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... to address the opioid epidemic. Overview of the SUPPORT Act [i] Expands opioid treatment and recovery by providing incentives for enhanced care, coordination and innovation; and establishes comprehensive opioid recovery centers. Encourages the use of non-addictive opioid alternatives ... (FDA) to address the challenges and barriers of developing non-addictive medical products used to treat pain; (3) requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit a report to Congress on access and effectiveness of abuse-deterrent opioid formulations; and (4) ... Agency (DEA) to consider when setting annual opioid quotas (i.e. limits on supply), including diversion, abuse, overdose deaths and public health impacts; and requires DEA to explain the public health benefits if the agency approves an increase in any annual opioid quota. ACS CAN ...

... from patients to identify and evaluate cancer biomarkers. Testing patients for specific biomarkers is integral to precision medicine in cancer care, but despite evidence pointing to the clinical benefits associated with biomarker testing, routine clinical use does not always follow, and ... insurance would not cover it or their out-of-pocket costs would be too high. A new report by ACS CAN and LUNGevity Foundation found while health insurance coverage for biomarker testing has improved since the organizations’ last report in 2018, coverage is still failing to keep up ... a combination of factors, as highlighted in the ACS CAN report  Improving Access to Biomarker Testing - Advancing Precision Medicine in Cancer Care  which explores the current landscape of cancer biomarker testing, sheds light on the nature of challenges limiting adoption of appropriate ...

Medicaid is a joint federal–state program that provides comprehensive health coverage for certain individuals, including those with limited incomes and disabilities. The vast majority of those with Medicaid who can ... by cancer could be locked out of coverage In 2023, over 16% of working-age Americans with a history of cancer relied on Medicaid for their health care. [iv]  Many of these individuals impacted by cancer are physically unable to hold a job or engage in a job search – and while some may be ...

... 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 ...