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Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs
... curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns to select governors invited to attend a Medicaid meeting led by the Senate Finance ... current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely implement restrictions to make up ...
Arizona Cancer Advocates Mourn Passing of Rep. Raúl Grijalva
Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) join Arizonans in mourning the loss of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday after complications from battling lung cancer. During his more ... fight against cancer. During the 118th Congress, he co-sponsored HR 1826, the PSA Screening for HIM Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at removing cost barriers to prostate cancer screening. Grijalva also supported HR 247, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection ...
Cancer Advocates Urge Arizona Lawmakers to Support Continuation of State Medicaid Program
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Arizona Capitol to urge lawmakers to support the reauthorization of the Arizona Health Cancer Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid program. Currently, more than 2 million Arizonans benefit from the health care coverage and ...
New Poll: Majority of Arizona Voters say Access to Affordable, Comprehensive Health Coverage is a Factor this Election
PHOENIX – August 27, 2024 – A recent poll by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 or 82% of voters in Arizona view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. The poll findings showed a majority of voters feel the health care system is not meeting the needs of most of the state’s residents. Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Hart ...
Governor Ducey Signs Legislation to Increase Access to Innovative Testing that Can Match Patients with Most Effective Treatments
... it. The new law will enable more Arizonans to benefit from biomarker testing, a critical step in accessing precision medicine treatments that can lead to fewer side effects, improved survival, better quality of life and potentially lower costs for cancer patients. Dubbed ‘the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time,’ precision ... critical step to ensure more patients can benefit from the latest advances in treatment. Governor Ducey’s action today will help dismantle cost barriers and bring the promise of precision medicine to all Arizonans regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, income ...
Arizona House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Increase Access to Innovative Testing and Lifesaving Treatments
Phoenix, Ariz. – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would ensure biomarker testing is covered by more insurance plans, including Medicaid, when patients ... The following is a statement from Brian Hummell, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Arizona: “Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and save lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s individual condition. This legislation will help dismantle cost barriers and bring the promise of precision medicine to cancer patients and survivors no matter their income, race or where they live. “ACS ...
ACS CAN Urges Gov. Ducey to Support Bipartisan Efforts to Stabilize Health Care Markets
The Honorable Doug Ducey State of Arizona 1700 W Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007 Dear Governor Ducey, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... in Medicaid support to your state over the next decade and beyond. In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...
Arizona Cancer Patients, Survivors and Advocates Tell Congress the Time to Make Health Care More Affordable is Past Due
Photos of the event here . Phoenix , Ariz. – Last night, cancer advocates in Phoenix kicked off National Cancer Survivor Month with an important message to Congress: affordable cancer care is PAST DUE. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers gathered on Thursday for an evening of celebration and advocacy, urging lawmakers to pass current proposals to make permanent increased subsidies for to purchase private health ...
Arizonans Traveling to D.C. to Help Honor McCain, Press Lawmakers to Prioritize Cancer
... patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will gather in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates will urge Congress to take steps to make ... (PCHETA) , which will greatly improve the quality of life for cancer patients. Support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. Cost sharing has been mostly eliminated in the private insurance market, but some Medicare patients can still get hit with a bill if a polyp is found and removed during a colonoscopy, which changes the classification from a “screening” to a ...
Arizona Bill Raising Smoking-Vaping Age To 21 Back For Debate
... have on Arizona residents. Citing research from the American Cancer Society, she said typically, "People who use tobacco started before the age of 21. So, if we can get that age of sale up there, we can really prevent a lot of people from ever starting such a deadly habit." A 2015 report by the Arizona Department of Health ...
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