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Cancer Patients Need Accurate Information When Shopping for Health Coverage in Medicare

... "The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is troubled by reports that the administration is not enforcing a requirement that health plans provide accurate information in Medicare provider directories. Cancer disproportionately impacts older Americans, most of whom access health insurance through Medicare. Access to accurate information is critical for families affected by cancer who are trying to guarantee their insurance coverage will meet their health care needs. Medicare beneficiaries could face significant out-of-pocket costs if they buy a plan only to find out that a necessary medical provider ...

Oklahoma Becomes 37th State to Increase Access to Health Coverage Through Medicaid

OKLAHOMA CITY  —    Oklahomans  approval of Medicaid expansion will improve health outcomes and reduce cancer disparities  for  2 00,000 citizens  now  eligible for health   care coverage.    On Tuesday, a majority of voters responded "yes" to  Question 802, which asked if Medicaid should  be fully expand ed   to ...

Marketplace Health Insurance Changes Likely to Impede Patients’ Access to Insurance; Increase Consumer Costs

Washington, D.C.--Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule regarding changes to marketplace health insurance plans. The rule, intended to help stabilize insurance markets created by the Affordable Care Act, potentially restricts patients’ access to special enrollment periods (SEPs), reduces the number of Essential Community Providers with ... supports a strong marketplace and welcomes efforts to strengthen it. However, any improvement efforts should not jeopardize access to meaningful health insurance for cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease.   “Under the new rule, patients trying to enroll in insurance ...

Cancer Patients Urge Congress to Include Critical Health Provisions in Reconciliation Package

... prepares to consider the Build Back Better Act , cancer patients, survivors and their caregivers are urging lawmakers to make sure certain key health provisions are included in any final legislation. Those provisions include: Closing the Medicaid coverage gap in the 12 states that have yet to expand Medicaid eligibility Extending the increased subsidies for purchasing health coverage on the marketplace Capping Medicare enrollee’s prescription drug costs while smoothing expenses for beneficiaries Creating a paid ... people would gain coverage. For cancer patients enrolled in Medicare the unlimited cost sharing for prescription drugs can render their care unaffordable. Capping the costs and allowing them to space out prescription co-payments throughout the year, rather than upfront, would enable ...

Advocates to Congress: It’s Time to Pass Palliative Care Legislation

... to advance the interests of patients facing serious illness by supporting policies that improve and expand access to high-quality palliative care services. Palliative care provides patients with serious or chronic illnesses an additional layer of coordinated support through a team of specialized professionals, ultimately giving them more control in managing their disease and symptoms and leading to better health outcomes. More than 80 PQLC volunteers from 23 states and the District of Columbia will meet with their member of Congress today and ask for ... including symptom and pain management, and would establish palliative care education and training programs for doctors, nurses and other health professionals. It would also create a national public education and awareness campaign to educate patients and providers about the ...

CBO: Health Insurance Premiums Would Spike 20 Percent Next Year Without Critical Cost-Sharing Payments

Washington, D.C.—The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its assessment of what would happen to health insurance premiums should the administration stop paying cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). The CBO projects the average monthly premiums would ... clear the real costs and consequences of failing to fund cost-sharing reductions that millions of Americans rely on in order to afford their health care coverage. “Ending these payments will do nothing to improve our nation’s health care system. Instead without the commitment of this ...

Patient Groups Urge Court to Reject Rule Weakening Health Insurance Standards

Washington, D.C.—Patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions are urging a U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reject a federal rule expanding the availability of short-term ... limited-duration (STLD) insurance plans. The Court is scheduled to hear arguments today.   STLD plans are exempt from having to cover essential health benefits, like prescription drugs and hospitalization, and can deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.   The groups, which include the ... comprehensive coverage in violation of current law.   A statement from the groups follows:   “Rarely has the need for comprehensive health care coverage been clearer than it is today, yet the expansion of short-term limited-duration insurance plans threatens to erode patient access to ...

Respect for Marriage Act Would Remove Barriers to Care Stemming from Discrimination

... equality for same-sex and interracial couples and their families, as well as protect their ability to access employment benefits, such as health insurance. The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404/S. 4556) would require the federal government to recognize a marriage between two ... Action Network (ACS CAN) supports this legislation as it is critical to reducing barriers and ensuring access to affordable, comprehensive health care, including cancer care, for all individuals. ACS CAN signed onto a letter to senators with dozens of other of health, education, human ...

Congress Approves Relief Bill with Expanded Access to Health Coverage; Sends to President for Signature

Washington, D.C.—Today Congress finished its work passing legislation that will expand access to health care coverage to more Americans, including cancer patients and survivors, who may have lost their insurance due to the ongoing pandemic. The bill will increase the eligibility and generosity of subsidies to cover the costs of marketplace health plans, offer financial support to cover all of the premium costs for laid off workers who choose to keep their employer-sponsored health ...

CMS Marketplace Integrity Proposed Rule Would Create Unnecessary Barriers to Accessing Comprehensive, Affordable Health Insurance

Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) opposing the 2025 Marketplace Integrity Proposed Rule and outlining the consequences it would have on potentially millions of people who get their coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, including cancer patients, survivors, and those at risk of developing the disease, if finalized as drafted. If ... and shortening open enrollment periods, requiring burdensome paperwork and fees, and creating other barriers that would put affordable health insurance out of reach for up to 2 million people. Many of these restrictions would lead to gaps in coverage and delays in care, including ...

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