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... Many New Yorkers face hardship when faced with medical bills, including prescription drug costs. For example: A nationwide ACS CAN survey in February 2022 found that half of all cancer patients and survivors report incurring cancer-related medical debt, over 70% are worried about affording care, and women and Black ... already stopped this discriminatory practice by passing legislation that requires copay assistance to count toward patients’ out-of-pocket cost requirements — Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia, ...

Dr. Mullin has been a physician in the Hudson Valley of New York for over 30 years. She loves her job and went into medicine to help people live healthier lives. But too often, Dr. Mullin is prevented from helping her patients achieve health and well-being because of the cost of the drugs her patients need.    “Some of these necessary medicines are $300 a month,” she said. “I have patients who can’t afford that. They are forced to skip days or they can’t take it altogether, and then they get sicker because they aren’t able to manage ...

Welcome! To improve cancer outcomes for patients and reduce health care costs overall, ACS CAN has launched a campaign to expand access to patient navigation services in New York State.  Patient navigators have been shown to help ... navigation? Patient navigation can help eliminate health disparities and reduce costs across the cancer care continuum by addressing the needs of people who have been historically marginalized and excluded as well as those living in under resourced communities.   Navigating the health ... Navigation Coverage Yet to date, patient navigation services are still absent or limited in many cancer programs and hospital settings due to cost concerns and lack of clinical reimbursement. Throughout the U.S., a patchwork of coverage exists depending  on the where patients live and ...

... with critical protections that benefit cancer patients and survivors, as well as anyone who might one day be faced with a cancer diagnosis. ACS CAN is working to ensure any congressional action preserves these and other lifesaving provisions. Access to Health Insurance Coverage Enable young ... Provide patients with access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance coverage options Eliminate disparities in prevention and treatment of cancer among our nation’s most vulnerable by ensuring comprehensive, affordable coverage is available in every state either through Medicaid or cost-sharing assistance. Affordable Cancer Prevention, Detection and Treatment Provide patients no- or low-cost coverage for lifesaving cancer ...