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Cancer advocates meet with US Rep Andy Harris

... With U.S. Rep. Andy Harris: “Don’t Cut Our Lifeline” About a dozen volunteer advocates hold onto life-preservers in support of Affordable Care Act protections SALSIBURY, Md. – March 7, 2017 – About a dozen cancer patients, survivors and volunteers rallied outside the Salisbury ... at an advanced stage, and less likely to survive that diagnosis than their insured counterparts.  Thus, having access to comprehensive health insurance coverage is particularly important for the 31,820 Marylanders who are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2017 and the ... important patient protections under the ACA,” Edwards said. Critical protections include: • enabling young adults to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; • providing patients no- or low-cost life-saving screenings, such as mammograms and colonoscopies; • preventing ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on Those Impacted by Cancer in Alaska for New Survey on COVID-19 Impact 

... which focused on cancer patients and survivors, found half of the 1200 respondents said coronavirus had caused a change or disruption in their health care. "The current pandemic is affecting cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and healthcare providers in ways that few others ... is covered by insurance the same way traditional IV therapy is, allowing patients to get treatment at home when medically appropriate; Directing Health and Human Services to initiate a special enrollment period to increase access to affordable, quality health insurance; Enacting an ...

Michelle's Law: A Mother's Journey for Reform

... DC, for ACS CAN Lobby Day. It was something else to see the massive sea of ASC CAN blue shirts all around Capitol Hill. My meetings with health care staffers were positive and relayed the message that we need health care reform now not later. I was proud to be one of the NH representatives as a voice on behalf of cancer survivors, caregivers and those ...

In a League of Our Own...Almost

Momentum has been building for ACS CAN's " Winning the War on Cancer Requires Health Care Reform " Facebook cause. Hundreds of new cause members are being added daily. Help us reach "LEAGUE" status by joining the cause today In a ...

Report Shows Majority of States Not Measuring Up On Laws and Policies to Fight Cancer

... challenges, many state legislatures missed opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives.ξ The report, How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer ... with much more work left to be done. Effective public policy measures in the states that encourage prevention, guarantee access to affordable health care, curb tobacco use and focus on patients ' quality of life have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still ...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Unveils Dynamic Advertising Campaign in Support of Medicaid Expansion

“Ensuring access to quality health care is essential in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer in Mississippi,” said Kimberly Hughes, Mississippi government relations director ... Action Network. “ACS CAN calls upon state senators to move a solution forward without delay that extends access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage to more than 200,000 hard-working Mississippians.” The advocacy organization's latest round of television advertising marks its ...

Patty got the word out. Did you?

Patty Avery is ACS CAN's lead volunteer in Indiana and she's making sure her community understands how health care reform will help people fighting cancer. Patty wrote an op-ed piece that was printed in the Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana.ξ She ... saving their life or their life savings.ξ The status quo is not an option for cancer patients and survivors who are struggling to afford the care they need." Read the complete editorial and let us know what you think by adding a comment of your own to this blog entry. Patty got the word ...

Heavyweight Weighs In

Dr. John Seffrin (CEO of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network) recently submitted his thoughts on the health care reform debate to Politico , citing a need to "focus on patients," not politics.ξ Read the full article here . Heavyweight Weighs In ...

All Copays Count

... 2022 found that half of all cancer patients and survivors report incurring cancer-related medical debt, over 70% are worried about affording care, and women and Black Americans are most likely to experience cancer-related medical debt. A 2020 National Psoriasis Foundation survey of ... for patients to afford their medication. How does a copay accumulator adjustment work? When a patient receives and uses copay assistance, the health plan sweeps the payment from the copay assistance and does not allow it to be applied to a patient's deductible or out-of-pocket maximum ... thousands of dollars of unexpected medical costs in the middle of the plan year. Patients unable to afford their medications face worsening health, disease progression, and the potential for significantly increased health care costs. Why are copay accumulator adjustment policies unfair? ...

FY 18 Budget Prioritizes Medical Research and Cancer Prevention

... Representatives today passed an FY 18 federal budget, which includes; a $3 billion increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—the largest such funding increase in 15 years; a $275 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI); a $10 million ... the Oncology Center of Excellence at the Food and Drug Administration(FDA). The budget also increases funding for the CDC Office of Smoking and Health (OSH) and preserves the FDA’s full regulatory authority over tobacco products. Funding to stabilize the individual insurance markets and ... cancer prevention, detection and treatment are all prioritized in the FY 18 budget, patients’ ability to access quality, affordable health care on the individual insurance market was not addressed. Rising health care costs and changes to rules governing how health plans operate pose ...

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