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... Lawmakers are considering reconciliation legislation that would cut mandatory funding currently set aside to promote prevention and public health, as well as funds to establish state-based health insurance exchanges.ξ Additionally, the legislation would erect barriers to access to care for low- and moderate-income families by repealing repayment caps for subsidized insurance purchased on state exchanges and roll back mandates ...

... for the D.C. Circuit arguing that Congress intended to provide premium tax credits on both state-run and federal marketplaces as a way to make health coverage more affordable. The American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association and ... by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in the case of Halbig v. Sebelius. That decision found the plain text of the [Affordable Care Act], the statutory structure, and the statutory purpose make clear that Congress intended to make premium tax credits available on both ... living with or have survived cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, support provisions of the Affordable Care Act that improve access to health care for people withξ chronic diseases. On behalf of those patients, we urge the Court of Appeals to affirm the District Court 's ...

... that stopped functioning. Thankfully, Donald was subsequently administered an effective medication to manage his condition. Yet when Donald’s health insurance changed, the new plan forced him to “try and fail” with other drugs for a month, despite his physician’s strong objection. ... challenges readjusting and recalibrating to the medication. All said, the needless “try and fail” mandate negatively affected Donald’s health and quality of life, induced undue stress on his family and ironically increased the cost of care through the additional visits. Unfortunately, Donald is not the only patient who has faced this situation. According to a 2019 ACS CAN survey, ...

... healthy you are and your likelihood of developing certain types of cancer than your genetic code. State lawmakers play a huge role in creating health policy and passing new laws aimed at preventing cancer.   ACS CAN’s How Do You Measure Up? Report , now in its 16th year, grades each state on where they stand on the issues that play a critical role in preventing cancer and improving cancer patients’ access to health care.   There has been progress in most states, but the Report reveals that almost every state in the country is missing critical opportunities to ...