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Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally Legislators Virtually Due to COVID-19

NASHVILLE, TN – The unpredictable and dynamic nature of COVID-19 is no match for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) volunteers’ steadfast commitment. Because of the virus and the elevated risk for those with compromised immune systems, cancer patients, ... policies, when it comes to access to medication. Currently, insurance companies may require a cancer patient to try and fail on a lower‐cost drug before they cover the drug prescribed by the patient’s doctor, even if the doctor feels the more expensive treatment is more effective. ...

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

ACS CAN volunteer Dan Brodrick traveled to Washington, D.C. from Gainesboro, Tenn., to urge the Senate to put patients before politics and vote for ... the holes that exist in the broken health care system.  His wife Sharon passed away from cancer that was not caught in time due to a lack of access to care – care that could have saved her life.  Dan is also featured in ACS CAN’s first national television spot.   A full release ... were joined by people from across America who described how the current health care system has failed them -- people who understand what the cost of inaction means for American families and small businesses. “AARP applauds the Senate for putting forward legislation that protects ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Applauds Legislature for Investment in Medicaid Expansion, Opposes Some Provisions

... biennium budget today that included $1 billion in additional funds for Medicaid expansion, allocated annually. The passage came after weeks of negotiations that have delayed implementation of Medicaid expansion. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges state leaders to begin enrolling eligible North Carolinians as soon as possible. “We’re thrilled to see the legislature take the ...

Poll Shows New Jerseyans Overwhelmingly Support Proposed Step Therapy Regulations

  TRENTON  – By a significant majority, New Jerseyans would like to see protections put in place that control the practice of step therapy by health insurance companies according to a poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The poll results were released as the New Jersey state legislature is considering step therapy reform legislation during the lame duck session. According to the poll, two of three New Jerseyans or 64% support putting controls on step therapy. Only 25% oppose these controls.  Legislation that would govern step ...

9-11-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

On Capitol Hill The Labor Day holiday marked the official end of summer recess and health care reform activity on Capitol Hill resumed at high speed. On Wednesday night, President Obama delivered his address on health care reform to a joint session of Congress. For months, ACS CAN has been working to help focus the debate through the cancer lens, and I’m proud to say – after watching the President’s remarks – that ...

Arizona Cancer Advocates Rally Lawmakers to Support Access to Care, Tobacco Control at ‘Cancer Action Day’

... state Capitol on Thursday for ‘Cancer Action Day,’ an event hosted annually by the the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Advocates met with lawmakers and urged them to support policies that increase access to quality health care and prevent tobacco use.  ... in rates persist, most notably among Native American and Black people. Furthermore, recent data indicates cancer is the second-leading cause of death among Hispanic/Latino people. Compared with non-Hispanic White people, Hispanic men and women are less likely to be diagnosed with the ... urged select lawmakers to hold a hearing for HB 2561 in the House Health and Human Services Committee. If enacted, the bill would provide no-cost follow-up imaging for patients who receive an abnormal result on their initial breast cancer screening. While speaking to volunteers ahead of ...

Comparing the Health Exchange Plans

... on Proposed Health Benefit Exchange Legislation For more information contact:  Russ Sciandra, 518 449-5438 x12 Get an embedable version of this graphic from our CancerNYNJ Flickr account   Key Issue to be addressed Governor’s Bill Draft  LBD 6 Senate Bill 5652 (Seward, Hannon) ... combines responsiveness and accountability with needed flexibility. Is the governance board properly structured to serve in the best interests of the consumer, patients, workers and small employers?  Do conflict of interest provisions prohibit the participation of those who stand to ... authority to be “active purchasers” when selecting participating health plans, as opposed to being required to allow every health plan that can meet the minimum requirements to participate.  With this authority, the exchange could use its considerable market power and certification ...

Leading Health Groups Outline Guidance on Outcomes-Based Incentives

EDINA, Minn. (July 17, 2012) A forward-thinking new initiative by a group of leading health care organizations has produced the industry's most consensus-driven guidance for the use of outcomes-based incentives in employer-sponsored wellness (or health management) programs. The guidance is intended to help ensure that worksite ... American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association. Together, they represent a wide range of stakeholders, including patients, ...

North Carolina could be the next state to expand access to quality, affordable health care

... this week, North Carolina Senate leaders introduced a bill to increase eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program. North Carolina is one of 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid for more than a decade. With the introduction of this bill, the Tar Heel state is positioned to be the next among this dozen to finally take action and the first to expand under new federal ... on treatment. When every day matters in the fight against cancer, delaying access to affordable, quality health care puts lives at stake. ACS CAN will be following this bill as it makes its way through the legislature to ensure it meets the needs of cancer patients.   Expanding access ...

Strong Bipartisan Support in Senate for Protecting Health Care Access, Improving Quality

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 14, 2015 -- Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement on tonight's Senate passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: The Senate displayed ... that reviews and endorses quality measures. The bill also makes permanent the Medicare qualifying individual (QI) program, which covers the cost of low-income Medicare beneficiaries' Part B premiums, providing vital assistance to cancer patients in need. The bill spares federally ...

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