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State Tobacco Tax Increases: Explanations and Sources for Projections of New Revenues & Benefits

... developed jointly by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (TFK), the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), and Economics for Health [1] (housed at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) projects the increase in state revenues, public health benefits, and health care cost savings resulting from increases in state cigarette tax rates.  The projections are updated annually.  Calculations are based on ...

Community Letter Urging Congress to Enact Diagnostic Oversight Reform

Leading health care companies and organizations representing patients, providers, laboratories and diagnostic manufacturers called on Senate and House leaders to ... innovative diagnostics and clinical laboratory tests to market. In a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) and House Energy and Commerce Committee, more than 80 organizations urged Congress to prioritize ...

Survivor Views: Majority Less Likely to Get Recommended Screenings if Coverage is Lost

... government. Fielded April 2-20, 2023, our latest survey explores cancer patients’ and survivors’ experiences related to receiving preventive health care, the adequacy of coverage networks, and the need for patient navigators. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,311 patients and survivors ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as ...

Smoking-Related Cancer Deaths by State, 2020

Cigarette smoking is responsible for 480,000 premature deaths [i] and more than $240 billion in U.S. health care spending annually and nearly $185 billion in lost productivity [ii] , [iii] These numbers do not take into account cancer deaths caused by ... proportion of smoking related cancer deaths – 37.8 percent or or 1,339 adults – caused by cigarette smoking.   [i] U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta: U.S. Department of ...

Maintaining Access to Pain Management for Cancer Patients & Survivors

... chronic pain, it remains a highly stigmatized issue. But given proper attention most pain can be treated and relieved. Integrative pain care that includes non-drug therapies along with medications is effective in keeping patient pain under control. While not the only tool, opioid ... of cancer patients and survivors in such efforts. Balanced Public Policy Response ACS CAN supports balanced policies that address the public health concerns relevant to the opioid epidemic and that do not impede access to pain medications for patients and survivors who need them, such ... new evidence-based pain treatments, pharmacological and non-pharmacological Increasing provider education on pain management and palliative care Ensuring that public and private insurance programs cover the range of evidence-based pain treatments in a way that is accessible and ...

Quick Summary: Final Version of 2025 Budget Reconciliation Legislation

... passed the final version of its 2025 budget reconciliation legislation . The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network strongly opposed the health changes included in the bill, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates would reduce the number of people with health insurance by 10 million people by 2034 through major cuts to Medicaid and changes to Marketplace and other coverage.   This law includes ... cost-sharing to Medicaid enrollees living just barely over the poverty line – which will force working families to choose between health care and other bills. This will include required cost-sharing for most cancer-related care. To be implemented by October 1, 2028. Requiring all ...

Survivor Views: Surprise Billing and Prescription Cost and Coverage Survey Findings Summary

... patients and survivors. In October 2019, Survivor Views conducted a cohort survey focused on their experiences accessing and paying for cancer care, including the cost of prescription drugs and their experiences receiving surprise bills. One thousand three hundred and ninety-two cohort ... confidence level. The research provides important insights into the experiences of cancer patients and survivors in accessing and affording health care and medication to treat their cancer or prevent it from returning.  Key Findings:  Key findings from the survey include: Nearly ... to try a less expensive drug first (also known as step therapy). Seventy-nine percent of respondents who reported a barrier experienced negative health or lifestyle consequences, including additional time spent resolving the issue, additional expense to obtain the drug, or difficulty ...

Black Men and Prostate Cancer

... evidence suggests that Black men have equivalent or higher prostate cancer-specific survival rates when they are treated within an equal-access health care system such as the Veterans Health Administration. The good news is deaths from prostate cancer have been declining, in part due to improvements in treatment, management of ...

Survivor Views on Artificial Intelligence and FDA Medical Product Reviews

... of cancer patients and survivors agree that the industries making FDA-regulated products should provide some of the cost of FDA’s public health oversight Cancer patients and survivors mirror the American public in their hesitancy to embrace AI, with 51% reporting they are more ... excited about the technology compared to only 5% who are more excited than concerned. Respondents have mixed expectations of the impact of AI on health care, with a plurality (39%) predicting the impact over the next 20 years to be equally positive and negative. Cancer patients and survivors offer ...

The Medicare Appeals Process: Reforms Needed to Ensure Beneficiary Access

... for a needed service or treatment, cancer patients face having to pay the full cost out of pocket or making the difficult decision to forego care that could save their lives.  To better understand how the Medicare program’s appeals process works for beneficiaries who have a history of ... or Part D plans) to override utilization management tools. Evidence suggests that plans’ initial denials are often overturned : In 2019, the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General released a report on the Part D appeals process and found that enrollees and ... should be covered by Medicare or choose to forgo care altogether instead of appealing, which could have negative implications for their overall health and wellbeing.    The Medicare Appeals Process: Reforms Needed to Ensure Beneficiary Access ...

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