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Advocates Urge North Dakota Lawmakers to Reduce the Cost of Fighting Cancer

BISMARCK, N.D. –– North Dakota legislators have strong momentum against cancer heading into the second half of the session as bills on prior authorization reform, supplemental breast cancer detection screenings and co-pay accumulator adjustments are ... Prior authorization reform: For the more than 4,500 North Dakotans who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2025, medical prior authorization can delay treatment, increase stress and have a negative impact on care. Senate Bill 2280 would establish standards and transparency to prior ... breast diagnostic mammograms (x-rays), breast ultrasounds, and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans be covered by insurers at no-cost-share when deemed medically necessary by their physician. It would allow North Dakotans to complete the full continuum of breast cancer ...

Bipartisan Health Package Offers Path Toward Reducing Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs; Improving Public Health

... D.C.—Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will markup legislation aimed at helping reduce patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and improving public health. The Lower Health Care Costs Act would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical ... a measure to encourage generic competition (the Creating and Restoring Equal Access t o Equivalent Samples – CREATES Act ) so generic drugs can more quickly enter the market, raises the federal age for tobacco sales from 18 to 21, and extends funding for Federally Qualified Health ... with cancer this year and the nearly 17 million cancer survivors alive today, we urge Congress to continue working together to address the high cost of health care by removing affordability barriers and promoting prevention and we look forward to working with the lawmakers on these ...

House Passes Fix for Medicare Cost-Sharing Loophole for Colorectal Cancer Screenings

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act unanimously today. This bipartisan legislation would phase out surprise out-of-pocket expenses that can act as a barrier to lifesaving colorectal cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries. Colorectal cancer screenings are covered in full under ... health insurance plans as a result of the preventive care provisions of the Affordable Care Act. However, a loophole in Medicare allows for cost-sharing if a polyp is discovered and removed during a screening colonoscopy resulting in Medicare beneficiaries receiving a surprise bill ...

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 ... Fund for four years at $4 billion annually. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “We welcome today’s committee action focused on reducing patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and preserving access to ...

Patient Groups Applaud Fifth Circuit Decision Protecting Access to No-Cost Preventive Services in Braidwood Management v. Becerra

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit partially reversed a district court decision that had invalidated key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case of Braidwood v. Becerra , finding cost-free preventive services could remain in place for the vast majority of individuals protected by the provisions . Under the Fifth Circuit's ... preventive services as their top policy priority, according to a February survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), compared to a similar survey in 2020 showing 37% of respondents prioritized the same issue. Following a series of joint amicus brief filings ...

Patient Groups Urge Fifth Circuit to Maintain Access to No-Cost Preventive Care in Braidwood Case Amicus Brief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 27, 2023 – Today, patient groups representing millions of individuals with serious health conditions filed an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief in the case of Braidwood v. Becerra in the U.S. ... of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions requiring private insurers provide coverage of certain evidence-based preventive services without cost-sharing. The amicus brief provides extensive scientific data to the appeals court demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are ... particularly in reducing costs to the individual and the U.S. healthcare system as a whole.   “Research has proven that any cost-sharing can be a deterrent to accessing proven prevention and early detection and recent survey data has shown that even motivated cancer survivors would ...

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 ...

Medicaid Guidance Likely to Hurt Patients; Increase Number of Uninsured

... shift how they receive federal funding from a percentage match, wherein the program’s funding adjusts automatically to account for the number of enrollees and rising health care costs, to one where funding could be capped. These grants would apply specifically to the Medicaid expansion ... who gained coverage through expansion.    A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows:   “If allowed to take effect, today’s guidance would fundamentally alter the Medicaid program for those who’ve gained ... through the program’s expansion. Allowing states to change their funding formula from one that accounts for enrollment shifts and medical cost increases within this population to one that is comprised of a single lump sum grant has the potential to significantly undermine the ...

ACS CAN Reacts to Governor's Budget

...                                                                          ACS CAN Reacts to Hochul Budget Asks for Increased Cancer Screenings ALBANY, NY – New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has released her proposed ... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior New York Government Relations Director Michael Davoli, released the following statement: “On behalf of the 1.6 million cancer survivors in New York, I applaud Gov. Hochul’s efforts on her new budget. I ask that she follows up this package with ... offers a critically important service to men and women who lack health insurance – screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer at no cost to the patient. Detected early, these cancers are more effectively treated. Failing to have these cancers detected early can lead to deadly ...

35 Patient, Provider and Physician Groups File Amicus Brief Urging the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Lifesaving Preventive Care Without Patient Cost Sharing  

Washington, D.C. –  Today 35 organizations, representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals, filed an amicus curiae, or “friend-of-the-court,” ... petition for certiorari in the case, providing extensive scientific data demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are cost-effective. At the crux of the case is a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires most insurers cover preventive services ... in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality largely attributed to lower screening participation. Research has proven that any cost-sharing can be a deterrent to accessing proven prevention and early detection and recent survey data has shown that even motivated cancer survivors would ...

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