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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 pay surprise medical bills in most ...

HELP Committee Markup A Critical Step Toward Comprehensive Health Care Reform This Year

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 17, 2009 -- The health care reform legislation that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee began to review today would extend access to quality care to all Americans by guaranteeing ...

House Passage of Health Care Reform Legislation a Victory for People With Cancer

... John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of ACS CAN. “Lawmakers have put patients before politics and voted to transform our nation’s health care system in a way that will eliminate barriers to lifesaving care.” If enacted, the House bill would provide immediate and long-term improvements in the health care system for cancer patients and their families. The bill would refocus the system to emphasize prevention, end the practice of denying ...

Patient Groups Urge Supreme Court to Swiftly Take Up Health Care Case

Washington, D.C.—Patient and health advocacy groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions filed an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to immediately take up the case of Texas v. United States. The case is the latest court challenge to the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes ...

House Relief Bill Provides Patients More Options for Affordable Health Care Coverage

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. House of Representatives will soon consider legislation to increase access to health coverage for millions of Americans, including cancer patients and survivors, as part of its pandemic relief package. House Committees are currently considering and will soon advance legislation to increase the generosity of subsidies to cover the costs of marketplace health plans—including offering subsides to those who are receiving unemployment benefits—offer financial support to cover the bulk of premium costs for laid off workers who choose to keep their employer-sponsored health care plans, and boost the federal reimbursement for states to expand their Medicaid programs. Also included are provisions to provide economic ...

Advertising Campaign Highlights the Critical Need for Comprehensive Health Care Reform Now

... -- May 5, 2009 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today launched an advertising campaign urging Congress to enact health care system reform this year. The ads are intended to send the message that the current “sick care” system leaves millions of Americans without ... Later means spending $200,000 trying to keep her alive.” The ad further states that “60 percent of cancer deaths could be prevented. Health care reform must include access to prevention and early detection. For all Americans.” The ad closes with “Action. Now Not Later.” ACS ...

House Votes on Legislative Package to Improve Access to Affordable Health Care

... the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a legislative package containing provisions aimed at improving access to affordable health care, including for those with serious pre-existing conditions like cancer. Specifically, the reforms included in Title I and Title II would expand ... the availability of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (STLD). These plans can deny or charge people more for coverage based on their health status, are exempt from covering essential health services, and can charge older people more than they charge a younger person for the same ...

Patient Groups Applaud Supreme Court’s Decision to Take Up Health Care Case

Washington, D.C.— Patient and health advocacy groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions are applauding the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments in the case of Texas v. United States this coming term. The case is the latest court challenge to the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes ...

Health Care and You Groups Tour the Nation on the Radio Waves

Members of the Health Care and You coalition, a partnership formed by the nationŠ—Ès leading organizations that represent consumers, patients, physicians, nurses, ... conducting a national radio tour to inform consumers about the new website HealthCareAndYou.org. Representatives from AARP, ACS CAN and Catholic Health Association (CHA) will speak to national radio stations and stations in the top markets across the country about the Affordable Care Act and ...

SGR Bill A Big Bipartisan Step to Protecting Health Care Access, Improving Quality

... to remedy the longstanding physician payment discrepancy that threatened patient access to doctors in Medicare, to protect access to lifesaving care for low-income families and to emphasize quality over quantity in the way health care is delivered to patients system-wide. “The bill would take important steps to reward health care providers for the quality of care they provide rather than the number of tests and procedures they perform, while ensuring the ...

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