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House Votes to Disapprove Medicaid Block Grant Guidance; Concerns Persist About Access Issues

... federal funding from a percentage match, wherein the program’s funding adjusts automatically to account for the number of enrollees and rising health care costs, to one where funding could be capped. These grants would apply specifically to the Medicaid expansion population and optional adult populations. Medicaid is the primary health insurance for nearly 65 million people, 2 million of whom have a history of cancer and an estimated 500,000 who gained coverage through ...

Documentary Left Behind by Medicaid Program Chosen for Screening at Knoxville Film Festival

Knoxville, TN  – With the COVID-19 pandemic shining a bright light on the importance of affordable and accessible health insurance coverage, Medicaid continues to be a central topic of discussion among public health advocates, hospital and health systems administrators, community leaders and state lawmakers. Now that conversation continues in the world ... where we show it.  I think it’s even more deeply felt in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic asit reiterates the importance of access to care and the role that Medicaid can play during a public health crisis.”  In Left Behind, North Carolina residents Richard, Emma and Adrienne ...

Idaho State Policy Breakfast- Tobacco's Impact on Idaho's Health

...  or 208.422.0843.   The ACS CAN Idaho State Policy Breakfast is a premiere event that brings together leaders from business, academia, health care, government, life sciences, and cancer research communities to support ACS CAN’s mission.    Translating Action Into Influence ... highlights our shared commitment to saving more lives from cancer.  Come network and build relationships with business, medical research, health care and elected leaders in attendance.   Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!                  0 ...

Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients

... (LLS) in reaction to the conference report released late Monday night that creates barriers through work requirements for people who need health insurance. This will ultimately increase barriers to Medicaid health care coverage and will not close the coverage gap. “Mississippi state lawmakers thwarted months of work from members in both Chambers to extend ...

Text Messages of Support Continue

... behind you all the wayξ michael kelleyξ proud to be acscan I-L-Y As a survivor i know what an expensive venture it was. If everyone had health care we would catch these direases earlier. Support Prevention of health problems is instramental to our economy's sustainability support Keep up the good fight.ξ This is so important to our whole ...

New Survey Finds Cancer Patients and Survivors Overwhelmingly Support Extending the ACA Enhanced Tax Credits

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Seventy-two percent of cancer patients and survivors support extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, according to the latest Survivor Views survey released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... (ACS CAN). Further, 43% of those surveyed who reported benefiting from the enhanced tax credits say they could not have afforded to enroll in a health plan without the tax credits while others would have considered a plan that could carry significant financial risk or provide insufficient coverage. “Cancer patients and survivors are uniquely aware of the importance of affordable, quality health insurance with research showing health coverage is a significant determining factor in surviving a cancer diagnosis,” said Dr. Karen E. ...

How Much Does Cancer Cost? New Report Adds Up the Financial Burden of a Cancer Diagnosis

... 2018 spent $5.6 billion in out-of-pocket costs for cancer treatment. Overall, the disease cost the country $183 billion in direct cancer-related health care spending in 2015—an amount that is projected to increase to $246 billion by 2030. It also found cancer-caused financial hardship falls ... a few weeks before the Supreme Court hears a case that could invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and significantly alter how Americans get health care and what they pay for it—examines the costs associated with several kinds of cancer through various common insurance types including: ...

15 national patient advocacy organizations urge Congress to oppose the ACA repeal and take a bipartisan approach to reform

... and provider groups representing millions of Americans issued the following statement today on the Senate’s proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA): “Any attempt to repeal the ACA without replacing it with equal or better coverage will leave our health care system in shambles. If the existing law is abolished, 32 million Americans could lose their insurance coverage in the next decade. This ... is completely unacceptable for the patients we represent. Many of these Americans are low-income or struggle every day with pre-existing health conditions, and have come to rely on the coverage the law has provided. The ACA is not perfect, however, and we agree that long-term ...

ACS CAN Volunteers Hittin' the Streets

What a month it's been for ACS CAN volunteers, who have taken action on health care reform all over the country! Volunteers have been conducting postering campaigns, leading phone bank efforts, and hosting house parties with ... state Capitol.ξ Read about it here. In New York, ACS CAN volunteers invited Rep. Arcuri - a member of the moderate Blue Dog coalition - to a health care forum at a local hospital. Read the story. Tell us what you've been doing during the congressional recess to help keep health care ...

Mina's Story

... weeks after graduation, Mina was diagnosed with bone cancer. Prior to her diagnosis, Mina’s parents heard about a provision in the Affordable Care Act that allowed them to add Mina to their health insurance through age 26. And they did it. It was a move that perhaps saved Mina’s life and prevented her parents from going bankrupt ... Mina’s story isn’t over yet. As a proud cancer survivor, she’s now considered to have a “pre-existing condition.” Without the current health care law, it would be nearly impossible for her to get health insurance on her own - all because she had the audacity to survive and thrive. ...

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