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... 13 million more Americans being uninsured by 2027 and would increase premiums by 10 percent annually. The bill does, however preserve a portion of the orphan drug tax credit, which is used to encourage development of new treatments for relatively rare conditions, including many cancers. It ... for those who incur high medical costs. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “Today’s repeal of the individual mandate without a replacement sets the stage toward transforming the individual insurance ... Senators Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Murray’s (D-Wash.) and Senators Collins (R-ME) and Nelson’s (D-Fla.) bipartisan bills that would restore cost-sharing subsidies, as well as provide additional funding to help compensate insurers for their costlier patients through reinsurance. These ...

When you think of a friend or loved one who is battling cancer, you probably imagine their chemotherapy being administered intravenously at a local hospital. However, modern advances in technology and pharmaceuticals have produced chemotherapy drugs that can be taken orally, in pill form. To date, the FDA has approved more than 40 oral anti-cancer medications for the treatment of at least 54 ... Also in the past few months, some states have tightened their legislative language, resulting in health plans complying to reduce the current cost sharing for oral chemotherapy that had previously been a problem for cancer patients. ACS CAN will continue to voice its support of similar ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 4, 2024 – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit will hear oral arguments in Braidwood Management v. Becerra, a case that threatens access to evidence-based preventive services without cost-sharing as required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The services at-risk include those recommended by scientific experts at the U.S. ... health groups (listed below) filed an amicus brief citing research showing how cost-sharing decreases patients’ ability to receive care that can prevent disease, identify illness early and reduce the physical and financial burden of severe illnesses.   The below statement can be ...

... in an earlier statement on the rule, overall this is a strong rule that encourages plans to strengthen benefits for patients and strips them of their ‘grandfather’ status if they choose to reduce benefits or substantially shift costs to patients.  The comments filed by ACS CAN encourage the Administration to further strengthen the law for families affected by cancer.  For a full copy of the comments, click here . ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy ...