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Pandemic and Threat to Patient Protections Magnify the "Costs of Cancer"

Anyone who has heard the words, “You have cancer,” – or supported a loved one, a family member or a colleague who did – can attest to how devastating and life-altering a cancer diagnosis is. As a leading cause of death and disease in our country, cancer already bears an enormous toll on the personal lives and health of patients and survivors as well as on ... staggering this financial burden can be. In 2018, cancer patients paid $5.6 billion out of pocket for cancer treatments. Overall, the disease cost our country $183 billion in direct cancer-related health care spending in 2015—an amount that is projected to increase to $246 billion by ...

How Much Does Cancer Cost? New Report Examines Expected Patient Costs for Common Cancer Diagnoses

Washington, D.C.—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today released its first report examining the costs of treating cancer, and specifically the out-of-pocket portion patients face.  The report ... organization’s annual national policy forum, found U.S. cancer patients paid nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2014 and the disease cost the country $87.8 billion in cancer-related health care spending. The report examines costs for three of the most common cancers—breast, ...

New Report: Cancer Survivors Face High Costs of Care and Debt Years After Treatment

WASHINGTON, D.C.—December 8, 2022 —The costs of being diagnosed with cancer last long after the diagnosis and initial treatment putting cancer survivors at increased risk for lifelong financial hardship, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The report, The Costs of Cancer Survivorship , examines several of the long-term expenses cancer survivors face in the years after they ... products offered to patients to pay their medical bills are not predatory. Capping all out-of-pocket costs in Medicare. Addressing unexpected cost-sharing for cancer screenings. Requiring coverage for cancer-related fertility preservation services.   “While we’ve made significant ...

How Much Does Cancer Cost? New Report Adds Up the Financial Burden of a Cancer Diagnosis

Washington, D.C.—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today released a report detailing the costs of treating cancer, specifically out-of-pocket costs typical cancer patients face. The report found U.S. cancer patients in 2018 spent $5.6 billion in out-of-pocket costs for cancer treatment. Overall, the disease cost the country $183 billion in direct cancer-related health care spending in 2015—an amount that is projected to increase to $246 billion by ...

Analysis of Marketplace Cancer Drug Coverage Shows Consumers Face Information Barriers on Cost and Coverage

... to select the best health insurance plan through the market places continue to face challenges in determining prescription drug coverage and cost-sharing information in prospective coverage, according to analysis released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The analysis of 2016 marketplace formularies in six states: Alabama , California , Colorado , Nevada , New Jersey and Texas found coverage transparency has ...

Repealing Individual Mandate in Tax Bill Likely to Increase Patient Costs and Number of Uninsured

Washington, D.C.— Nov. 15, 2017— Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee Leadership opposing a provision in the tax bill that would eliminate the mandate that Americans ... more Americans being uninsured by 2027 and would increase premiums by about 10 percent each year.  A statement from Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows:  “Eliminating the individual mandate risks creating an unbalanced and unsustainable insurance pool. Young and healthy ... uninsured Americans. “Cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease need access to quality insurance coverage at an affordable cost. Willfully undermining a key component of our current health care system without a broader plan in place could be devastating to patients.  ...

Robbinsdale Resident Addresses Cancer Care Costs in Congressional Briefing

Robbinsdale, MN – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) hosted a virtual Congressional briefing today featuring policy and advocacy experts that addressed details in ACS CAN’s newly released report , “The Costs of Cancer: 2020 Edition.” The briefing comes just one day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in California v. Texas to evaluate ... with pre-existing conditions including cancer. Speakers discussed the potential impact of the outcome of the case could influence health care cost and insurance coverage in the United States, as well as what Congress can do to ensure cancer patients have access to quality and affordable ...

Proposed Health Plan Rule Changes Could Increase Patient Costs

Washington, D.C.— Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which would set the ... more people becoming uninsured. “Cancer patients and survivors depend on access to quality health care that covers the things they need at a cost they can afford. The changes being proposed in this rule threaten to make that care more expensive and potentially more difficult to obtain. ...

ACS CAN volunteer invited to attend State of the Union address

Jacqueline Beale, the ACS CAN Maryland State Lead Ambassador volunteer, will attend the State of the Union address as the guest of U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, ... breast cancer survivor, I have been labeled with a pre-existing condition. Because of that label, I am very concerned about the availability and cost of health care if the protections for pre-existing conditions are eliminated,” Jacqueline said. As Congress considers changes to the health ...

House Health Bill Would Lead to Less Coverage, Higher Patient Costs

... released by the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees, while preserving some patient protections, will have the net effect of shifting health insurance costs to low and middle-income patients, significantly reduce the standards of what constitutes quality insurance, curtail the Medicaid expansion and over time substantially reduce over-all Medicaid funding. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: “The bills released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee retain key patient ...

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