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The Promise of Prevention

On June 10, the President issued an executive order for the establishment of the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council. The Council was created under the Affordable Care Act, and is intended to integrate the prevention efforts of many federal government agencies for more effective policies and reach. The fact ...

Policy Forum on Access to Health Care

... The 2017 ACS CAN Policy Forum brings together Maryland’s key decision makers and leaders in business, education, medical research, cancer care, and government to explore federal and state health care policies and its impact on the delivery of cancer care, hospital administration, and innovation in cancer treatments.  This premier event will feature panels with hospital CEOs, pharmaceutical and health insurance leaders, employers, state and federal health care policy experts.   Welcome remarks by The Honorable Catherine Pugh , Mayor City ...

Healthy Economy Now

Each day the evidence mounts that real health care reform really can happen this year. It certainly feels different than the last time comprehensive reform was on the national agenda -- during ... ACS CAN has been part of the momentum and has been encouraging people to come to the table. We can't expect to fix the economy if we don't fix health care too -- and do it in a way that will work for all Americans. That means we have to build on what works in our system and fix what's ...

Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Requirement Struck Down by Federal Judge

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), made the following statement in reaction. “Today a federal judge ruled the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated federal law by approving work requirements and other barriers to eligibility for Medicaid recipients in ... if work requirements were struck down. ACS CAN urges Gov. Bevin to reconsider this decision. Maintaining access to comprehensive and affordable health care coverage through state Medicaid programs is a matter of life and survivorship for countless low-income cancer patients and survivors in ...

New survey finds broad support for expanding BadgerCare in Wisconsin

... Strategies, a Republican-leaning pollster. In the  Wisconsin survey , 80% of the people who responded said that a candidate’s position on health care is important in their choice of whom to vote for, including 40% who said the issue was very important to them. While Democrats had the strongest response, with 93% identifying health care as an important issue in their voting choice, 69% of independent voters and 72% of Republicans also described health care as important. ...

Guest Post: The Better End

... Dan told me about a book he wrote on advanced directives, or Š—“living wills,Š— which enable people to exercise control over their care should they become incapacitated. Patient control is important in all aspects of medical care and is a key focus of ACS CANŠ—'s advocacy ... willŠ—). An advance directive not only specifies the patientŠ—'s wishes for treatment in various situations, it also appoints a health care agent with medical power of attorney to make decisions in the event of incapacity. This is especially important for cancer patients, ... If you havenŠ—'t completed one, now is the time. Ask your family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues to do the same. This is one aspect of health care reform that depends entirely on individual action. LetŠ—'s do this together. Dan Morhaim, M.D. is board-certified in Internal ...

September is Pain Awareness Month

... cancer and its treatments can cause pain in patients and survivors, ACS CAN has made pain management issues a priority. Right now, the current health care reform bill will provide important incentives and trainings for doctors to treat patients for pain. This will help with the quality of life ... ACS CAN is also working on legislation that will help educate doctors and patients about the need for better pain care for cancer patients. Health care reform will ensure that doctors and patients take the time to discuss treating pain and ensuring that no cancer patient will have to ...

ACS CAN Volunteer Joins Lawmakers, Sebelius to Emphasize Access to Cancer Prevention Services

... -- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteer and breast cancer survivor Anne Creech joined Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other officials today at the U.S. Capitol to celebrate new requirements taking effect tomorrow that new private health plans cover specific women's preventive services at no cost to patients. The new health benefits include women's preventive services that ... and catching it early, such as annual well-women visits and HPV co-testing for cervical cancer. Mikulski's bipartisan Women's Preventive Health Care Amendment to the Affordable Care Act empowered HHS to develop guidelines on coverage of women's preventive care. The preventive benefits that ...

Putting the Voices of Cancer Patients Front and Center

The public health and economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed nearly every facet of our society including workplaces, home life and health care systems. The toll that it’s taken on our life in such a short time is, frankly, unfathomable. ACS CAN is certainly no exception; from ...

ACS CAN Volunteers' Letters Printed in Local Newspapers

... of cancer patients and survivors are heard, no one does it better than our volunteers. As we work to ensure that any changes to the Affordable Care Act preserve crucial patient protections and make health insurance truly affordable, our volunteers are spreading the word in their communities. Across the country, volunteers have been writing ... Vicksburg Post to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Merced Sun Star, these letters are  helping inform the public about the impact the current health care law has on people with cancer. Congratulations and thank you to all of our great volunteers. ACS CAN Volunteers' Letters Printed in ...

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