groups and people who live in rural areas. According to an ACS CAN survey of cancer patients and survivors, 79 percent of respondents indicated they would be more likely to enroll in a clinical trial if sponsors supported ...

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives is set to pass legislation today that would increase access to health coverage for millions of Americans, including cancer patients and survivors, as part of its pandemic relief package. The bill increases the generosity of subsidies to ... for states to expand their Medicaid programs. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): “The passage of this bill in the House would bring millions of Americans who have lost their health coverage due to the pandemic—whether ...

... D.C. –  The administration released its FY20 budget today including a $4.7 billion cut for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including a nearly $900 million cut for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The budget also reduces funding by $34.5 million for ... included is a $50 million increase to childhood cancer research funding, a cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs in Medicare, eliminating cost-sharing for generic drugs for some low-income Medicare beneficiaries and a user fee to help fund the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ... regulatory work around electronic cigarettes. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: Research “If passed, the proposed cut to NIH and NCI funding would squander years of renewed momentum and progress in advancing ...