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ACS CAN Expert Testifies on Impact of Interstate Health Insurance Sales on Cancer Patients and Survivors

... Subcommittee Hearing Examines Proposal to Allow Insurance Sales Across State Lines   WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 25, 2011 – The high cost of health insurance will not be automatically remedied by increased competition and decreased regulation, factors that could create barriers to ... Stephen Finan, senior director of policy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), before the House Energy and Commerce health subcommittee today. At the hearing, which focused on the feasibility of interstate insurance sales as a means to decrease coverage costs, ... that lack of consumer and patient protections has historically led to inadequate or unaffordable coverage for cancer patients. The Affordable Care Act puts strong patient protections in place to ensure access to adequate and affordable insurance. Finan said it is important to make sure ...

Oral Parity Bill Will Help Limit the Out-of-Pocket Costs of Cancer Care

... equalize patient out-of-pocket costs for cancer drugs taken orally, and cancer treatments delivered intravenously. The legislation would require health insurance plans that cover traditional chemotherapy to provide equally favorable coverage for orally-administered anticancer ... advancements during the past several years have increased the availability and effectiveness of oral medications for cancer treatment, but health plans have often required higher cost-sharing for cancer treatments taken by mouth rather than administered intravenously by a doctor. This ... 202-661-5711 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] 0 Oral Parity Bill Will Help Limit the Out-of-Pocket Costs of Cancer Care ...

National Health Groups Urge Supreme Court to Protect Executive Agencies’ Authority in Case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 22, 2023 –Today, leading public health, consumer and provider groups filed an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo ... of statutes. As part of the Loper case, the high court will consider one question that poses a significant threat to the country’s health care system by undermining the work of federal health agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).   CMS is an ...

Wisconsin Legislature Prioritizes Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, Misses Opportunity to Increase Access to Care

... by important wins for cancer prevention and early detection, as well as battles against unwarranted efforts to create barriers to accessing care. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commends the Legislature for maintaining funding for the Tobacco Prevention and ... Program and the Well Woman Program. However, ACS CAN regrets lawmakers’ support for legislation that will unnecessarily hinder access to health care coverage for limited-income Wisconsinites. The following is a statement is from ACS CAN Wisconsin Government Relations Director Sara ... from becoming addicted to dangerous tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and help adults quit. It is also vital to reduce the burden and health disparities that stem from tobacco use. While smoking rates have declined in Wisconsin over the last decade, we’re seeing that progress ...

Kansas Cancer Advocates Rally at Capitol for Increased Access to Needed Care and Cancer Screenings

... from across the state gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to press lawmakers to address several critical issues affecting access to health care for tens of thousands of Kansans, particularly those in need of cancer screening and treatment. The meetings were part of Kansas Cancer Action ... higher costs or barriers to needed screenings and treatments.  "We are deeply disappointed that legislators are prioritizing politics over the health of our family, friends and neighbors. Proposals to freeze changes to Medicaid -- and potentially limit access to cutting-edge screening and ...

Proposed Short-Term Health Plan Rule Would Weaken Patient Protections and Split Insurance Market

Washington, D.C.— Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on proposed changes to rules governing short-term, limited duration insurance plans (STLD). The comments detail how ... meaningful or affordable coverage choices. As proposed, short-term plans would be able to deny or charge people more for coverage based on their health status, would be exempt from covering essential health services, like prescription drugs or hospitalization, and could charge older people ... because such plans could charge older people more than the current 3 to 1 limit, “older individuals would face significantly higher health care premiums or be priced out of the market entirely.” This is especially concerning considering the incidence of cancer increases with age. ...

ACS CAN Joins Leading Patient Advocacy Groups at Ohio Event Urging Lawmakers to Protect Patients First in National Health Reform

... Federation of American Hospitals, the March of Dimes and AARP Advocates. The event highlighted the concerns that Ohioans have regarding national health care reforms, including the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which has already passed the House and is now being considered by the Senate. The groups discussed AHCA’s many ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on Lifetime and Annual Limits Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

... D.C. – August 27, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the interim final rule that bans lifetime and annual limits in the Affordable Care Act. The comments build on an already strong rule in an effort to define what essential benefits will apply to the ban on monetary limits; ... individual market plans who exceeded plan limits in effect prior to the law’s passage have the same right to regain benefits as those in group health plans.  ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and ...

ACS CAN: Final Rule for Many Private Health Insurance Plans Would Have Life-Threatening Consequences for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Late Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for plan year 2027. In March, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS ... treatment, known to be highly expensive, impossible to afford. “Overall, this final rule will weaken patient protections, jeopardize access to health care for millions of people and make individuals more vulnerable to financial hardship due to unanticipated health care costs for conditions ...

Federal agency considering proposal that could raise cost of health coverage for cancer patients and survivors

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is currently considering a proposal that could significantly increase the cost of health care for cancer patients and survivors. The proposal would allow insurance companies to expand the sale of a niche insurance product called ...

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