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Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... against cancer a national priority. Their priorities this year include an increase in federal research funding at the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, increased funding for cancer prevention programs through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making the additional subsidies to purchase health coverage on the ACA health insurance exchanges permanent, and streamlining the approval process for new breakthrough cancer detection tools ... qualify. Many people put off their cancer screenings during the pandemic either from fear of catching the virus, difficulty accessing medical care or from pandemic-related changes to insurance coverage. As such, the backlog of people who need these tests will place a new burden on this ...

Members of Congress voice support for Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests

On September 19 th , members of Congress held a hearing to discuss increasing seniors’ access to innovative medical care. Dozens of ACS CAN volunteers joined the hearing as a show of support for the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Act. The hearing, hosted by the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, discussed several bills currently up for consideration, including the MCED Act, which would create a pathway for Medicare to ...

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 market rules, mandated ... a policy perspective. Karen Pollitz, a professor at Georgetown University, released an innovative study that looks at the benefits in actual health plans sold in Massachusetts and how they would affect people who have breast cancer, stroke, or serious diabetes. Pollitz developed a model ...

Significant HHS Workforce Reduction and Restructuring Threaten the Nation’s Fight Against Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will be cutting more than 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring that will impact operations at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), among other critical agencies. These ... Services (HHS) announced today will touch all points of the cancer continuum, from prevention to research, to treatment access and survivorship care, and could disrupt our nation’s ability to develop early detection tests and treatments for the more than 200 diseases we know as cancer. ...

Statement on the Death of Supreme Court Justice and Equal Rights Champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg

... with various forms of cancer including colon, lung and the recurrent pancreatic cancer that eventually claimed her life. However, her personal health history and active survivorship made her an inspiration for many patients and survivors and helped inform her deep commitment to public health policy. “Justice Ginsburg was one of six justices to uphold the Affordable Care Act, which has given cancer patients and survivors critical access to comprehensive health coverage, including cancer prevention, screening ...

New Reports Show Frequent Use of Utilization Management Tools Imposed on Cancer Patients and Survivors  

... Advantage plans with drug coverage. The analysis for the reports was conducted for ACS CAN by the consulting firm Avalere, part of Avalere Health.  Recent changes in the Medicare program could place pressure on private plans in Medicare to implement strategies aimed at controlling ... at a drug that may not be an effective option for them. Overall, the report highlights the importance of plans balancing increasing costs of care with maintaining appropriate and efficient access to medications.   Given an individual’s cancer risk increases with age, Medicare plays a ... individuals living in the U.S. are projected to be diagnosed with cancer, half of whom rely on the Medicare program as their primary source of health care coverage.     0  Two New White Papers Examine the Use of Step Therapy and Prior Authorization Requirements in the Medicare Program ...

Statement on U.S. Rep. John Lewis Cancer Diagnosis

... than 50,000 Georgians, will be diagnosed with cancer. Rep. Lewis’ cancer diagnosis reinvigorates our efforts to advocate for proven public health policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection and expand access to quality, affordable health care.” “On behalf of Rep. Lewis and all those who will be diagnosed this year, we will continue to work with our lawmakers at the federal and ...

WATCH: "Survivor" Winner Shares the Scariest Part of His Cancer

... by the insurmountable cost of cancer. Even the fully insured can face a catastrophic financial burden. ACS CAN is advocating for comprehensive health reform from a cancer perspective. If we can fix the system to improve the lives of those with cancer and other chronic diseases, we can fix it for virtually everyone. Check back on this blog soon for more health care reform updates. WATCH: "Survivor" Winner Shares the Scariest Part of His Cancer ...

ACS CAN Expert and Volunteer Testify on Š—…Mini-MedŠ—È Plans on Capitol Hill

... plans, otherwise known as Š—“mini-medŠ— plans, for cancer patients. As part of an expert panel, Finan testified that while the Affordable Care Act has made major strides in educating and empowering the consumer, there are still plans available on the market that leave people fighting ... vulnerable and unaware that the insurance product they purchased is woefully inadequate. Melville, who called the American Cancer SocietyŠ—Ès Health Insurance Assistance Service (HIAS) at the National Cancer Information Center (NCIC) in Austin, Texas for help when he discovered his ... diagnosis, also testified. His testimony focused on the financial burden and barriers to access he has faced as a result of his bare bones health plan. The hearing was televised live on C-SPAN. An archived video of the hearing can be found on their website. View the press release for ...

Nation’s Leading Patient Groups Applaud 5th Circuit Ruling that Stays Remedy in Braidwood Management v. Becerra

... Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended preventive services without cost sharing as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).  In November, patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions  submitted an amicus brief  urging the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas to preserve the requirement. The ... and is cost-effective and the negative impact compromising the federal law’s guarantee of no cost prevention and screenings would have on health outcomes. In late April, the groups weighed in again , asking the 5th Circuit to stay a ruling by the lower court that would have kept the ...

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