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... devastating impact patients could face under the rule if bare-bones plans that do not comply with patient protections required by the Affordable Care Act are permitted to be sold on the individual insurance market for up to 36 months. These short-term plans can deny or charge people more for coverage based on their health status, and are exempt from covering essential health services. The plans can also charge older people more than three times what they charge a younger person for the same coverage. Patient ...

Strong protections for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones take affect today, six months after the signing of the Affordable Care Act into law. These critical provisions are helping to transform our current Š—…sick care' system into one that focuses on people getting and staying well. Here are the changes you will see: No lifetime dollar caps on coverage ... and individuals will see no out-of-pocket costs for proven preventive services such as screenings for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer Health plans can no longer drop patients from coverage when they get sick Dependent children can remain on their parent's insurance policy until ...

... released a proposed FY 2023 funding deal that includes an increase of $2.5 billion for biomedical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), $408 million more for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and provides a funding boost to cancer prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office on Smoking and Health. The deal also includes a 5-year extension of additional federal funding for Medicaid in Puerto Rico and a permanent extension of additional ... early detection tests once the Food and Drug Administration approves their use and clinical benefit is shown or improve access to palliative care.   A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: Cancer Research “Cancer ...

... a letter to Senate Finance Committee Leadership opposing a provision in the tax bill that would eliminate the mandate that Americans purchase health insurance coverage. Repealing the mandate would significantly weaken the individual insurance market and lead to higher premiums with fewer ... at risk for the disease need access to quality insurance coverage at an affordable cost. Willfully undermining a key component of our current health care system without a broader plan in place could be devastating to patients.  “On behalf of all Americans affected by cancer, we urge lawmakers ...