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ACS CAN Volunteer Testifies on Benefits of Insurance Market Reform for Cancer Patients and Survivors

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2013 Access to meaningful, affordable health care will not only improve health outcomes, but provide cancer patients and survivors peace of mind, testified Stacy Cook, Iowa volunteer for the American Cancer Society ...

Johanns Amendment Would Undermine Historic Investment in Prevention

... to the Small Business Jobs Credit Act that would effectively strip dedicated prevention funding from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  Before PPACA was enacted, roughly three percent of the federal budget was dedicated to keeping our nation healthy and stopping ... reverse efforts to transform the old ‘sick care’ system by nearly eliminating all of the funding in the newly created Prevention and Public Health Fund. The text of the letter from Christopher W. Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: September 13, 2010 Dear Senator: Acting on behalf of ... 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act.  The Johanns amendment would eliminate nearly all of the funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and furthermore would result in fewer Americans having ...

Factors Influencing Cancer Disparities

... of these factors include but are not limited to: [i]   Lack of access to coverage – It is a well-established fact that having comprehensive health insurance is an important factor in a cancer patient’s access to care, and in their health outcomes – and therefore not having comprehensive health insurance or being underinsured is harmful to a patient with cancer. Individuals ...

Interim Rule on Medical Loss Ratio Gives Consumers a Meaningful Measure to Evaluate Insurance Plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 22, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released an interim final rule detailing how health insurers should calculate and define their plans’ medical loss ratio (MLR), the percentage of premiums spent on benefits versus administrative costs, under the Affordable Care Act. Beginning in 2011, the new law requires individual and small-group plans to have an MLR of at least 80 percent, and large-group plans to ...

American Cancer Society Expert Tells House Subcommittee Inadequate Insurance Is a Barrier to Fighting Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 15, 2008 -- An American Cancer Society expert today testified at a House subcommittee hearing that having not enough health insurance can be an obstacle for those fighting cancer. Led by Chairman Pete Stark (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member David Camp (R-Mich.), the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held the hearing to discuss the state of health insurance in America, including the impact of inadequate insurance. Stephen Finan, the ... which connects callers to the Society’s National Cancer Information Center with health insurance specialists who work to address their health care coverage issues. The analysis showed that callers with inadequate insurance face a myriad of problems including annual or lifetime benefit ...

State Senate Moves Legislation Forward Aimed at Providing Insurance Coverage for More Mississippians

"The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is pleased to see strong support in the Senate for increasing access to health care to more hard-working Mississippians. As an organization dedicated to ending cancer as we know it for everyone, ACS CAN recognizes the pivotal role access to health care plays in cancer prevention, early detection, and lifesaving treatments. “ACS CAN urges Senate and House leaders to work toward a ...

Public plan ... Private plan ... How about a Patient Plan

Some say private.ξ Some say public.ξ ACS CAN says to make sure it's a patient plan. We've all seen the latest news coverage that a public health insurance option could now be falling by the wayside.ξ With so much attention toward public plans and private plans, we thought now was a good time to keep the focus where it should be - on a patient plan. A key focus for health care reform should be ensuring that health care, and especially cancer care, is available and affordable to all Americans and all cancer ...

Former Lt. Gov. Fischbach and Rep. Peterson State their Positions on Issues to Fight Cancer as Part of National Voter Education Campaign

... nd and 7 th Congressional Districts candidates to state their position on cancer issues such as cancer research funding and access to health care, including rural cancer care.  Specifically, candidates for the 7 th Congressional District seat are being asked the following questions: Access to Health Care:  The decision on whether or not to repeal the Affordable Care Act will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. If it is overturned, how ...

National Blog Features ACS CAN Volunteer Stacy Cook

... Stacy Cook stood in front of a U.S. Senate Committee and gave a face to the countless Americans whose lives have been changed by the Affordable Care Act. Now, StacyŠ—Ès story has been featured in a prominent national blog, CHIRblo, from the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. The blog focuses on health insurance issues including coverage, markets and the effects of health insurance reform. Stacy, ...

Cancer Patients Call on Congress to Restore Proposed Budget and Program Cuts That Would Reverse Progress Against Cancer

... disappointed the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking deep cuts in the FY 2013 budget resolution bottom line that would jeopardize access to health care for cancer patients and survivors as well as future discoveries in cancer research and treatment. With 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women expected to ... resolution proposes to repeal key patient protections contained in the Affordable Care Act. The resolution would also further threaten access to health coverage through Medicaid by financing the program through block grants that could dramatically reduce eligibility and limit benefits for ...

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