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Guest Post: Checking in on the PCIPs

By Sabrina Corlette and Erin Reidy As the second anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)  approaches, we decided it was a good time to check in with the call center specialists at the American Cancer Society's Cancer ... important gap for thousands of individuals and families. Since 2005, the American Cancer Society, in partnership with the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute , has sponsored and supported a unique initiative to help cancer patients navigate the private health insurance system. The Health Insurance Assistance Service (HIAS) is a service operated out of NCIC that is accessed by more than 7,000 ...

The ACA and Medicaid are lifelines for cancer patients, survivors & their families

If you might lose health care coverage, your story can help. 0 The ACA and Medicaid are lifelines for cancer patients, survivors & their families ...

Congressional Appropriators Place High Value on Cancer Research and Prevention

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 24, 2015 – House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education are scheduled to markup FY 2016 spending bills this week that include increases for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and maintain important funding for cancer prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A statement from ... – more than 1,600 today. “We are however disappointed that the House bill includes proposed funding cuts to the operating funds for health care exchanges, as well as cuts to funding for innovative demonstrations that are examining ways to provide better quality care to patients, as ...

Americans overwhelmingly oppose charging more for pre-existing conditions/older Americans and oppose Medicaid cuts, new poll finds

The Senate health care bill is deeply unpopular with a majority Americans if it includes cuts to Medicaid, says a new poll sponsored by ACS CAN. The poll found that: ... bill if it cut the projected billions from Medicaid More than 80% oppose charging older people or those with pre-existing conditions more for health coverage Medicaid provides a critical safety-net for the more than 2.3 million cancer patients and survivors enrolled in the program. ...

As Open Enrollment Approaches, Tens of Millions of People, Including Cancer Patients and Survivors, are Faced with Skyrocketing Premiums for 2026

Washington, D.C. –  Open Enrollment for most of the Health Insurance Marketplaces begins tomorrow, Saturday, November 1, and because Congress still has not extended the enhanced premium tax credits, ... premium increases.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has long advocated for Congress to extend the enhanced health care tax credits, which help make comprehensive health insurance more affordable for 24 million people who buy coverage through the ...

Polling: Public Wants States to Use Federal Funds to Cover Uninsured Through Medicaid

... Network (ACS CAN) shows that registered voters in key states want their state to accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid, a move that would enable millions of currently uninsured people nationwide to get lifesaving preventive care and treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. The polls, conducted by a bipartisan pair of polling firms, Lake Research Partners and ... and Texas a diverse set of states in terms of geography, politics and population that have been wrestling with the decision of whether to make health coverage under Medicaid available to individuals and families up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, as urged by the Affordable ...

ACS CAN Issues New Recommendations to Increase Access to Cancer Biomarker Testing

... (ACS CAN) released new policy recommendations today to increase uptake of biomarker testing and advance the use of precision medicine in cancer care. The recommendations follow the release of new data that shows access is not keeping up with innovation when it comes to biomarker testing.  ... diagnostic testing necessary to utilize this promising treatment strategy.” A new report by ACS CAN and the LUNGevity Foundation found while health insurance coverage for biomarker testing has improved since the organizations’ last report in 2018, coverage is still failing to keep up ... remain. The review, which focused on breast, colorectal, lung and prostate cancers, found coverage is more prominent for single-gene tests, and health insurance companies are still slow to cover multi-gene panels.  Additionally, in an ACS CAN  survey of cancer patients and survivors ...

Senator Saviello Receives Distinguished Advocacy Award for Excellence in Cancer-Fighting Public Policy

... prestigious honor bestowed by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in recognition of his commitment to increase access to care and improve the quality of life for cancer patients in Maine.  The award is presented by ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American ... to continuing to work together to save lives in Maine.”  “I am truly touched for being recognized for my efforts to ensure ALL Mainers have health care to fight cancer. It is a disease that knows no human boundaries: rich or poor, black or white, young or old,” said Sen. Saviello. “This award reinforces my efforts to make sure that everyone has access to the health care they need.”  ACS CAN applauds Sen. Saviello’s determination to enact meaningful legislation that benefits public health and saves ...

American Cancer Society Statement: American Cancer Society Ready to Play a Lead Role in Providing Patient Navigation Training and Certification Standards

... get the training and certification needed so this essential support can be more widely accessed as a covered service. Successful navigation of health care barriers for patients undergoing cancer treatment involves the deployment of skills and care plans unique to other diseases like heart failure ... individuals. Prioritizing patient navigation is particularly important to achieve the  President’s Cancer Moonshot  goals of cancer health equity, as the greatest impact of professional navigators is often addressing the needs of under-resourced or marginalized communities. ...

ACS CAN Statement on HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ' Resignation Announcement

... April 11, 2014 Following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on the announcement by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius that she is resigning her post: Secretary Sebelius led the massive effort to implement critical provisions of the Affordable Care Act that ensure people with pre-existing conditions such as a history of cancer are no longer denied health insurance outright or charged far more than others for quality coverage. Because of her leadership, millions more people now have ...

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