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How Much Does Cancer Cost? New Report Adds Up the Financial Burden of a Cancer Diagnosis

... 2018 spent $5.6 billion in out-of-pocket costs for cancer treatment. Overall, the disease cost the country $183 billion in direct cancer-related health care spending in 2015—an amount that is projected to increase to $246 billion by 2030. It also found cancer-caused financial hardship falls ... a few weeks before the Supreme Court hears a case that could invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and significantly alter how Americans get health care and what they pay for it—examines the costs associated with several kinds of cancer through various common insurance types including: ...

15 national patient advocacy organizations urge Congress to oppose the ACA repeal and take a bipartisan approach to reform

... and provider groups representing millions of Americans issued the following statement today on the Senate’s proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA): “Any attempt to repeal the ACA without replacing it with equal or better coverage will leave our health care system in shambles. If the existing law is abolished, 32 million Americans could lose their insurance coverage in the next decade. This ... is completely unacceptable for the patients we represent. Many of these Americans are low-income or struggle every day with pre-existing health conditions, and have come to rely on the coverage the law has provided. The ACA is not perfect, however, and we agree that long-term ...

ACS CAN Volunteers Hittin' the Streets

What a month it's been for ACS CAN volunteers, who have taken action on health care reform all over the country! Volunteers have been conducting postering campaigns, leading phone bank efforts, and hosting house parties with ... state Capitol.ξ Read about it here. In New York, ACS CAN volunteers invited Rep. Arcuri - a member of the moderate Blue Dog coalition - to a health care forum at a local hospital. Read the story. Tell us what you've been doing during the congressional recess to help keep health care ...

Congress: Pass PCHETA And Help Improve The Quality Of Life For Cancer Patients

PCHETA would increase federal research funding for palliative care, including pain and symptom management, and would establish palliative care education and training programs for doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. This important legislation would also increase education among patients and providers about the availability and benefits of ...

New Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Medicaid Cuts and Premium Increases for Older, Sicker Americans

Washington, D.C.—A new nationwide survey finds eight in 10 (81 percent) Americans would oppose a health care bill if it includes deep cuts to Medicaid and 71 percent oppose moving the program to a lump sum or per-capita payment structure when they ... 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 billion in federal Medicaid funding and, according to the Congressional Budget Office, result ...

New Survey Finds Affordability Leading Policy Priority for Cancer Patients and Survivors

... the urgency to address this issue in the U.S. In this most recent Survivor Views survey, 52% of respondents named protecting no-cost preventive care as one of their top three policy priorities, compared to 37% in 2020, while the importance of addressing medical debt increased from 33% in ... cancer treatment or with a recent cancer diagnosis elect free coverage of cancer preventive services and reduced medical debt as the leading health care issues facing them today. We need to prioritize policies that make health care affordable for everyone and make medical debt less prevalent to ensure everyone has a fighting chance against cancer.”  Today’s ...

Well, we asked for it

... finally get our voices heard to regulate tobacco and raise awareness of all cancer preventions. I KNOW we can win this!!! Fight for preventative health care so others can never become cancer patients. Please support heath care reform i am for health reform Thanks for carrying this important message to Congress! Most people do not understand the extent to which cancer care can seriously ...

Cancer patients likely to be harmed by new short-term plans rule

The federal government ruled today that health insurance companies will be allowed to expand the use of “short-term” insurance plans that can deny coverage to cancer patients and ... is a huge step in a wrong and dangerous direction. The “short-term” plans can deny or charge people more for their coverage based on their health status.   They also do not have to cover essential health services, like prescription drugs or hospitalization, that cancer patients and ... “may be forced to forgo treatment entirely because of costs.” Over the next 90 days, ACS CAN will be: Launching a campaign to make health care a top issue in this year’s elections Developing a state-by-state strategy to leverage state laws to improve access to health care Advocating ...

So Called “Skinny” Repeal Could Have Significant Consequence for Cancer Patients and Survivors

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Senate is reported to be considering a “skinny” health care repeal bill that according to earlier Congressional Budget Office estimates of similar repeal could cause 15 million Americans to lose their ... who must have comprehensive coverage in order to access prevention and medical treatment.   “Critical patient protections in the current health care law that ended discrimination against people with pre-existing conditions, eliminated annual and lifetime benefit limits, and ...

Administration Rejects Idaho Bulletin That Would Have Eroded Patient Protections

... that don’t meet required consumer protections and discriminate against those with pre-existing conditions would be in violation of the federal health care law. The decision comes less than a month after ACS CAN and more than a dozen other patient groups raised concerns about the legality of the ... follows: “We applaud the administration for the decision to protect patients by ensuring they continue to have access to protections in the health care law. “American Cancer Society research shows that those who have health insurance are diagnosed with cancer at earlier stages when ...

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