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Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Close the Wyoming Coverage Gap in 2025

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As legislative business convenes today in the state capitol, lawmakers must prioritize access to health care so that tens of thousands of Wyomingites can continue to lead healthy and happy lives and have the best chance to avoid, detect and defeat cancer. Regular visits to health care providers ... One in 30 Wyoming residents fall within the coverage gap and potentially face one of the biggest barriers to receive their critical screenings: cost. Individuals who fall within “the coverage gap” -- making too much to qualify for Medicaid and too little to afford private insurance -- ...

Hitting Home: State Health and Community Leaders Outline How The ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Threatens Alaska

... experience a significant hit and job loss should the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” become law, according to new data from the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research. The upcoming data is the latest showing significant economic consequences of the proposed cuts in the House and ... Center; Kristen Lindsay, cancer survivor, Fairbanks. WHEN:     Wednesday, June 25, 1 p.m. WHERE:     Access to the event is digital and can be found here:   https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83953037035 . Opportunity for reporter and community questions will follow discussion. Members of ...

Patient Groups Applaud Progress, Call on Congress to Permanently End Surprise Medical Billing

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 31 undersigned organizations, representing millions of patients and consumers across the country who face serious, acute, and chronic health conditions, applaud Congressional committee leaders for ... to address surprise medical billing and urge Congress to quickly enact it. The No Surprises Act represents a significant step toward the goal of ending surprise medical billing and is an improvement for patients over the status quo. While the bill addresses a longstanding and pervasive ... close. We are grateful to see momentum emerge around the No Surprises Act, and we hope, for the sake of the patients we represent, that Congress can work quickly to enact this bipartisan legislation that will address the ever growing problem of surprise billing and lower patients’ health ...

Medicaid Expansion Pivotal to Montana’s Fight Against Cancer; Residents Should Check Their Coverage Status Following Unwinding

HELENA, Mont. –– To mark Medicaid Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is shining a bright light on what Medicaid expansion means for Montana families in the fight against cancer. Residents should check their status following the completion of the unwinding, as 1 in 10 were removed from coverage, many for procedural reasons and who might still be eligible. Montanans who are unsure if ... gap prior to Medicaid expansion in 2016. Those without coverage face one of the biggest barriers to receiving their critical cancer screenings: cost. Without expansion, many individuals would once again fall into the “coverage gap” -- making too much to qualify for Medicaid and too ...

National Patient Groups File Amicus Brief in Federal Appellate Court Defending Patient Protections in the Affordable Care Act

... and families living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease or stroke jointly filed an amicus brief in federal appellate court today in support of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical for people with life-threatening chronic diseases. The American Cancer Society, the ... the health care system for chronic disease patients and their families by expanding access to quality, affordable health care; reducing the cost burden on families; and refocusing the system to emphasize prevention. “For decades our organizations have worked to expand access to health ... from denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions, eliminate lifetime benefit limits and restrict annual benefit limits that can cause the sudden termination of coverage, prohibit the unfair rescission of coverage, and enable children to stay on their parents’ health ...

Cancer Advocates Celebrate Continued Access to Care for Hardworking Montanans Although Concerns Remain Regarding Reporting Requirements

HELENA, Mont. – May 9, 2019 — The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its volunteer advocates, most of them cancer patients and survivors, are pleased that Gov. Bullock is signing House Bill (HB) 658 into law ... to work full-time while going through cancer treatment,” said ACS CAN volunteer advocate Amy Coseo. “As a small-business owner, the stress of doing my best to care for my clients while caring for myself during treatment no doubt slowed my healing process. No one should have to fight ...

Guidance Gives States Opportunity to Craft Essential Benefits That Work for People With Cancer

Washington, D.C. -- December 16, 2011 -- The administration today issued a pre-regulatory bulletin outlining guidance for the creation of an essential benefits package as required under the Affordable Care Act. Following is a statement from Stephen Finan, senior director of policy at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Finan is also a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. His statement follows: "The bulletin issued ...

2-21-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage of some cancer preventive services. The FAQ ... found during a screening colonoscopy, insurers may not impose a co-pay on that service. This was an issue that the American Cancer Society, ACS CAN and the Kaiser Family Foundation highlighted in a report concerning the inconsistent implementation of this provision of the Affordable Care ... clarified that if a patient has a prescription for an over the counter tobacco cessation product, then the issuer must cover that product at no cost to the patient. Finally, HHS and DOL state that the preventive services regarding genetic counseling and evaluation for the routine breast ...

1-31-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage of some cancer preventive services. The FAQ ... found during a screening colonoscopy, insurers may not impose a co-pay on that service. This was an issue that the American Cancer Society, ACS CAN and the Kaiser Family Foundation highlighted in a report concerning the inconsistent implementation of this provision of the Affordable Care ... clarified that if a patient has a prescription for an over the counter tobacco cessation product, then the issuer must cover that product at no cost to the patient. Finally, HHS and DOL state that the preventive services regarding genetic counseling and evaluation for the routine breast ...

2-21-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage of some cancer preventive services. The FAQ ... found during a screening colonoscopy, insurers may not impose a co-pay on that service. This was an issue that the American Cancer Society, ACS CAN and the Kaiser Family Foundation highlighted in a report concerning the inconsistent implementation of this provision of the Affordable Care ... clarified that if a patient has a prescription for an over the counter tobacco cessation product, then the issuer must cover that product at no cost to the patient. Finally, HHS and DOL state that the preventive services regarding genetic counseling and evaluation for the routine breast ...

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