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House Stimulus Package Would Expand Access to Health Coverage, Increase Medicaid Funding and Eliminate Medicare Patients’ COVID Costs
Washington, D.C.—T he U.S. House of Representatives will vote tonight on a package of legislative proposals aimed at addressing numerous pandemic-related health, research ... support cash-strapped states meet their residents’ growing need for health coverage. It also ensures Medicare enrollees will not face any cost sharing for COVID-19 related health expenses and provides funding for the National Institutes of Health to restart essential medical ... with more than 12 million workers. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), follows: “Urgent action is needed to help millions of Americans, including many who have a history of cancer, obtain and ...
ACS CAN Letter: Drug Pricing Policy Should Prioritize Patient Affordability
Washington, D.C.—July 16, 2018—Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding proposals to reduce prescription drug costs outlined in the ... for Information (RFI) regarding its Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (blueprint). A number of the proposals explore cost-cutting measures in the Medicare program. These proposals include altering rules around Medicare Part D’s “six protected classes,” ...
Patient Groups Applaud Fifth Circuit Decision Protecting Access to No-Cost Preventive Services in Braidwood Management v. Becerra
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit partially reversed a district court decision that had invalidated key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case of Braidwood v. Becerra , finding cost-free preventive services could remain in place for the vast majority of individuals protected by the provisions . Under the Fifth Circuit's ... preventive services as their top policy priority, according to a February survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), compared to a similar survey in 2020 showing 37% of respondents prioritized the same issue. Following a series of joint amicus brief filings ...
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. ... of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions requiring private insurers provide coverage of certain evidence-based preventive services without cost-sharing. The amicus brief provides extensive scientific data to the appeals court demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are ... particularly in reducing costs to the individual and the U.S. healthcare system as a whole. “Research has proven that any cost-sharing can be a deterrent to accessing proven prevention and early detection and recent survey data has shown that even motivated cancer survivors would ...
ACS CAN Quoted in today's New York Times
The Senate voted yesterday in favor of an amendment to its version of the health care reform legislation that would guarentee access to no-cost cancer screenings to women. Click here to read today's New York Times aricle on preventive care for women that mentions the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and quotes Dan Smith, President of ACS CAN. ACS CAN Quoted in today's New York Times ...
"If it is good enough for a Member of Congress..."
It has long been suggested that the American public should have access to the same health coverage as Members of Congress. So, ACS CAN decided to look at what Members get and see just how good it would be for someone who gets cancer, has a heart attack, or has diabetes. The ... the coverage is certainly not Cadillac coverage. ACS CAN commissioned Karen Pollitz at Georgetown University to conduct a study of the adequacy of coverage under the Blue Cross Blue Shield Standard plan offered to federal employees, including Members of Congress and their ...
Survey: Majority of Cancer Patients Struggle to Afford Cancer Care
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The majority of cancer patients in the United States say they struggle to afford the costs of their cancer care. According to the latest Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), 61% of cancer patients and survivors find it somewhat or very difficult to afford their care. The financial strain is felt across all ... on Medicare. The strain is especially challenging for people with family incomes under $70,000 per year. More than half of this group says that cost is among the most important factors determining their care and roughly 1 in 8 of those with family incomes less than $35,000 a year say cost ...
TPP Tobacco Provision Big Win For ACS CAN & Global Health
... has been carved out in a trade agreement as many countries now see the heavy health and economic costs associated with tobacco use. Several of the Pacific Rim countries, including the United States, are actively fighting the extremely litigious tobacco industry in legal battles as the countries try to implement policies aimed at reducing death and disease from tobacco use. These lawsuits have cost countries millions of dollars in legal fees and in some cases have prevented them from trying to enact lifesaving public health measures. ... from tobacco use is a huge global economic burden, costing one trillion dollars globally and more than $300 billion in the U.S. every year. ACS CAN has been actively working for several years to lay the groundwork for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and all future trade deals to include ...
Federal Judge Rules Against Expansion of Inadequate Association Health Plans
Washington, D.C.—A federal judge has blocked a rule change that would have expanded the availability of Association Health Plans (AHP). These plans often leave beneficiaries underinsured because they are exempt from covering the essential health benefits required under the health care law, including prescription drug coverage, and can also cap coverage based on the number of hospital days or cost of services and cover less than 60 percent of a patient’s medical costs. Although this makes the plans less expensive and more attractive to ...
600 Advocates Meet with Lawmakers at Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day
... 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with their lawmakers, urging Congress to support lifesaving policies ... asked their representatives to co-sponsor bipartisan legislation that would make palliative care more available to patients who need it. Remove cost barriers to colorectal cancer screenings . While the Affordable Care Act waives co-pays for screenings for colorectal cancer, Medicare ...