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New York Times -- "With a Son in Remission, Family Looks for Coverage"

Texas family featured in a New York Times article illustrates why ACS CAN is fighting for health care reform In many cases, we already know what we need to do to fight cancer. But if people don't have access to lifesaving screenings and treatments, what good are they? If we can fix the system for cancer patients, we can fix it for virtually anyone who needs to access health care. Danna and Russ Walker from Humble, Texas exemplify the tremendous need for health care reform in this country. They are a hardworking ...

Families Affected by Cancer Gather Across the Country to Watch State of the Union

WASHINGTON – January 27, 2010 – Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are calling on the President to continue to make meaningful health care reform a top national priority. Cancer advocates will gather across the country tonight to watch President Obama lay out his legislative ... calling on the President and all Members of Congress to work together to quickly pass legislation that improves access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. “We cannot fulfill the President’s promise of ending cancer in our lifetime if the country does not improve ...

This is what makes a plan affordable

You're hearing a lot of talk about making health care AFFORDABLE. So, what does "affordable" really mean? ACS CAN has outlined five key tenets to determine if legislation would make health care affordable for all Americans.ξ Legislation should include: oξξξ Caps on patientsŠ—È out of pocket expenses oξξξ ...

Executive Order on Pre-Existing Condition Protections Unlikely to Help Cancer Patients and Survivors

Washington, D.C.—As part of a broader health care package the administration issued an executive order today to preserve health coverage protections for people with pre-existing conditions should the Supreme Court invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). A statement ...

Featured Op-Ed: Access to insurance, patient protections is matter of life and death

... tissue sarcoma, leaving me with 20-plus tumors in my lungs requiring frequent CT scans to monitor growth. Against all odds, I’ve survived and health coverage is my lifeline. Without health insurance, I don’t know how I would pay for the medical care needed to monitor my cancer and manage ongoing health complications. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, cancer survivors like myself cannot be ...

New Healthcare Ads Begin

Today marks the launch of ACS CA's multi-media health care reform advertising campaign using Congress to address the gaping holes in our nation's health care system and enact meaningful reform. Full page color advertising is running in prominent Capitol Hill publications today and will be ...

Go Iris!

"As a cancer patient, I know that our nation's current health care system is broken and does not work for many people with cancer." That's how Iris Tolley, ACS CAN's lead volunteer in Utah, started her op-ed ... in the Salt Lake Tribune. "We cannot reduce death and suffering from cancer if the country does not improve access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans," says Iris. Read her editorial. It could help you in effectively communicating the importance of health care reform ...

U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Medicaid Work Requirements

Washington, D.C.,—Today the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled unanimously that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) should not have approved work requirements and other barriers to eligibility for Medicaid as part of a request from ... said HHS did not adequately consider how the proposed Medicaid work rules and other eligibility changes would affect residents’ access to health care, as required under federal law, and approval of such requirements was ‘arbitrary and capricious.’    A statement from Keysha ...

Wyoming Must Pass Medicaid Expansion

... expansion to protect Wyoming’s critical agriculture economy. Expanding access to Medicaid will protect both the physical and financial health of hardworking Wyoming families.      More than 3,170 Wyoming residents will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Access to health insurance is critical to prevent and catch cancer early when it is easier and less costly to treat. Too many Wyoming residents can’t access the care they need.      Dr. Symington treats many uninsured cancer patients in rural Wyoming. Expanding Medicaid will help prevent cancer or detect ...

ACS CAN Praises Administration’s Action to Expand Protections Against Discrimination for Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Monday the Health and Human Services Department released a proposed rule expanding nondiscrimination protections for patients using federally funded health programs. The rule also requires anti-discrimination training and reinstates translational services for people with limited English ... are pleased to see the administration move forward to provide critical anti-discrimination protections put in place as part of the Affordable Care Act. “The LGBTQ+ community already faces significant health disparities and LGBTQ+ people with cancer are more likely to have ...

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