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11-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... due to Thanksgiving.   Litigation   The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear arguments in lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act. The announcement signals that the nation could receive the clarity so urgently needed around whether the law, and the critical patient ... in their current form.   The central issue is whether Congress exceeded its constitutional authority by requiring most Americans to purchase health insurance coverage - the so-called "individual mandate." The requirement is what makes key provisions that ACS CAN fought to include in the ... premiums to unaffordable levels in response to a diagnosis.   ACS CAN fought to include these key provisions in the law to expand access to health care for people with cancer and their families. That support was based on the Society's peer-reviewed studies showing that the uninsured are ...

National Groups Urge Congress to Move Forward on Comprehensive Health Reform

... (ACS CAN) today joined national groups representing patients, consumers, seniors and workers in urging Congress to move forward on comprehensive health care reform. ACS CAN, AARP, Consumers Union, Families USA and Service Employees International Union sent a letter to congressional leaders today ... in the strongest terms to move forward without further delay and pass a final bill through Congress that will significantly improve our broken health care system." The letter follows: January 21 2010 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C.  20515 ...

Key Organizations Urge Senate to Support Cloture Motions in Health Reform Debate

... CAN volunteer Dan Brodrick traveled to Washington, D.C. from Gainesboro, Tenn., to urge the Senate to put patients before politics and vote for health care reform.  Today, Dan joined other patients from across the country representing key patient and consumer organizations in the health care debate. Dan knows first-hand the holes that exist in the broken health care system.  His wife Sharon passed away from cancer that was ...

Nevada Cancer Survivors Needed for Surveys to Shape Health Policy

... The survey project, which started in 2019, has provided invaluable insight on issues including the cost of prescription drugs, access to health coverage, surprise medical bills and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer patients’ access to care. "Survivor Views has proven to be an incredible resource for providing policymakers and the press with timely and insightful perspectives on ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever ...

Release of House Bill Brings Country Closer to Meaningful Health Reform

WASHINGTON – October 29, 2009 – “The health reform bill unveiled by House leaders today would dramatically improve the health care system for people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases. With House debate set to begin next week and debate on the ...

Administration Sets Aggressive Public Health Goals With Healthy People 2020 Report

WASHINGTON, DC – December 2, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this morning released its Healthy People 2020 report, which spells out nearly 600 public health goals for the next decade. The goals include several areas of particular concern to people with cancer and their families: reducing overall deaths from cancer, curbing tobacco use by youth and adults, improving access to quality health care, decreasing obesity rates and improving nutrition and physical activity for all populations. The report also focuses on other issues important ...

Letter to the Editor: No repeal of health insurance without replacing it

I am a cancer survivor and my health coverage is my lifeline. Access to timely treatment, affordable medications, regular screenings and doctor visits are essential and are the reason why I am alive today. Any breaks in coverage could mean delayed care and dire consequences for my health. As members of Congress begin to debate repeal and replace options for the current health-care law, I am anxious for cancer patients, ...

Cancer Advocates Press Lawmakers for Action on Key Public Health Measures

... week to call for swift early action on three top advocacy priorities for the cancer community: FDA regulation of tobacco products, comprehensive health care reform and medical research funding. During Congress' week-long President's Day recess, grassroots volunteers of the American Cancer Society ... majority and had 60 U.S. Senators, including then-Sen. Barack Obama, as cosponsors. Cancer advocates are calling for decisive action on health care reform early this year. The American Cancer Society has determined that the lack of access to quality, affordable health care is the ...

Closing the Gap: Affordable Cancer Care for All

Affordable cancer care is past due. Quality, affordable coverage remains unavailable to more than 2 million people living in states that have refused to expand ... Guntown, Mississippi. When Tim noticed a lump on his throat, he started saving money to see a doctor. It turned out Tim had cancer. If Tim had health insurance and had been able to visit the doctor sooner, he very likely would have been diagnosed when his cancer was at an earlier, more ... treatable stage. “A little thing turned into a big thing,” Tim said about his experience. “That’s the hardest thing about not having health insurance. You don’t go to the doctor to get little things checked out.” It is long past time for Congress to expand access to quality, ...

Supreme Court to Review Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court announced today that it would consider the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act sometime next spring. The announcement follows four federal appeals court rulings on the Affordable Care Act, resulting in split decisions regarding the individual responsibility provision of the law, otherwise known as the "Individual Mandate". ... in a way that supports and strengthens provisions of the law that enable cancer patients and their families to access quality, affordable health care. Supreme Court to Review Affordable Care Act ...

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