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ACS CAN Leads Conversation to Address Health Disparities and COVID-19 Impact on Cancer Care

COLUMBIA, SC — August 21, 2020 — Alongside shining a bright light on growing health inequities, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it increasingly difficult for cancer patients and survivors to receive the care they need and has led to delays in preventive screenings, diagnostic testing and treatment care. A recent survey from the American Cancer Society (ACS CAN) found that 87% of cancer patients and survivors said the pandemic had affected their health care in some manner, while an assessment by the Epic Health Network in March found that 86% of preventive cancer screenings had been delayed ...

Ad Campaign Warns Health Care Bill Could Leave Millions of Cancer Patients and Survivors Uninsured

... Network (ACS CAN) is launching new print and digital ads today highlighting the real risks to cancer patients and survivors posed by pending health care legislation. The ads will run in print and online in Capitol Hill publications and online in Alaska, Nevada, Maine and West Virginia. The ads ... IV bag with the message, “Cancer is scary enough. Don’t take away our coverage.”  and urges Senators to oppose the House-passed health care bill. “Access to affordable and adequate health insurance is essential to cancer patients, survivors and all those at risk for the ...

SCHIP Expansion With Tobacco Tax Increase Would Improve Access to Health Care, Reduce Smoking Rates

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- January 9, 2009 -- Congressional leaders would improve access to quality health care for millions of uninsured children and lower smoking rates by expanding the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) with an increase in the federal cigarette tax. Early action on the program this year also would send the message ...

American Cancer Society and ACS CAN Join in Brief Defending Health Care Law's Patient Protections

... and the American Heart Association jointly filed an amicus brief in federal appellate court today in support of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical for people with life-threatening chronic diseases. The amicus brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth ... with chronic diseases, would not be sustainable without the individual responsibility requirement. These provisions significantly improve the health care system for chronic disease patients and their families by expanding access to quality, affordable health care; reducing the cost burden on families; and refocusing the system to emphasize prevention.Š— If youŠ—Ère interested in more ...

New Poll: Majority of Wisconsin Voters Say Candidate’s Position on Affordable Health Care a Deciding Factor

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 85% of Wisconsin voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. The poll findings showed that Wisconsinites struggle with medical debt. In Wisconsin, 7 in 10 voters ... 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 ...

Alaska Governor 's Decision to Improve Access to Health Care Will Save Lives and Money

Washington, D.C. July 16, 2015 Governor Bill Walker 's announcement today that he will increase access to health coverage for thousands more hard-working, low-income Alaska residents will save lives and long-term health care dollars in the state. Access to affordable, quality health insurance is critical to beating cancer. Uninsured individuals are more likely than ...

Idaho Cancer Advocates Again Call on Lawmakers to Protect Access to Health Care, Medicaid Expansion  

BOISE, Idaho – As Idahoans face soaring health care insurance costs and thousands at risk of losing life-saving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... and preserve access to Medicaid and voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Hard-working Idahoans driving the state’s economy need access to health care to maintain healthy, happy lives and have the best chance to avoid, detect and defeat cancer. “We hear directly from Idahoans every ...

U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Individual Mandate; Directs Lower Court to Reconsider Broader Health Care Law

... advocacy groups are remaining steadfast in their commitment to protecting patients throughout the next phase of legal proceedings involving the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the individual mandate without a tax ... statement:   “The Fifth Circuit ruling will cause more uncertainty for millions of Americans who live with serious, acute and chronic health conditions and who rely on the Affordable Care Act to access comprehensive health coverage.   “The critical patient protections remain in ...

North Carolina could be the next state to expand access to quality, affordable health care

... incentives. If passed, this bill would expand quality, affordable coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians, many with serious and chronic health conditions. Expanding Medicaid would also enable people to receive critical cancer screenings, allowing more people to detect their cancer ... year alone, more than 65,320 North Carolinians will be diagnosed with cancer. Expanding access to Medicaid would ease the financial burden that health care costs place on many of these individuals, allowing them to focus on treatment. When every day matters in the fight against cancer, delaying ...

Mississippi's Legislative Session Will End with 200,000 Mississippians Still Without Access to Health Care

... May 3, 2024— “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is extremely disappointed to see legislation aimed at expanding health care coverage for hard-working Mississippians fail to pass.   “For individuals in the coverage gap dealing with cancer, we know increasing access to health insurance through Medicaid would have given them their best chance to survive their diagnosis and thrive. “It is important to recognize ...

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