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Aspen Health Stewardship Coalition Launches

ACS CAN today will join the Aspen Institute at a Washington, DC event to launch the Aspen Health Stewardship Coalition and call for smart and sustainable improvements to the US health care system. The coalition is part of the Aspen Health Stewardship Project, a bipartisan effort to improve the health of Americans by infusing ...

Understanding Your Health Benefits

Like many of you, I find health insurance benefits to be difficult to interpret. Every time I've enrolled in an insurance plan, I]'ve been presented with a long, ... benefit summary full of industry jargon. That's why I'm happy to share that starting this week, insurers are required under the Affordable Care Act to present every consumer with a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), a document with simple and easy-to-read information on what their ... reason. Cancer patients, survivors, their families and all consumers are now in a far better position to make important decisions about their health coverage. Here's an example of what an SBC document could look like for you. What do you think about it? You'll see it breaks down the ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on Health Insurance Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans

... D.C. – October 20, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the proposed rule on the development of marketplaces for insurance plans sold to individuals and small businesses under the Affordable Care Act. The comments encourage the administration to clarify and strengthen the rule to benefit patients and consumers, such as by defining parameters for a federally-run health exchange as well as scenarios that would constitute a federal-state exchange partnership that would guarantee consumers seamless access to ...

Senate Introduces Health Equity Legislation Critical to Reduce Health Disparities and Combat Chronic Disease

Washington, D.C. – Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today aims to improve access to quality health care for communities of color and decrease health disparities, such as those resulting in a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in these communities. Additionally, it offers ...

House Introduces Health Equity Bill Critical to Reducing Health Disparities and Fighting Chronic Disease

Washington, D.C. --  Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today aims to improve access to quality health care for and decrease health disparities in communities of color. The Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2022 provides a comprehensive set of strategic ...

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 ...

Cancer Advocates From All 50 States Visit Capitol Hill to Urge Swift Action on Health Care Reform

... CAN) volunteers from all 50 states are on Capitol Hill today to meet with their lawmakers, calling for Action: Now Not Later on comprehensive health care reform. The lobby day is one of several activities taking place in Washington, D.C., in the latest phase of a campaign sponsored by ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, to raise awareness that families affected by cancer need health care that is accessible, affordable, available and administratively simple. ACS CAN is also releasing new polling data from a survey ...

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 ...

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