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Cancer Patients and Survivors Need Immediate Health Care Replacement Plan if Affordable Care Act Repealed

... D.C., January 13, 2017 —Today Congress passed a budget resolution that will enable the repeal of significant parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including premium subsidy support and funding for Medicaid expansion. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: ... preventive care and treatment.  “Delaying such a replacement could create unacceptable instability in the insurance market jeopardizing the health care of more than 20 million Americans—many of whom are cancer patients and cancer survivors with a pre-existing condition —who have ... to die as a result. “It is essential that any replacement plan includes comprehensive coverage. Simply providing people universal access to health insurance is not sufficient if the coverage doesn’t cover cancer prevention, treatment and follow-up at an affordable price.  “Going ...

ACS CAN President Attends WH Summit on Health Care Reform

I had the distinct privilege today of attending the White House Summit on Health Care Reform. President Obama made it clear at the Summit that the White House is intent on fixing the broken health care system, calling it a "moral imperative." He also made it clear that he is committed to reform happening this year, and he reiterated ...

Budget Resolutions Present Opportunities for Health Care Reform This Year

... -- April 3, 2009 -- “The House and Senate passed Budget Resolutions last night that enable the critical effort to move forward to reform our health care system.  The result is good news for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones who know too well the gaps that exist in the broken health care system. “We need our elected officials to act on comprehensive reform this year.  Delaying action or simply falling back on the ...

Bill Would Weaken Patient Protections in New Health Care Law

... 20, 2012 The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to vote today on legislation (H.R. 1206) that would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from the medical loss ratio (MLR), a calculation that insurers must use to show the proportion of premiums they spend on providing health care to patients as opposed to salaries and other administrative expenses. Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of ...

Daschle Nomination Furthers Momentum to Fix Broken Health Care System

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 19, 2008 -- Senator Tom Daschle has worked throughout his career to improve access to quality health care for all Americans, and has been a consistent supporter of increased federal funding for cancer research and other policies that advance the fight against cancer.  We look forward to working with Senator Daschle to transform the broken health care system from one focused primarily on acute care to one that makes disease prevention and early detection a higher priority.  ...

Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis

Access Denied: Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis     Ellena Bennett Albany, NY Ellena Bennett is a 27-year-old doctoral student and three-time cancer survivor who lost both parents to cancer at a young age. She receives her health insurance under COBRA, which covers 60 percent of her medical care but leaves her responsible for the remaining 40 percent, which she must ...

Patient groups warn: Administration policy encourages discrimination in health care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today 29 patient and consumer groups representing millions of people nationwide with pre-existing health conditions issued the following statement in response to administration’s final rule. The rule, finalized Friday, attempts to undermine Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act by removing explicit protections against discrimination of patients by providers and institutions: “By finalizing these changes, the ... from discrimination and able to access healthcare. The elimination of these important protections will result in severe consequences for the health and well-being of Americans seeking health care, especially those with serious, acute, chronic or other pre-existing conditions and those in ...

7 Million People Sign-Up for Insurance on Health Care Exchanges

According to figures released from the White House, more than 7 million people signed up for health insurance though the new health care marketplace. These "health care exchanges" were created as a result of the Affordable Care Act. ACS CAN supported key provisions in the ...

Senate health care bill could harm cancer patients and survivors

We knew the Senate health care bill was bad for cancer patients and survivors, but the latest version of the bill released is shockingly worse than earlier drafts. The bill, ... be forced to pay exorbitant amounts of money for their treatment. Deny cancer patients coverage of essential cancer treatments Under the current health care law, essential treatments and screenings are covered, regardless of their costs. If this is eliminated, cancer patients could be denied ...

Presidential Address Underscores Necessity to Fix Broken Health Care System

... affected by cancer will be closely monitoring President Obama’s address to Congress tonight with the hope that it returns the focus of the health care debate to those who would benefit most -- patients. “Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones know too well the gaps that exist in ... Congressional bills in their current form would provide significant help to patients by: Guaranteeing coverage for all Americans, regardless of health status or pre-existing conditions Prohibiting insurance companies from charging people more for insurance because of their health status ...

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