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Montana Legislative Candidates Discuss Health Care Issues

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Health care is an important issue for most of Montanans. It was the topic of conversation for a handful of candidates hoping for a seat in the Montana Legislature. Half a dozen legislative candidates made their stances on health care known at Health Votes Montana State Legislative Candidate Forum. Candidates were given 10 questions from the American Cancer Society ...

Patient Groups: Uphold Health Care Law As Congress Intended

... v. United States , citing the devastating impact patients would face should the court side with plaintiffs and move to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart ... the law without a replacement reinforces that intent. Twenty states led by the Texas Attorney General (AG) filed a lawsuit challenging the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in federal court in Texas. The plaintiffs in Texas vs. U.S.A argue that because Congress ... the entire law is invalid and must now be struck down. Following is the groups’ joint statement: “The critical patient protections in the health care law provide an essential lifeline for millions of Americans who suffer serious illnesses, like cancer, lung and heart disease, ...

State Legislative Candidates Go on the Record About Health Care at Health Votes Montana Candidate Forums

Missoula, Mont.—Sept. 10, 2018—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), AARP Montana and Montana Primary Care Association will educate the public and encourage state legislative candidates to publicly state their positions on cancer and other key health care issues throughout the campaign season. Many stakeholders are involved in the health care debate, and often the concerns of patients, consumers and their family caregivers can be underrepresented. Health Votes Montana is a ...

House Subcommittee Considers Bills Addressing Patient Health Care Costs and Access Issues

Washington, D.C.—Today the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will mark-up a series of bills aimed at reducing patient out-of-pocket costs and preserving access to health care. Specifically, the committee will consider a measure that would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical bills in most ...

Patient Groups Urge Supreme Court to Swiftly Take Up Health Care Case

Washington, D.C.—Patient and health advocacy groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions filed an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately take up the case of Texas v. United States. The case is the latest court challenge to the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes ...

Patient Groups Applaud Supreme Court’s Decision to Take Up Health Care Case

Washington, D.C.— Patient and health advocacy groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions are applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in the case of Texas v. United States this coming term. The case is the latest court challenge to the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes ...

Patient Groups Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Prioritize Patients and Uphold Health Care Law

... Texas v. United States).  The groups cite the devastating impact patients would face should the court rule to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The patient groups, which filed an amicus brief in May, argue the law has expanded access to health insurance coverage and has improved patient outcomes as Congress intended. Congress’ decision to keep the ACA in place after zeroing out ... “Millions of Americans rely on the critical patient protections included in the Affordable Care Act to access, afford and retain meaningful health coverage that is essential for their wellbeing. The coronavirus pandemic has only served to underscore the necessity of meaningful ...

ABC News 12: Cancer survivors and health care advocates rally for oral chemo coverage

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - (04/25/18) - A group of health care advocates are trying to align Michigan's policies with more than 43 other states. They took a direct approach, reaching out face to face to members of the Michigan House of Representatives.Those other states provide equal health insurance coverage of chemotherapy, whether it's taken by needle or by mouth. "I am a bone cancer survivor and melanoma survivor. I was ...

Survey: Cancer Patients and Survivors Continue to Face Pandemic-Related Health Care Delays 1 Year Later

... Cancer patients and survivors continue to deal with the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their ability to access necessary health care. According to a new Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), 1 in 3 (35%) cancer patients and ... (22%). “While conditions are certainly improving, it remains clear there is more work to be done to ensure patients and survivors can get the health care they need when they need it,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “Hopefully as more health care facilities safely resume full ...

ACS CAN Submits Testimony on Policies to Reduce Health Disparities in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Care

... Network (ACS CAN) submitted testimony today to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the topic of racial and ethnic disparities in the health care system that often result in an unequal cancer burden. The hearing is focused on disparities in the overall health care system, as well as those around COVID-19. ACS CAN works on evidence-based public policies at all levels of government that seek to ...

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