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Michelle's Law: A Mother's Journey for Reform

... DC, for ACS CAN Lobby Day. It was something else to see the massive sea of ASC CAN blue shirts all around Capitol Hill. My meetings with health care staffers were positive and relayed the message that we need health care reform now not later. I was proud to be one of the NH representatives as a voice on behalf of cancer survivors, caregivers and those ...

Medicaid is in danger. Act now.

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week - possibly later today - on a bill that would decimate health care for millions of people, including cancer patients. Urge your House Representative to vote NO on this bill today. 0 Medicaid is in danger. Act ...

Senate Rejects Resolution to Halt Short-Term Insurance Changes and Preserve Patient Protections

... rejected a resolution under the Congressional Review Act that would have prevented the extension and expansion of short-term limited duration health insurance plans (STLD) as allowed under a new rule from the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor and Treasury. The rule allows insurers to issue – for up to 36 months – so-called short-term health ... president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “Today the Senate missed an opportunity to protect health care coverage for cancer patients, survivors and all those with serious medical conditions. “The final short-term health plan rule could divide ...

Congresswoman Rodgers attends Spokane quality of life forum

... Family consultations. However, they weren't referring to a hospital support group. They were talking about a medical specialty called palliative care that treats patients beyond just diagnosing symptoms and prescribing treatments. Sacred Heart's 15-member palliative care team is a group of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals working together with the patient, their family and caregiver to provide a full range of services to improve the ...

Patty got the word out. Did you?

Patty Avery is ACS CAN's lead volunteer in Indiana and she's making sure her community understands how health care reform will help people fighting cancer. Patty wrote an op-ed piece that was printed in the Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana.ξ She ... saving their life or their life savings.ξ The status quo is not an option for cancer patients and survivors who are struggling to afford the care they need." Read the complete editorial and let us know what you think by adding a comment of your own to this blog entry. Patty got the word ...

FY 18 Budget Prioritizes Medical Research and Cancer Prevention

... Representatives today passed an FY 18 federal budget, which includes; a $3 billion increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)—the largest such funding increase in 15 years; a $275 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI); a $10 million ... the Oncology Center of Excellence at the Food and Drug Administration(FDA). The budget also increases funding for the CDC Office of Smoking and Health (OSH) and preserves the FDA’s full regulatory authority over tobacco products. Funding to stabilize the individual insurance markets and ... cancer prevention, detection and treatment are all prioritized in the FY 18 budget, patients’ ability to access quality, affordable health care on the individual insurance market was not addressed. Rising health care costs and changes to rules governing how health plans operate pose ...

Senate Committee Advances FY24 Appropriations Bill That Increases Cancer Research Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 27, 2023 –The Senate Appropriations Committee on Labor Health and Human Services advanced legislation today that increases spending levels for federal cancer research funding, continuing our nation’s bipartisan investment in the space.   The Senate spending bill allocates $47.8 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that includes $12.5 million for a new palliative care research program, a critical aspect of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act (PCHETA). The bill also includes $7.38 billion for the ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Second Circuit to Uphold the No Surprises Act, Consider ACS Research on Financial Impacts on People with Cancer

... Action Network (ACS CAN) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) filed an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief in the case of Haller v. Health and Human Services (HHS) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in support of patient protection provisions of the No Surprises ... chances of mortality.  The below statement is on behalf of Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN:  “We continue to advocate for changes to the health care system that make cancer treatment more affordable for patients and their families, including protecting patients from receiving surprise bills ...

Surviving The System: The First Few Hours

... ready for some very special visitors who are coming to our nation's capital to tell their stories on their struggles in dealing with our current health care system. Volunteers flew in from across the country and ACS CAN staffers greeted them at the airport and brought them into the city to prep ... Some volunteers have been up since 4am. Some volunteers have flown across the country. All of them are united in their call to action: We need health care reform NOW, not later. I had the honor of meeting and escorting Taylor W, one of our star volunteers. Taylor just turned 11 years old ...

American Cancer Society & American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Statement Regarding Sen. Amy Klobuchar Breast Cancer Diagnosis

... Society study  in the journal,  CANCER , finds breast cancer screening rates declined among women aged 50 to 74 years within 32 community health centers that serve lower-income populations during the pandemic. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), ... underfunded and is expected to see a significant increase in demand for its services in light of pandemic-related coverage loss and ongoing health care delays. The program has successfully provided lifesaving screenings to low income and underserved populations for 30 years. The American ...

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