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ACS CAN Expert Testifies About Need to Preserve Critical Pre-Existing Condition Protections in Health Care Law

... 29, 2019—Preserving critical protections for cancer patients, survivors and all those with pre-existing medical conditions will be the focus of a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Tuesday.  Committee members will hear testimony from Keysha Brooks-Coley, vice president for federal advocacy at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), along with that of other health policy experts and patients. Brooks-Coley will share with the committee how the patient protections included in the Affordable Care ...

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Fallin to Support Bipartisan Efforts to Stabilize Health Care Markets

The following letter was delivered to Gov. Mary Fallin's office on Sept. 20, 2017. The Honorable Mary Fallin Office of the Governor 203 State Capitol 2300 Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 212 Oklahoma City, OK  73105   Dear Governor Fallin, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... in Medicaid support to your state over the next decade and beyond.  In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...

Patient Groups Urge District Court to Uphold Expansion of Critical Access to Affordable Health Insurance for DACA Recipients

Washington, D.C. – October 2, 2024 – Today, patient groups representing millions of individuals with serious diseases and health conditions filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief strongly urging the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota to deny a motion for a stay and preliminary injunction ... the following statement on today’s filing:    “Access to affordable and comprehensive health insurance coverage ensures that people can prevent, detect and treat serious illnesses and health conditions, and is critical for surviving chronic diseases like cancer. “Since the ...

FDA Announces Major Effort to Address Nationwide Shortage of Cancer Drugs

... -- February 21, 2012 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it is taking major steps to address a critical shortage of cancer drugs that has left patients without lifesaving medications such as Doxil and Methotrexate. "The actions announced today will help to ... patients who urgently need them." The American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), have been closely monitoring the growing drug shortage crisis, which has made it difficult or impossible for some cancer patients to get the ... have been forced to pay exorbitant prices through the emerging "grey market," where drugs in short supply are sold legally at a reported cost of up to 650 percent of the original price. Those families include Sara Stuckey, a Society volunteer from Lincoln, IL, who was told by her ...

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Kasich to Oppose the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill and Support Continued Bipartisan Efforts to Stabilize Health Care Markets

Columbus, OH – Sept. 19, 2017 — Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to Governor Kasich calling on him to oppose a new proposal to repeal and replace the current health care law offered by Senators ... care coverage to 3,158,600 Ohioans. in 2016, including children, pregnant women, families, seniors and individuals with disabilities. Out of that number, 710,500 Ohioans gained lifesaving health care coverage because Ohio expanded its Medicaid program. Currently, 65,300 Ohioans ... by approximately $2.5 billion in 2026. The letter goes on to note, “In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the individual insurance marketplace. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health ...

One Year Anniversary of Cancer Moonshot Reignition Brings Progress and Opportunity

WASHINGTON, DC – February 2, 2023 – On the one-year anniversary of the reignited Cancer Moonshot, the White House looked back on a year of progress and announced several public and private commitments to ... shared by the administration, the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), are highlighted for ongoing work across the enterprise to support the Moonshot’s five key priority areas: (1) close the screening gap, (2) ... a number of legislative and policy developments over the past year, including improved cancer care affordability thanks to out-of-pocket cost caps in Medicare Part D; the creation and funding of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) with $2.5B already ...

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

... TIME 35 Patient and Provider Advocacy Groups Endorse Step Therapy Reform Legislation (A4815/S3051)   April 2021 Dear Policymaker, On behalf of the New Jersey Step Therapy Coalition, an expansive and diverse group of patient advocacy groups who share a common goal of increasing access to ... by their health care provider. This insurance practice undermines a doctor’s ability to appropriately treat patients with serious diseases and can greatly impede patient recovery. The practice has grown increasingly difficult, causing many New Jerseyans with chronic diseases to suffer ... and caregivers reported that step therapy policies delayed their care, increased their stress and frustration, contributed to worse outcomes and cost them more out of pocket. Doctors reported that these requirements made it harder for them to treat patients, delayed treatment and were time ...

ACS CAN Letter: Proposed Changes to Medicare Drug Coverage Could Delay Cancer Patients’ Access to Treatment

 Washington, D.C.—Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) detailing ways in which proposed changes to Medicare Part D’s six ... are rarely interchangeable. In addition, cancer patients frequently suffer from other serious medical conditions further narrowing the number of potential appropriate drug therapies. Imposing step therapy on these patients, the letter states, “can lead to patients not filling their ... Additionally, the letter raises alarm about patient access to the latest therapies should plans be allowed to exclude new formulations of drugs, as well as what recourse patients would have if plans eliminate certain drugs because a manufacturer increases the drug’s price above ...

Health Care Changes Could Leave Millions of Cancer Patients and Survivors Unable to Access Meaningful Coverage

Washington, D.C.—An executive order issued today allows for the expansion of association health plans and changes the rules governing the length and renewability of short-term catastrophic insurance plans. A statement from Chris Hansen, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “Today’s executive order jeopardizes the ability of millions of cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease from ...

Three Years Later, Full Implementation of Critical Patient Protections Just Months Away

... a ban on pre-existing condition exclusions that have been historically used to deny lifesaving coverage to people with cancer. The anniversary of the passage of the law this Saturday marks the countdown to broad implementation of critical patient protections that will increase access to ... from cancer for far too long, said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. Eliminating the ability to charge more or worse deny lifesaving care to cancer patients ... Care Act: How it Helps People With Cancer and Their Families. The guide outlines how the new patient protections improve the quality and cost of health care for people with cancer and those at risk for cancer. It also clarifies some of the misunderstandings that still exist about the ...

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