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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 ...

Strong Bipartisan Support in Senate for Protecting Health Care Access, Improving Quality

... remedying the longstanding physician payment discrepancy that threatened patient access to doctors in Medicare, protecting access to lifesaving care for low-income families and emphasizing quality over quantity in the way health care is delivered to patients. The bill that passed the Senate takes key steps to reward health care providers for the quality of care they provide rather than the number of tests and procedures they perform. ACS CAN supports the bill's ...

Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Want Government to Prioritize Making Health Care More Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C.—July 11, 2022 —Voters overwhelmingly support government action to make health care more affordable, including by extending the increased premium tax credits for purchasing health coverage on the Marketplace, and by closing the Medicaid coverage gap. According to a new national poll conducted by a bipartisan team of ...

Ads Highlighting Critical Need for Health Care Reform Dominate D.C. Metro Station

... (ACS CAN) is ramping up the pressure on Congress with the launch of a Metro station advertising campaign calling for action now, not later, on health care reform.  Throughout the month of July, every inch of advertising space in the Capitol South Metro station, the main Metro stop for commuting ... House staffers, will be saturated with ads that highlight the personal and financial toll that cancer patients face due to gaps in the broken health care system. The effort builds on ACS CAN’s ongoing print and online ad campaign around the message that the current “sick care” ...

New Poll: Majority of Ohio Voters say Affordable Health Care is Critical

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 (87%) Ohio voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. Furthermore, the poll findings showed that 92% of Ohioans believe that ensuring patients who qualify ... people in the US expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, it’s more important than ever for voters to make their voices heard on the health care issues that matter to them most,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “Policy decisions stand at the very core of many barriers ...

Health Care Reform Could Improve Process for Determining Prevention and Screening Guidelines

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the Society's advocacy affiliate, for months has been urging lawmakers to include language in health care reform legislation that supports a transparent, inclusive and evidence-based process for making recommendations about preventive services. ... to make needed changes that bolster public confidence in the task force’s work." USPSTF recommendations could have elevated significance in health care reform legislation -- current proposals require prevention measures with an 'A' or 'B' rating from the task force to be included in any ...

New Report Highlights Health Care System 's Financial Squeeze on Cancer Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 5, 2009 -- Cancer patients can face severe challenges in paying for life-saving care running up large debts, filing for personal bankruptcy and even delaying or forgoing potentially life-saving treatment even when they have Access to Health Care, according to a new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer Society. The report profiles 20 patients and illustrates the potential difficulties people diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses have in maintaining affordable health insurance and paying for their health care.  The patients in the report and accompanying video were selected to illustrate typical cases ...

More Families Could Afford Health Care Thanks to Proposed ‘Family Glitch’ Fix

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today the administration released a proposed rule that would fix the so-called ‘family glitch’ in the Affordable Care Act. If finalized, the change would allow the total premium cost of all family members covered under an employer sponsored plan to be ... The administration also issued an executive order instructing federal agencies to do everything possible to expand access to affordable, quality health coverage. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “For years ACS ... and timely treatment.  Together with the president’s executive order, these changes would make a substantial impact on improving the health of cancer patients and their families nationwide. “On behalf of the more than 1.9 million Americans who will be diagnosed with cancer this ...

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