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New Ad Campaign Calls on Members of Congress to Support Legislation Aiming to Increase Early Cancer Detection
Washington, DC – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched a new advertising campaign this week highlighting its strong support for the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage ... Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Oregon through late October. The campaign is viewable here . The ads underscore the importance of early detection in the fight against cancer, visualizing through an animation how an early diagnosis can be the difference between life and ... caught at an earlier stage when the cancer is easier and less costly to treat, patients are more likely to survive. ACS CAN is urging members of Congress to cosponsor the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act as it would establish a Medicare benefit category for ...
Patient Groups Disappointed by Ongoing Uncertainty in Wake of Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Expedite Health Care Case
Washington, D.C.— Patient and health advocacy groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions are disappointed over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision today not to immediately take up the case of ... coverage and health outcomes is clear. Access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance is essential to ensuring patients and their families can access the care they need when they need it and at a cost that reduces the economic strain. “On behalf of all the people we represent, we urge the Supreme Court to accept this case for review ...
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) Reintroduced, Marking Critical Step in Improving Patient Quality of Life
... bill would create a national public education and awareness campaign to educate patients and providers about the availability and benefits of palliative care, expand federal research regarding palliative care , including pain and symptom management, and establish palliative care ... access to palliative care services in the future,” noted Lisa Lacasse, President at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Palliative care is appropriate at any age and any stage of illness and is about helping individuals diagnosed continue to do the things that are important to them from diagnosis to treatment and ...
Patient Advocates, Providers, Laboratories and Diagnostic Manufacturers Urge Congressional Leaders to Modernize Regulation of Clinical Diagnostics
... the process for bringing innovative diagnostics and clinical laboratory tests to market. In a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) and House Energy and Commerce Committee, more than 80 organizations urged ... labs, and patient groups have come together to make a collective push for clinical diagnostic regulatory reform and comes on the heels of recent public comments from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stating comprehensive legislative action on clinical ... framework for diagnostic oversight. “For patients and their families, a diagnostic test is often the first step towards a treatment plan that can attack cancer at its core, and accurate and reliable diagnostics are necessary to make the best decisions,” said Christopher Hansen, ...
Starting July 1, Tobacco Companies Must Post Signs About Health Risks of Smoking at About 220,000 Stores Across U.S.
Statement of the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for ... for kids to start smoking and harder for smokers to quit and that these companies have intentionally marketed to Black communities at enormous cost in health and lives. These companies are also fighting proposed graphic warnings on cigarette packs in the U.S. – a best-practice policy ... other steps, independent auditors will monitor compliance at the manufacturers’ expense, and a tip line will be established so that the public can report incidents of non-compliance. The corrective statements have previously been disseminated through newspaper and television ads and on ...
Bill Would Close Medicare Colorectal Cancer Screening Loophole
Washington, D.C.—A bill before Congress would guarantee Medicare recipients can access life-saving colorectal cancer screenings without cost-sharing. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and throughout the month, ACS ... cancer and save lives, but evidence shows any cost sharing can deter people from getting screened. Currently, Medicare covers the full cost of routine screening colonoscopies. However, if a polyp is found and removed during a screening colonoscopy, individuals who have benefits through ...
House Votes on Legislative Package to Protect and Improve Access to Affordable Health Care
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on a legislative package aimed at protecting and improving access to affordable health care and prescription ... this package would stop an administration rule that extends the availability of short-term, limited duration insurance plans (STLD). These plans can deny or charge people more for coverage based on their health status, are exempt from covering essential health services, like prescription ... Act of 2019 as a way to address an important barrier to developing generic and biosimilar drug therapies and improve patient access to lower cost drugs. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN follows: “The bills under consideration today offer Congress the chance to ...
New Report Shows Cancer Patients Struggle to Afford Treatment
Washington, D.C., —A new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms shows that while opportunities for coverage have improved, cancer patients still struggle with significant financial challenges in affording their treatment despite substantial reductions in out-of-pocket costs and patient protections under current law. The report, Navigating the Coverage Experience and Financial Challenges for Cancer ... patients to meet in a short amount of time. Patients and financial navigators also often find it difficult to determine what a procedure will cost ahead of time. Navigators report that while most cancer treatment is now covered by insurers, plans are increasingly implementing medical ...
More than 30 Patient and Medical Professional Organizations Respond to US Supreme Court Decision that Protects Access to Lifesaving Preventive Care
Washington, D.C.— Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, 33 organizations representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of medical professionals are applauding the protection of access to lifesaving preventive care without patient cost sharing. The organizations are also emphasizing the importance of maintaining cost-free access to these evidence-based services. In ... extensive scientific data demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are cost-effective. Research has proven that any cost sharing can be a deterrent to accessing critical prevention and early detection and ultimately puts lives at risk. According to a recent American Cancer ...
Asian American & Pacific Islander Volunteer Caucus Health Disparities Information
... Volunteer Caucus > Health Disparities Information The Asian American & Pacific Islander community experiences an unequal cancer burden. ACS CAN Reducing Cancer Disparities in AANHPI Communities Information about how ACS CAN is working to reduce cancer disparities in Asian American, ... Facts & Figures, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, 2024 A 2024 report from the American Cancer Society details the rates of new cancer cases and the rates of cancer deaths among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs). Facts on our Fight: Cancer Disparities in Asian, Asian ...