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Empowering patient voices through voter registration

While roughly 83% of adults in the United States will visit a health care provider in the next year, an estimated 80% of health outcomes are determined beyond clinic walls. This includes health outcomes like cancer mortality rates due to social determinants of health ...

Comments on the President's Address

In his speech before Congress last night, President Obama could not have been more explicit in making health care a top priority for his administration. He led by reviewing the newly enacted health care provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. "Our recovery plan...will launch a new effort to conquer a disease that has ...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on the Senate to Protect Medicaid; Cancer Patients Lives Depend on it 

... to oppose legislation that would make cuts to Medicaid. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN:  “Taking away health coverage from people puts their lives at risk, especially for cancer patients, and that’s exactly what Congress will be doing if they move forward with cuts of any kind to Medicaid. Access to health care isn’t optional, it’s essential. Research has shown us repeatedly that whether or not someone has health insurance is one of the ...

Patient Groups Urge U.S. District Court to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBTQ and Limited English Proficiency Patients

Washington, D.C.— More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients receiving health care services and restore translation notices for those with limited English proficiency (LEP) in the case of New York v. U.S. Dept. of ...

In Her Own Words: Cancer Survivor Looks Back on Lobby Day

... last week to participate in ACS CAN's "Surviving the System" Lobby Day. She met with her elected officials to discuss why we need meaningful health care reform now not later. _________________________ After a two day whirlwind on lobbying for Health Care Reform, I can honestly say that I feel like we, as a group of survivors, are going to envoke change. I didn't realize how bad our ...

Who do Americans trust?

... American Cancer Society (ACS CAN is the Society's advocacy affiliate) more than any other organization surveyed to recommend the right thing for health care reform. The survey conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health tried to answer the question of how the public views the organizations and interest groups engaged in the health care reform debate. "When ...

Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Would Remain At Risk Under New Senate Proposal

Washington, D.C.—Arguments will begin today in the U.S. District Court case, Texas v. United States , challenging the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. The plaintiffs argue that because Congress repealed the individual mandate's tax penalty as part of tax ... the entire law is invalid and must now be struck down, including critical patient protections around pre-existing conditions and essential health benefits. New legislation before Congress aims to protect patients should the plaintiffs be successful in their court challenge. The bill ...

Coming Soon: ACS CAN Surviving the System Lobby Day

... loved ones from across the country will travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the ACS CAN "Surviving the System: Why Cancer Patients Need Health Care Reform NOW" Lobby Day. ACS CAN staff and the patients will take the message to Capitol Hill that cancer patients and survivors need health care reform now, not later, by sharing personal stories with their elected officials. Their stories personify the experiences of cancer ...

Rejecting Special Enrollment Period Puts Americans at Increased Risk of COVID-19

... D.C.—According to media reports, the administration has indicated it will not create a special enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act, to allow uninsured Americans to enroll in health coverage in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... “We would strongly urge the administration to reconsider this reported decision and allow uninsured Americans the opportunity to obtain health coverage through a special enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act during this rapidly accelerating pandemic. “Access to timely ...

Patient Groups Praise Administration’s Action to Preserve Protections Against Discrimination for LGBTQ Patients

Washington, D.C.—More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are praising the Biden administration’s action to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients receiving health care services. The groups filed an amicus brief in a case against the 2020 Rule that rescinded protections for LGBTQ people and individuals ...

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