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Survey: Majority of Cancer Patients Struggle to Afford Cancer Care

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The majority of cancer patients in the United States say they struggle to afford the costs of their cancer care. According to the latest  Survivor Views  survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), 61% of cancer patients ... and are more apt to cut pills in half to reduce costs (18%). Over 80% of patients say they’ve had to make financial sacrifices to cover their health care expenses, including 44% who’ve dipped into their savings, 36% who’ve gone into credit card debt to pay medical bills and nearly a ... Those provisions include, extending increased subsidies for purchasing private insurance on the marketplace, providing access to affordable health coverage for more than two million people in a dozen states which have yet to expand Medicaid, capping Medicare enrollees’ out-of-pocket ...

Nation 's Top Patient Advocacy Groups Urge United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to Support Investment in Health Prevention

... Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association will testify before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the need for a healthcare system that better incorporates, coordinates and values quality and prevention. ... developing these deadly and costly diseases can benefit tremendously from proven community interventions, clinical services, early detection and health screenings. The return on investment for preventing chronic disease can be measured in terms of lives saved as well as reduced health care spending.  “While we have made great strides over the past two decades in reducing the rate of death from cancer, we are in danger of ...

National Patient Advocacy Organizations Urge North Carolina Legislature to Close the Health Insurance Coverage Gap

... N.C., June 9, 2022 — National leaders from patient advocacy organizations sent a letter to North Carolina lawmakers, urging them to close the health insurance coverage gap in North Carolina by expanding Medicaid. The letter was signed by Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association; ... CEO of the American Lung Association. As organizations that represent millions of patients and consumers who face serious, acute, and chronic health conditions, these groups strongly urge North Carolina leaders to expand access to health care and strengthen the health care system in this state by closing the health insurance coverage gap during this current legislative session. ...

Nation’s Leading Cancer Patient Advocacy Organization Supports Expanding Access to Affordable Health Insurance for DACA Recipients

... – June 23, 2023 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments today supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to expand federal insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ... If finalized, the rule will amend the definition of “lawfully present” in the United States, for the purposes of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Affordable Care Act coverage, to include DACA recipients, making individuals eligible to apply for coverage through all health insurance marketplaces -- ...

Public Health Organizations Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of People with Medicaid Coverage

... across the nation will file an amicus curiae - or friend of the court - brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to quality health care for individuals with Medicaid health coverage. Historically, Medicaid beneficiaries have had the ability to sue to protect their Medicaid rights, and these organizations argue ...

U.S. District Court Ruling Jeopardizes Access to Proven, Life-Saving Preventive Care 

... U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued his decision on the remedy for his September 2022 ruling that the requirement that Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant health insurers cover U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-recommended services without cost sharing violates the U.S. Constitution. In ... today’s decision, Judge O’Connor ruled that the USPSTF coverage requirement must be vacated and cannot be enforced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and that the remedy applies to all ACA-compliant plans, not just for the plaintiffs who brought the litigation. The ...

Health Organizations Ask New York Assembly to Help Patients Struggling with Medication Costs

ALBANY, NY – Health organizations have joined forces to ask the New York Assembly to pass legislation that will help patients be able to pay for the health care they need. The bill, commonly referred to as the Copay Accumulator bill (S5299 Rivera/A1741 Gottfried), will help patients struggling to pay ...

CDC 's REACH Program Celebrates 10 Years Working with Communities to Decrease Health Disparities

Washington, D.C. – May 4, 2010 – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program today celebrates 10 years of supporting communities in the fight against racial and ethnic health disparities. Currently, 40 communities nationwide participate in the program, which aims to address health disparities in key areas, including improving overall health in communities, health care settings, schools, and work sites; funding tobacco control and breast and cervical cancer education programs; and contributing to scientific ...

Patient Groups File Amicus Brief in Legal Challenge to Short-Term Health Insurance Rule

Washington, D.C., October 8, 2018—Patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious health conditions filed an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief today in the U.S. District Court case, Association for Community Affiliated ... and weaken the individual insurance market, which has provided millions of previously uninsured people with access to quality coverage since the health care law went into effect. People with serious illnesses need comprehensive coverage, but short-term plans could force them to pay increasingly ...

How enhanced tax credits make cancer care affordable for patients like Ali

... dismissed. What followed was a years-long struggle through misdiagnoses, testing errors, and an uphill battle to receive the quality, affordable care she needed. After three years of struggling, Ali was finally diagnosed with terminal cancer. The enhanced premium tax credits have helped keep her health insurance costs more affordable, but now this is at risk.  The long road to diagnosis  In the fall of 2021, Ali went to the hospital for ... was a seizure. She was prescribed anti-seizure and cardiac medication, yet her symptoms persisted.  At the time of her symptom onset, Ali had health insurance through her employer. Due to the seizures, she had to stop driving and working, which caused her to lose her health insurance. ...

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