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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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Survivor Views: ACS CAN Launches Cancer Survivor Survey to Inform Future Advocacy

... panel of cancer survivors who will share through a series of surveys their opinions and experiences related to their cancer diagnosis and care. Titled Survivor Views , the project aims to enhance ACS CAN’s ability to provide representative cancer survivor perspectives as it relates ... a twelve-month period. The individual surveys will focus on a range of topics important to the cancer survivor community, including access to care; patient data and privacy; cancer survivorship; and cancer pain and the availability of palliative care services. The project aims to include ... an evidence-based way by giving cancer survivors an opportunity to weigh in on the issues that directly affect their lives. At a time when our health care system is facing incredible pressures to change, there has never been a greater need to understand the views and experiences of those ...

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 ...

Proposed NIH Budget Cuts Could Devastate Medical Innovation and Cripple Critical Cancer Research and Prevention Efforts

Washington, D.C., —Today the president introduced his proposed 2018 budget, which includes deep cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Medicaid. If approved by Congress, the cuts ... cuts combined with the more than $600 billion reduction for Medicaid funding, could leave millions of Americans without access  to meaningful health care and prevention services. “To date, the federal government has played a critical role in our ability to reduce the cancer burden. Such ...

Breast Density Legislation Would Standardize Patient Education, Empower Informed Decision Making

... (D-Conn.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Penn.) and Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Dean Heller (R-Nev.), would direct the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop evidence-based language on dense breast tissue that would be provided in writing to women following a ... they need after a mammogram. If they have dense breasts they can then begin to work with their doctors to make informed decisions about their health,” said Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). More research is needed on how breast ... Reporting Act will help ensure that women who are found to have dense breasts are encouraged to have a follow-up discussion with their health care provider about next steps based on their individual risk factors.   ###   0 Breast Density Legislation Would Standardize Patient Education, ...

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