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A Trip to the White House: Celebrating the 90-Day Anniversary of Passage of the Affordable Care Act

... an amazing experience. We were able to meet and speak directly to President Obama. We were able to thank him for his relentless efforts to pass health care reform for families like ours who faced holes in the broken health care system. It is so rewarding to know that just over a year ago, we were here with other cancer patients and survivors, ACS CAN volunteers ...

Congress’ Year-End Must-Do List Should Prioritize Cancer Prevention, Detection, Research and Palliative Care

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Cancer advocates are urging Congress to prioritize cancer prevention, detection, research and palliative care in any forthcoming year-end legislative package as a way to accelerate progress against the disease and end cancer as we know it. In a letter ... this year. The letter urges Congress to: Allocate a $4.1 billion increase in federal funding for research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including a $853 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a $72.8 million boost for the Centers for Disease ... multi-cancer early detection tests once the Food and Drug Administration approves their use and clinical benefit is shown. Pass the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act, to improve patient quality of life by increasing access to services that address the entire continuum of patient ...

Cancer Patients in Medicare Could Face Cost and Care Barriers Under Proposal to Alter ‘Six Protected Classes’

WASHINGTON –  The Department of Health and Human Services announced proposed changes to the Medicare Part C and D regulations today that if finalized could dramatically impact access to affordable medication and quality care for cancer patients on the program. The administration is proposing to alter rules around Medicare Part D’s “Six Protected Classes.” The ... for cancer patients on Medicare. Age is the single greatest risk factor for cancer - disproportionately affecting the population receiving health coverage through the program. Half of the 1.7 million new cancer cases diagnosed in the U.S. this year are projected to be among people 65 ...

Public Health and Medical Groups Support U.S. Senate and House Bills to Raise Tobacco Age to 21 Nationwide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 8, 2017 – Our public health organizations support the legislation introduced this week by U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and their ... use remains the leading preventable cause of death in our country, killing more than 480,000 people each year and costing about $170 billion in health care expenses. According to a 2014 report by the U.S. Surgeon General, if current trends continue, 5.6 million of today’s youth will die ...

Patient Groups Urge Fifth Circuit to Maintain Access to No-Cost Preventive Care in Braidwood Case Amicus Brief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 27, 2023 – Today, patient groups representing millions of individuals with serious health conditions filed an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief in the case of Braidwood v. Becerra in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of the Department of Justice (DOJ)’s defense of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions requiring private insurers provide coverage of certain evidence-based preventive services without cost-sharing. The ... issued the following statement on today’s filing:    “Cost-free access to preventive and early detection services is critical to the health of millions of people across this country, providing individuals with the best chance at early intervention and, for those diagnosed, ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Cheer 12 Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act; Call for Continued Improvements to the Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.— This Wednesday will mark 12 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law and cancer patients, survivors and millions of others gained expanded access to comprehensive health coverage. The law, which put in place critical protections for people with pre-existing conditions and provided other benefits that have ... passage, pre-existing conditions, regardless of how minor or how serious, often meant being blocked from accessing comprehensive, high quality health insurance when people needed it most,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “As ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Cheer 12 Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act; Call for Continued Improvements to the Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.— This Wednesday will mark 12 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law and cancer patients, survivors and millions of others gained expanded access to comprehensive health coverage. The law, which put in place critical protections for people with pre-existing conditions and provided other benefits that have ... passage, pre-existing conditions, regardless of how minor or how serious, often meant being blocked from accessing comprehensive, high quality health insurance when people needed it most,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “As ...

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) Reintroduced, Marking Critical Step in Improving Patient Quality of Life

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 11, 2023 – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced S. 2243 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA).   The bipartisan bill would create a national public education and awareness campaign to ... care , including pain and symptom management, and establish palliative care education and training programs for doctors, nurses and other health professionals.   “We applaud Senators Tammy Baldwin and Shelley Moore Capito for championing PCHETA and prioritizing these important ... for cancer patients and survivors and we urge the Senate to prioritize passage of this important legislation this year to save lives, reduce health care costs and simultaneously prioritize disease treatment with comprehensive support for the person diagnosed,” added Lacasse. “The ...

Survey: Half of Cancer Patients and Survivors Report Incurring Cancer-Related Medical Debt; Over 70% Are Worried About Affording Care

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The cost of cancer care is substantially impacting the lives of cancer patients and survivors, forcing them to make significant lifestyle changes, and causing some to ... have to zero out their savings or take out a loan with long-term consequences to save their lives. We need lawmakers to pass policies that make health care more affordable, and we need them to do so now.” Policies that could improve patient affordability include making increased subsidies to purchase marketplace health coverage permanent, expanding Medicaid in the 12 states that have yet to do so, and capping Medicare out-of-pocket prescription drug costs, ...

More than 30 Patient and Medical Professional Organizations Respond to US Supreme Court Decision that Protects Access to Lifesaving Preventive Care

... 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 provision of the ACA had been declared unconstitutional. Below is an excerpt from the brief :  “All Americans use or will use health care services, and the lifetime risk that an individual American will contract a serious or chronic disease or condition is high. Preventive ...

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