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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 ...

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Hutchinson to Rethink Support of Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill; Warns of Negative Impacts on Cancer Patients and Survivors in Arkansas

September 20, 2017     The Honorable Asa Hutchinson Office of the Governor State Capitol Room 250 Little Rock, AR 72201     Dear Governor Hutchinson,   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 ...

Governor Signs Bill to Reduce Barriers for Patients Facing Life-Threatening Illnesses

... by drug companies or other third parties. But insurers don’t always count those assistance programs toward a patient’s deductible or out-of-pocket maximum, leaving patients with unaffordable costs once their assistance program is exhausted. The new law will require such payments to be counted toward the patient’s deductible. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Arkansas Government Relations Director Matt Glanville said: “We thank Governor Hutchinson and our lawmakers for passing and enacting this crucial measure. “A cancer diagnosis doesn’t just come with emotional turmoil. It also leaves patients with a long list of concerns, including whether they’ll be able to afford the treatment ahead. “Out-of-pocket health-care costs are on the rise, with some ...

Governor Hutchinson Applauded for Signing Crucial Public Health Measure Into Law

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Governor Asa Hutchinson has signed a bill (Senate Bill 309 now ACT 779) into law that ensures insurance coverage of colorectal screenings for men and women across Arkansas starting at the age of 45 and removes cost-sharing for a follow-up colonoscopy following a positive stool-based screening test. The new law would align with the United States Preventive ... screening guidelines for colorectal cancer. The effective date for the law is January 1, 2022. American Cancer Society Cancer Action (ACS CAN) Arkansas Board President Dr. Jamie Byrne-McCollum  released the following statement: “We applaud Governor Hutchinson for signing this bill ...

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