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Energy and Commerce Committee Vote A Critical Step Forward in Congressional Effort to Enact Meaningful Health Care Reform

... July 31, 2009 -- Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are encouraged by the House Energy and Commerce Committee vote today to approve health care reform legislation, a move that ensures that progress toward comprehensive reform will continue. The bill will be voted on by the full House ... of families touched by cancer by making it easier to access preventive services, guaranteeing that no one will be denied coverage because of health status or pre-existing conditions and promoting patient-centered care that supports quality of life for patients. “The House bill is a ...

House Passes Historic Health Care Legislation With Provisions That Would Help to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality

WASHINGTON -- March 21, 2010 -- In an historic vote, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight approved health care reform legislation that includes several provisions that would help to reduce suffering and death from cancer in this country. The American ... In a letter sent to House leaders Friday, ACS CAN said it believes the bill's provisions "will make far-reaching improvements to the nation’s health care system that will benefit millions of Americans." "Families affected by cancer know first-hand the gaps that exist in our broken 'sick ...

Strong Protections for Cancer Patients to Take Effect Six Months After Signing of New Health Care Law

Provisions Will Improve Access to Care for Families Affected by Cancer Washington, D.C. – September 22, 2010 – Key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will directly ... patients, survivors and their loved ones are set to take effect tomorrow, six months after the landmark law was signed.  Starting Sept. 23, health plans will be banned from setting lifetime dollar caps on coverage, and annual dollar limits on coverage will be tightly restricted to ... for proven preventive services, giving people access to lifesaving screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer. Additionally, health plans will be barred from dropping people from coverage when they get sick. Dependent children will be able to remain on their parent’s ...

In a New Brief, a Coalition of the Nation’s Leading Public Health Advocacy Organizations Urge the Court to Reject Efforts to Gut Access to Health Care for Immigrants

Corpus Christi, TX –  A coalition of the country’s leading public health advocacy organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Texas v. Mayorkas in the United States District Court for the Southern District ... U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interprets the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility, helps ensure that immigrants can access health care and other supplemental government services to which they are entitled by law, without causing harmful immigration consequences. The coalition ...

Patient Groups Urge HHS Secretary Azar to Reject Idaho Bulletin; Uphold Patient Protections in Health Care Law

WASHINGTON, DC – February 14, 2018 – ACS CAN joined more than a dozen patient groups to send a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today urging the Secretary to clarify that the Idaho bulletin allowing health plans to be sold on the individual market that would essentially discriminate against older and sicker individuals would violate numerous requirements of the health care law that provide essential protections to individuals and families. The groups who represent millions of patients facing serious, acute, and ...

For Immediate Release: ACS CAN Applauds Sununu’s Commitment to Continued Access to Health Care for Granite Staters

... Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 E-mail: [email protected]       ACS CAN Applauds Sununu’s Commitment to Continued Access to Health Care for Granite Staters   CONCORD – February 15, 2018 – Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued his annual State of the State address, in which he voiced his support for reauthorizing the New Hampshire Health Protection Program (NHHPP).  The following statement can be attributed to Mike Rollo, director of government relations in New Hampshire for ...

Health Equity Report Card Pilot Project to Help Close the Care Gap Highlighted on World Cancer Day

... Cancer Network ® (NCCN ® )—a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers in the United States—joins the call to Close the Care Gap on World Cancer Day , a global awareness day organized by the Union of International Cancer Control (UICC) every February 4, by launching a new Health Equity Report Card ( HERC ) pilot program. This worldwide message acknowledges the many lives that are lost due to disparities in cancer ... , racial and ethnic disparities in the cancer burden largely reflect long-standing inequities in socioeconomic status and access to high-quality health care, which can be attributed to historical and persistent structural racism in the U.S. experienced by all people of color. To help address ...

New Poll: Eight-In-Ten Wisconsin Voters Say a Candidate’s Position On Health Care Is Important To Them

... the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 registered voters (80%) in Wisconsin say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for, including 40% who say a candidate’s position is very important to them. That sentiment ... across the political spectrum with majorities of Republicans (72%), Independents (69%) and Democrats (93%) saying a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for. The poll also shows strong support among Wisconsin voters for increasing and ...

With Government Reopened, Congress Must Act to Keep Health Care Coverage Affordable and Pass a Full-Year Budget

... lawmakers must turn their focus to long-term solutions. It is imperative that Congress moves swiftly to address two critical issues: ensuring health insurance costs do not spiral out of control for Marketplace plan coverage and passing a full-year budget that provides stability for ... millions of people across the country, including cancer patients and survivors, from losing their only option for affordable, comprehensive health insurance. Now that Open Enrollment for Marketplace plans has begun, many people are seeing cost estimates for next year that would put ... life-threatening for cancer patients. Every day Congress fails to extend the enhanced premium tax credits brings us closer to a national health care crisis. “Research clearly shows that having health insurance is one of the most significant factors in surviving a cancer diagnosis. Without ...

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

... 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 Act (ACA) have improved cancer patients and survivors’ ability to access comprehensive health care and how recent regulatory changes, including the expansion of short-term plans, threaten to erode those protections. “Expansion of ...

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