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... Legislative Priorities Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of New York State residents ... impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2023, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Massachusetts State Legislature on legislative efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance ... cessation benefit that covers individual, group, and telephone counseling and all FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications without cost-sharing or other barriers to accessing care.  Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Reduce Incidence and Death from Pancreatic Cancer: ACS ...

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead ... the bill.   In a letter to Senate leaders and communications to the news media, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) strongly opposed the filibuster and urged senators to approve the bill, which includes several strong provisions that would significantly ... to emphasize prevention;       Guaranteeing quality, affordable coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions;       Reducing the cost burden on families;       Covering routine health costs for those who enroll in clinical trials; and       Emphasizing patients’ ...

The Problem The process of finding out if a healthcare plan will cover a specific type of medication is a daunting one.  The process of finding out how much the monthly out-of-pocket cost would be to the patient when choosing a new healthcare plan can be an impossible one. For a cancer patient, buying a health plan that covers the drugs they need at a cost they can afford has a direct impact ...

... requires that health plans regulated by the Commonwealth cover medically necessary screening and diagnostic breast imaging with no out- of-pocket costs. Without this legislation, individuals may be faced with hundreds to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs for a follow up screening.  The following statement can be attributed to Marc Hymovitz, Massachusetts director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): ... this year, ACS CAN commends our legislators for prioritizing equitable access to follow up breast cancer screenings. “The implementation of no-cost preventive services under federal law paved the way for more people to get regular, age-appropriate cancer screenings. However, cost barriers ...