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Cancer Patients and Survivors Travel to State Capitol to Urge Legislators to Prioritize Health Care Access for Georgians

... We are asking lawmakers to change that by enacting policies that close the coverage gap and expand healthcare access. Studies show having health insurance is the top indicator of cancer survival.   “I know firsthand how important access to care can be for cancer patients because having coverage through Medicaid saved my life,” said volunteer advocate Cindy Vo , a childhood cancer ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in ...

Call your U.S. Senator's local office and tell them: Don't repeal health care in the current tax bill

... estimates that repealing the individual mandate would: Lead to 13 million fewer Americans, including thousands of cancer patients, having health coverage Increase premiums by an average of 10% Your Senator's name and phone number are below.  Please call that number and leave the ... welcome to customize the message however you like.)   “My name is [your name] and I’m from [city].  I’m calling to ask you to not repeal health care in the current tax bill. If this bill passes, 13 million people, including thousands of cancer patients, will lose their insurance and those ...

Affordable Care Update 4.9.15

... Leadership Team (EVPs, SVPs, and VPs), Corporate Center Functional Leaders, Community Engagement and Partner Relationships Senior Directors, All Health Systems Staff, ACS CAN Field Media Advocacy, ACS CAN Field Staff and ACS CAN National Staff.     Policy CMS Releases Numbers for ... roughly 36,000 Americans have taken advantage of the special enrollment period (SEP). SEP eligibility is limited to individuals who did not have health care coverage in 2014, are subject to the “shared responsibility payment” fee when they file their 2014 personal income taxes , and who became ...

New National Television Ad Highlights Need for Health Care Reform through Experience of Man Who Lost Wife to Cancer

WASHINGTON -- September 25, 2009 -- In an effort to focus attention on patients over politics in the health care reform debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is running a national television advertisement that illustrates the ... The ad is intended to refocus the debate on those who need comprehensive reform the most - patients - and to emphasize that Congress must pass health care reform this year that improves the health care system for families touched by cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases.  ...

Executive Orders Offer Critical Health Coverage Options for Cancer Patients During Ongoing Pandemic and Strengthens Patient Access to Care

Washington, D.C.—Today President Biden is expected to issue several executive orders aimed at expanding potential health coverage options for those who have lost health insurance due to the coronavirus pandemic, and rollback current policies that harm patient access to coverage. Included among the orders is ... through the federal exchange and orders to reduce hurdles many face when trying to enroll in Medicaid or health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. It also directs agencies to examine policies that undermine the insurance marketplace and make coverage less accessible, as well as to ...

House Lawmakers Line Up Mississippi to be the Next State to Expand Access to Health Care to More Mississippians

... House vote is proof that state legislators understand the urgency of passing legislation that creates a Mississippi-based solution to increase health care access.   Below is a statement on behalf of Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN):   “House lawmakers’ passage of Healthy Mississippi Works, HB 1725, comes at a critical time for health care access in Mississippi, providing a path to affordable health care for hundreds of thousands of people caught in the Medicaid coverage ...

Arizona Cancer Patients, Survivors and Advocates Tell Congress the Time to Make Health Care More Affordable is Past Due

... – Last night, cancer advocates in Phoenix kicked off National Cancer Survivor Month with an important message to Congress: affordable cancer care is PAST DUE. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers gathered on Thursday for an evening of celebration and advocacy, urging lawmakers to pass current proposals to make permanent increased subsidies for to purchase private health coverage on the marketplace, close the Medicaid coverage gap and cap out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for patients in Medicare Part D ... If we want to be able to celebrate that more of our friends and neighbors are surviving this disease, our lawmakers need to act now and make health care more affordable," said Vanessa Ramirez, cancer survivor, ACS CAN volunteer and board member for ACS Latinos Contra el Cancer. More ...

Cancer Patients, Survivors and Their Families Tell Congress the Time to Make Health Care More Affordable is PAST DUE!

... today at the San Francisco Federal Building to kick off National Cancer Survivor Month with an important message to Congress: affordable cancer care is PAST DUE.  “It is cause of moral outrage that more than half of cancer patients are forced to incur debt during their life-saving ... Biden, the Congress is taking bipartisan action to beat cancer: delivering record research investments through the National Institutes of Health and funding a new cancer initiative, ARPA-H,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi –whose Office was in attendance – in a statement commending ACS CAN for its leadership in the fight for quality, affordable health care. The group of cancer advocates urged lawmakers to help people better access affordable, quality health care by including the following ...

Lawmakers Roll Out Yet Another Bill Designed to Take Health Care from Tens of Thousands of Hard-working Idahoans

BOISE, Idaho – – A bill that would serve to strip health care from thousands of hard-working Idahoans will be heard by the Health & Welfare Committee of the Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 345 would make significant, damaging changes to ...

Congress Passes a Bill to Make Health Care More Affordable for Millions of Cancer Patients, Survivors, and Their Loved Ones

... which means that more cancer patients and survivors have affordable access to the treatment they need.  The bill also extends the Affordable Care Act expanded tax credits for three years, which will provide continued relief for millions of Americans, including individuals facing a cancer ... do.   Unfortunately, the bill fails to address the Medicaid Coverage Gap, which denies more than 2 million Americans access to the lifesaving health coverage they need. Of those in the coverage gap, 60% are people of color, the majority of whom live in the South. This is a serious health equity issue and one that our lawmakers cannot afford to ignore. Where you live should not determine if you live.   Together, we will keep ...

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