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This Week in Healthcare Reform!
Week Ending May 16th This week was one of the most important in the health care reform debate, with the president using his bully pulpit several times to promote the issue. On Monday, ... representing health insurers, drug companies, hospitals, doctors, medical device makers, and unions. The participants pledged to find cost savings of up to $2 trillion over the next 10 years. The president has asked for more concrete details by June 1. Cost savings was on the ... and cost effective. Raising revenue to pay for reform was also discussed, with new taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and soft drinks mentioned. ACS CAN supports raising the federal tobacco tax and is already talking to members of Congress about the lifesaving impact and long term cost savings ...
7-20-12 Affordable Care Act Update
... bill defunds most Affordable Care Act (ACA) programs, including state grants that will assist states with establishing marketplaces where people can shop and compare options for quality coverage, and funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The House of Representatives made similar cuts in the L/HHS bill last year to ACA programs. However, the Senate retained funding for ACA in their bill, and ... women by expanding and improving health coverage, including access to preventive services such as breast and cervical cancer screenings without cost-sharing. The Commonwealth Fund expects improved coverage will reduce the percentage of uninsured women from 20 percent to 8 percent. As ...
U.S. Senate Passes Health Care Reform Legislation
... to affordable, quality care and significantly improve the health care system for cancer patients and their families. As the leading voice of patients in the debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) worked with lawmakers from both parties to ensure the bill meets the needs of people with cancer by: • Elevating the ... 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 • ...
1-08-10 This Week in Health Care Reform
As you know (and as many of you no doubt watched on C-SPAN despite the early hour), cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones came one step closer to a remedy for our ... by refocusing the system to emphasize prevention; guaranteeing quality, affordable coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions; reducing the cost burden on families; eliminating lifetime coverage limits; covering routine health costs for those who enroll in clinical trials; and emphasizing patients’ quality of life. Earlier in December, ACS CAN raised concerns about the negative impact of annual benefit limits on many cancer patients, and those concerns were heard by the Senate and the ...
ACS Advocates Lobby for Health Care Reform
Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Pass Health Care Now, Not Later More than 400 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every Congressional district united on Tuesday to lobby their members of Congress in support of comprehensive health care reform. ACS CAN hosted its annual leadership summit and lobby day this week in Washington, D.C. to urge lawmakers to focus on patients, not politics, by ...
ACS Urges Senators to Approve Health Care Bill
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’ ...
9-29-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced grants to fight chronic diseases, the leading cause of death in America, to states and communities ... activity. Grantees will receive a total of over $103 million to transform where their residents live, work, play, and go to school so that they can lead healthier, more productive lives. House Appropriations Committee Releases Draft FY12 Health Spending Bill Also of note today, the ... adults up to age 26 to stay on their parents' insurance policies and those requiring some insurance plans to cover preventive services at no cost to patients -- accounted for approximate 1 to 2 percent of this increase. Drew Altman , president and CEO of KFF, attributed the increase to ...
U.S. House Passes Health Care Reform Legislation!
In two historic votes, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed health care reform legislation that includes several provisions that meaningfully improve the health care system for cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Although the bill is not perfect, it meets the reform priorities of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) specifically to: 1. Increase the emphasis on disease prevention , such as by reducing or eliminating out-of-pocket costs for ...
9-23-10 Affordable Care Act Update
... thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. Please note: Due to the ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day taking place next week, there will be no Affordable Care Act Update next week (Thursday, September 30). Key ... insurance companies from placing lifetime dollar limits on coverage , so people with cancer are not forced to pay the often high costs of their care out-of-pocket. Tightly restricting annual coverage limits , which will be phased out completely by 2014. Guaranteeing coverage in new plans of ...
9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Litigation The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia’s ... assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) 9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...