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Legislation Reintroduced in the House and Senate Aimed at Increasing Early Cancer Detection in Medicare
... to improve future equitable access to new and innovative cancer screenings among Medicare beneficiaries in order to increase early detection of more cancers for more individuals. The Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act (House)/ ... has been shown. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation was the most supported health care bill in the 118 th Congress with the broad support of 320 members of the House of Representatives and 65 members of the Senate. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): “The evidence overwhelmingly supports that detecting cancer earlier can be the difference between life and death. When cancer is detected ...
Nation’s Leading Cancer Patient Advocacy Organization Supports Expanding Access to Affordable Health Insurance for DACA Recipients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 23, 2023 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments today supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to expand federal insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. If finalized, the rule will amend the definition of “lawfully present” in the United States, for the purposes of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Affordable Care ...
Proposed Short-Term Health Plan Rule Would Strengthen Patient Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C.— July 7, 2023 — Today the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor and the Treasury Department jointly released a proposed rule that would return the sale of new short-term limited duration insurance plans ... vulnerable to extremely high out-of-pocket costs when diagnosed with a serious illness, or even being kicked off of plans. STLD plans can charge more or deny coverage to people based on their pre-existing medical conditions, can set arbitrary caps on how much coverage they will ...
Congress Misses Critical Opportunity to Prioritize Cancer Prevention and Access to Care
... for Cancer Act, which are key priorities for cancer patients and their families. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) reacting to Congress’ inability to pass a bipartisan year-end health care package: “This week, Congress missed a tremendous ... Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2028 based on language from the bipartisan SCREENS for Cancer Act. The NBCCEDP provides free and low-cost critical breast and cervical cancer screenings, follow-up, diagnosis and treatment referral services to people who need them the most. Early ...
New Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Medicaid Cuts and Premium Increases for Older, Sicker Americans
... to a lump sum or per-capita payment structure when they find out that structure would prohibit states from responding to the real-time needs of their residents. The poll, commissioned by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), comes just one day after Senate leadership announced they would delay a vote on their health bill. The Senate bill would cut more than $800 ... against this disease.” The poll also found most Americans would oppose their states limiting Medicaid patients’ access to certain high-cost drugs or cancer treatments (81 percent) and would also object to restricting access to preventive screenings and diagnostic tests such as ...
House Party Review
With a cancer survivor, as well as various care-givers in attendance, the overwhelming feeling of the guests at tonight's ACS CAN Presidential Address Party was that the President exceeded expectations in addressing health care in his speech. Not only did he call for ... cancer, that the President and our government leaders will succeed in bringing these promises to fruition. As mentioned by President Obama, the cost of health care now causes bankruptcy every thirty seconds. This hits home. I recently witnessed several friends, who thought they were secure ...
Voters Deliver Clear Message on Health Care, 300,000 More Americans to Gain Access to Medicaid
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christopher W. Hansen, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), released this statement following Tuesday’s election: “Yesterday, voters from Florida to Idaho made it clear: fighting cancer is a top priority for the American people. By passing measures to increase access to health coverage through Medicaid, reduce the deadly toll of tobacco products, and preserve local governments’ ability to implement policies that are proven to reduce cancer risk, voters have signaled ...
North Carolina could be the next state to expand access to quality, affordable health care
... this week, North Carolina Senate leaders introduced a bill to increase eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program. North Carolina is one of 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid for more than a decade. With the introduction of this bill, the Tar Heel state is positioned to be the next among this dozen to finally take action and the first to expand under new federal ... on treatment. When every day matters in the fight against cancer, delaying access to affordable, quality health care puts lives at stake. ACS CAN will be following this bill as it makes its way through the legislature to ensure it meets the needs of cancer patients. Expanding access ...
Something New
Much of the current health care reform debate is a rehash of issues that have been argued for many years -- government vs. private insurance, insurance ... incomprehensible to virtually everyone, even those of us who work on these issues. When we buy something major such as a car or an appliance, we can get all kinds of information about its performance and quality, and we use such information to make an informed decision about what product is ... and a viable private health insurance market, people need consumer informationinformation that the can easily understand at little or no cost. As Pollitz recommends, we need something much like the nutrition label on food products, a label that provides meaningful and comparable ...
New Youth Tobacco Data Highlights Critical Need for Continued CDC Tobacco Prevention and Control Funding
... used tobacco product among this age group. A statement about the survey results from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), follows: “It’s great news to see a decrease in both conventional and electronic cigarette use among our nation’s youth. This progress demonstrates the critical importance of the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), which leads federal efforts to reduce tobacco-related death and disease, including essential ... is promising, it remains that nearly 4 million youth used at least one tobacco product last year. Proposals in Congress to eliminate OSH and its cost-effective public health programs, including state prevention programs, tobacco quit lines and the Tips from Former Smokers media campaign, ...