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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Medicaid is a Lifeline for Cancer Patients in Maine: A Storybook

Proposed federal cuts to Medicaid will terminate health care for tens of thousands of Mainers who need it most–cancer patients, seniors, children, people with disabilities and working families. These ... many of them, like thosewho share their stories in this book, having healthinsurance through Medicaid means they can access the often lifesaving care they need. If Congress cuts Medicaid funding, Mainers with cancer could have their care interrupted or stopped completely, and many others ...

Poll: 72% of Kansans back Medicaid reform stalled by GOP legislators since 2017

... expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in a statewide survey also indicating nine in 10 registered voters believe a candidate’s position on health care influenced votes at the polls. Kansas is among a dozen states declining to broaden access among lower-income people to affordable health coverage under Medicaid. Expansion legislation in Kansas was vetoed in 2017 by Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and the GOP-led Senate blocked ...

35 Patient and Provider Advocacy Groups Deliver Letter in Support of Step Therapy Reform Legislation (A4815/S3051)

... would ensure that when step therapy is used in New Jersey it is safe for patients, clinically grounded, and, transparent to patients and health care providers. Step therapy policies, also known as fail first, are used by health insurers to force patients to try medications that insurance companies choose, requiring the patient to “fail first” before gaining ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Benefit From 10 Years of ACA

... and patients will gather for a briefing on Capitol Hill today to highlight progress made for patients since the passage of the Affordable Care Act. The law, passed 10 years ago March 23, has expanded access to health coverage to millions of Americans and put in place critical patient protections and essential health benefits that have helped prevent, detect, and treat cancer; lessening the overall burden of the disease nationwide.   “Prior to the ...

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