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A User-Friendly Animated Explanation of the Affordable Care Act

The Kaiser Family Foundation boils down the new health law in an easy-to-understand cartoon video. The 9-minute spot explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now, and the big changes coming in the future. A User-Friendly Animated Explanation of the Affordable ...

Survey: COVID-19 Affecting Patients’ Access to Cancer Care

Washington, D.C.—Cancer patients and those who’ve recently completed treatment are finding it challenging to get necessary health care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and many are experiencing financial stress trying to afford care in an increasingly difficult economic ... services to determine if a patient’s cancer had grown or returned (20%); access to supportive services, including physical therapy or mental health care (20%); and access to surgical procedures (8%). Among just the respondents who remain in active treatment, more than a quarter (27%) ...

ACS CAN Applauds Expanding Access to Affordable Health Insurance for DACA Recipients

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 3, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a new rule to expand insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted  comments  last year supporting the proposed rule because it would remove barriers to accessing health care services, which is critical to reducing health disparities and saving more lives from cancer. The final rule amends the definition of ...

Survey: COVID-19 Affecting Patients’ Access to Cancer Care

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  — Cancer patients and those who’ve recently completed treatment are finding it challenging to get necessary health care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and many are experiencing financial stress trying to afford care in an increasingly difficult economic ... Emily Ogden, Tennessee government relations director for ACS CAN. “This pandemic has shined a light on how important access to care quality health care is for all Tennesseans. This pandemic has caused unexpected financial hardships, and reduced hospital capacity for cancer screenings ...

ACS CAN: Inadequate Health Plans a Danger to Cancer Patients

TOPEKA, Kan. – April 5, 2019 – Today, the Kansas House of Representatives approved a bill to allow for the sale of inadequate health products like Association Health Plans and plans proposed by the Kansas Farm Bureau. In response, Jordan Feuerborn, Kansas government relations director for the American ... for prescription drug coverage. And because AHPs are exempt from covering the essential health benefits required under the federal health care law, their beneficiaries are often left underinsured. But cancer doesn’t wait for its victims to find other health insurance. We must ensure ...

Survey: COVID-19 Affecting Patients’ Access to Cancer Care

TACOMA, Wash.—Cancer patients and those who’ve recently completed treatment are finding it challenging to get necessary health care amid the COVID-19 pandemic and many are experiencing financial stress trying to afford care in an increasingly difficult economic ... COVID-19 will have on their ability to get care, a concern that is especially prevalent among patients in active treatment (40%).  Access to health care is more important than ever, and patient groups are working together to ask Congress and the administration to act on policy changes ...

Robbinsdale Resident Addresses Cancer Care Costs in Congressional Briefing

... briefing comes just one day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in California v. Texas to evaluate the constitutionality of the health care law, a law that contains numerous patient protections the have improved access to affordable, quality health care for those with pre-existing conditions including cancer. Speakers discussed the potential impact of the outcome of the case could ...

Health Insurance Marketplaces Open on First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. October 1, 2013 Today marks both the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the opening of health insurance marketplaces in every state that enable people with breast cancer and other forms of cancer to enroll in health plans without fear that they will be denied coverage because of their health status or medical history. The health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act, provides that beginning next year, no one can be denied coverage or charged astronomical rates because ...

Stimulus Bill A Good Down Payment on Important Public Health Priorities

... D.C. -- February 13, 2009 -- “The House of Representatives today passed a stimulus bill containing $10 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), $1 billion for prevention, and critical funding for maintaining access to health care, provisions that can benefit both the physical and financial well-being of countless Americans. “The significant increase in funding for ...

Affordable Care Act Helps Insure 2.5 Million Young Adults

Patient protections in the Affordable Care Act are already benefiting young adults. A recent report showed a larger than expected 14% increase in insurance coverage for individuals between the ages of 19 and 25. This means that more than 2.5 million young adults have been able to either keep their health insurance or gain access to it thanks to the Affordable Care Act and a provision allowing individuals to stay on their parents health insurance up to age 26. Affordable Care Act Helps Insure 2.5 Million Young Adults ...

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