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BOISE, Idaho—Nov. 15, 2021—Idaho’s legislature will reconvene this week to challenge vaccine requirements. As leading national public health organizations, whose top priority is the safety of those with cancer and other chronic illnesses, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... of COVID-19 remains very real for Idahoans with chronic illnesses, and we must do everything to ensure they have safe and reliable access to the care they need. Many cancer patients and others with serious illnesses face greater risk for serious complications or even death from COVID-19. ... critical that as many people as possible receive the vaccine, and we urge the legislature to reject any attempt to undermine proven public health measures including vaccine requirements. The health and lives of Idahoans is at stake."   ...

Federal Update   Physician networks and hospital systems can play an important role in driving down health care costs and improving quality of care.  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a report titled "Plan Participation in Health Insurance Exchanges: Implications for Competition and Choice" that looks at how consolidation of hospital systems affects the ability of ...

... and the preservation of the CDC’s cancer programs.       The final package includes $30.698 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $300 million increase (1 percent) in the NIH budget. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will receive $5.081 billion under the bill, a $23 million (0.5 percent) increase over FY 2011. The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will receive $276 million, a $67 million increase (32 percent) over FY 2011. Additionally, the CDC’s cancer ...   To help prepare Society Division and ACS CAN government relations staff nationwide for the multi-faceted work ahead in regard to Affordable Care Act implementation, ACS CAN conducted trainings with Division advocacy staff in November and December. A final training for Great West staff ...

... Update   New HHS Secretary Reorganizes Management of HealthCare.gov   Among her first acts as the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sylvia Mathews Burwell has initiated management changes designed to ensure that HealthCare.gov   is fully ... Cost Barrier to Prevention for 76 million Americans   A new HHS report released late last week found that 76 million Americans in private health insurance plans are receiving expanded coverage for one or more recommended preventive health care services without cost sharing, thanks to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACS CAN fought to include provisions in the law to ensure cost is not ...