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A new report by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) found that over 70% of commercially-insured patients encountered out-of-pocket expenses for follow-up breast cancer diagnostic tests in 2023. ... MRI, ultrasound or biopsy, are medically recommended next steps to determine if an individual may or may not have cancer; however, barriers like cost can keep people from getting them. While screening mammograms are free to most insured women starting at age 40, follow-up testing after a ...

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 ...

ALBANY, NY – Before the New York State Legislature adjourns for the year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking lawmakers to act on two pieces of legislation that will help save lives and provide access to needed care. One bill (S.906-A Sanders/A.2805-A Dinowitz), would assure that if a ... screening test, it should be considered as the next step in the preventive screening process and covered by health insurers with no additional cost sharing. The legislation is currently in Assembly Ways and Means; and the Senate Insurance Committee. The other bill, commonly referred to as ...

PROVIDENCE–  With today’s introduction of S0799 in the Senate and last week’s introduction of H6159 in the House, Rhode Island lawmakers have taken the first step towards ensuring ... and lawmakers convened at the State House to urge lawmakers to support this legislation ahead of the bill introductions. To help afford the cost of their prescription drugs, many Rhode Islanders take advantage of copay assistance offered through pharmaceutical manufacturers and other ... longer to reach their required deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums,” said Ryan Strik, Rhode Island Director of Government Relations for ACS CAN. “Copay adjustment programs put patients and their families in an impossible situation – having to choose between their health and other ...