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Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients

... to produce a viable Medicaid expansion plan in the conference means that Mississippi residents will remain in the coverage gap without access to health care coverage for services like cancer screenings and treatment and medications to treat high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and COPD, for at least another year. “By including work requirements in the Medicaid expansion report, lawmakers are erecting barriers to health care instead of increasing access to it. There is still time for legislators to do right by hard-working Mississippians this session. The ...

Protecting Funding for Cancer Prevention

ACS CAN was back walking the halls of Congress to protect an important health program. Along with representatives from 40 organizations, ACS CAN met with more than 70 U.S. Representatives and Senators to discuss the ... cancer and detect it early, we can prevent roughly half of all cancer deaths. The ask was clear - protect funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The fund, a new initiative created by the Affordable Care Act, provides an expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain ...

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 ...

Oregon Congressional Candidates State Where They Stand on Cancer Issues

... to promoting further discovery. Will you vote for sustainable annual increases in cancer research funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute? Access to Health Care: Access to affordable, quality health care can determine whether you live or die from cancer. Will you support legislation to provide ...

HHS Releases First Ever Coordinated Plan for Reducing Burden of Pain That Affects Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 18, 2016 ξThe National Pain Strategy, released today by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the first ever national strategy to provide recommendations to better understand and reduce patient barriers to ... originated in a 2011 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Relieving Pain in America . The IOM report was mandated in the National Pain Care Policy Act, authored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and enacted by Congress in 2010. A statement from ACS CAN ...

ACS CAN Urges Kasich to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

... This letter follows up on my earlier communication this year regarding federal legislation to overturn many provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Given the House of Representatives’ passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the ongoing discussions in the Senate, we want to provide you with our best information on the potential impact on ... by the House, AHCA could leave cancer patients and survivors - young, old and across all income ranges – unable to access or keep quality health insurance. The bill would create a state-by-state coverage patchwork in which individuals with pre-existing conditions could be charged more ...

ACS CAN Urges Wolf to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

... This letter follows up on my earlier communication this year regarding federal legislation to overturn many provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Given the House of Representatives’ passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the ongoing discussions in the Senate, we want to provide you with our best information on the potential impact on ... by the House, AHCA could leave cancer patients and survivors - young, old and across all income ranges – unable to access or keep quality health insurance. The bill would create a state-by-state coverage patchwork in which individuals with pre-existing conditions could be charged more ...

New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent, Reduce Cancer

... report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states are falling behind in their efforts to prevent cancer and promote access to health coverage. The report grades states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to health care coverage through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, passage of quality of life (palliative care) policies, implementation of ...

Special Session Priorities Jeopardize the Safety of Floridians with Chronic Illnesses and Their Families

... including kids, and blocking business and organizations as well as cities and towns from enacting these policies jeopardizes the health of patients and their families and silences their voices. “As public health organizations dedicated to improving the lives of the patients we serve, the health and safety of the patients we serve is our top priority. ... reason why it’s critical for as many people to be vaccinated as possible. “Meanwhile, many with chronic conditions are delaying essential care because of the pandemic. Public health measures like vaccine requirements play an important role in reducing the risk of COVID-19 to cancer ...

New Report Spotlights How Some Families Affected By Cancer Are Faring in the Recession

... -- July 31, 2009 --The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance a worrisome development for any American, but especially for those also grappling with cancer or other serious illnesses. A new ... patients and survivors and the challenges they face to help gauge how the recession is affecting workers who are most in need of ongoing medical care. The report, Patients Under Pressure: Profiles of How Families Affected by Cancer are Faring in the Recession illustrates the kinds of ... if they are uninsured even for short periods of time. The report is a follow up to Spending to Survive: Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health Insurance System ( http://tinyurl.com/ny7erd ), a joint project of the Foundation and the American Cancer Society released in February. Both ...

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