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House Introduces Health Equity Bill Critical to Reducing Health Disparities and Fighting Chronic Disease

Washington, D.C. --  Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today aims to improve access to quality health care for and decrease health disparities in communities of color. The Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2022 provides a comprehensive set of strategic policy solutions designed to eliminate ... and unjust imbalance that left many limited-income individuals in the territories without access to lifesaving medical care. A priority for ACS CAN, the bill also includes provision from the Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act, which ...

Rhode Island Getting Mixed Reviews on Cancer Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Rhode Island measured up to policy recommendations in just six of the ten issue areas ranked. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). "We've made tremendous progress in the way we diagnose and treat cancer across the country. But to leverage this progress, Rhode Island ...

North Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, North Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in only one of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   The 17 th edition of the report highlights that the state must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer by implementing proven ...

On healthcare, NC has accepted what SC lawmakers continue to reject

... to our northern neighbors with envy. On Dec. 1, North Carolina closed the coverage gap and expanded Medicaid so that nearly 600,000 more people can now access affordable, quality healthcare. South Carolina should take a cue from the Tar Heel state and follow in line as soon as possible. As ... hospital emergency rooms for over 35 years, I have witnessed the terrible impacts felt by our state’s failure to close the coverage gap. Many of the people I’ve treated fell into the gap because they earned too little to afford insurance and too much to qualify for Medicaid. In fact, less than half of South Carolina employers offer health insurance to employees. These are hard-working people like church pastors, truck drivers, childcare ...

Test Your TennCare Knowledge Answers

... Health insurance coverage through Medicaid helps Tennesseans stay healthy, go to work, and care for their families. Medicaid covers many of the same services as private health insurance. Every state’s Medicaid program covers benefits like: inpatient and outpatient hospital ... pregnant women and children, blind or disabled individuals, individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and some seniors. States can cover more people than the federal law requires. States also choose the income levels for people to qualify for the state’s Medicaid program. ... to purchase health insurance on the federal marketplace.   5. Many low-income, uninsured Tennesseans, delay or forgo medical care because of cost and they worry every day that they are one cancer diagnosis away from financial ruin.  Answer: True  Research continues to show that ...

President’s FY 22 Budget Focuses on Health Issues; Boosts Biomedical Research, Makes Permanent Increased Health Coverage Subsidies

... released its budget for FY 22 late last week. Included in the budget is an additional $9 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $6.5 for the creation of a new department within the NIH called the Advanced Research Project Agency on Health (ARPA-H), which would be dedicated to accelerating the ... for serious illness and caregiving.   A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: Research “The proposed funding increase for biomedical research in this budget is a positive first step toward advancing cancer ...

South Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Policies

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, South Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

North Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies in 2018

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, North Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

Threats to Medicaid Funding: Changes to Provider Taxes & State-Directed Payments

Medicaid is a critical source of health insurance and coverage for more than 77 million Americans, including people with cancer who rely on the program for prevention, timely ... The Medicaid program employs a joint financing mechanism that relies on both state and federal funds. To help finance the non-federal portion of Medicaid spending, states are allowed to utilize provider taxes ; these taxes are incurred by providers (hospitals, nursing facilities, etc.) in ... to provider characteristics. Provider taxes are an important funding mechanism for Medicaid, in part because this tax revenue is money the state can use to draw down the federal match and fund its program – and it’s a tax that providers, an important constituency in Medicaid policy, ...

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