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Bipartisan Legislation Aimed at Removing Cost Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Introduced in the Senate

... (D-NJ) and John Boozman (R-AR), the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men  (PSA Screening for HIM) Act would waive cost-sharing requirements for men with the highest risk of prostate cancer, focusing on Black men and those with a family history of the disease. The Senate introduction of the PSA Screening for HIM Act ... face diagnosis and mortality. This bipartisan legislation would make prostate cancer screenings are more accessible to all high-risk men, so we can reduce health disparities and increase early detection to save lives." Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in ...

Cancer Advocates Express Disappointment with Utah Lawmakers Over Failure to Act on Prescription Drug Costs

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – FEBRUARY 28, 2023 – On behalf of cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers in Utah, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is expressing disappointment with members of the House Business and Labor Committee who failed to pass SB184, Prescription Cost Amendments, today. The proposed law, co-sponsored by Sen. Curtis Bramble and Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, would have addressed the high cost of ...

Poll Shows Voters Expect Health Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions Without Caveats or Extra Costs

... across party affiliations say people with pre-existing health conditions should have access to health coverage without paying more because of their health status and 80 percent agree that simply having health insurance isn’t enough; plans must cover necessary treatments when people ... and 78 percent say they would be “very concerned” if care for pre-existing conditions was no longer required to be covered. More than half of those surveyed said they or an immediate family member have a pre-existing medical condition. The issue of pre-existing conditions protections ... commit to uphold pre-existing condition protections,” said Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Voters understand that simply prohibiting insurers from denying coverage based on your health status alone isn’t enough. They expect ...

Gov. Hogan’s Veto of Tobacco Tax Bill: Missed $95M Revenue Opportunity for State Amid COVID-19, Says ACS CAN

... per pack and earmarking $18.25 million toward tobacco prevention and cessation programs. It also would have increased the tax on some types of other tobacco products and would have taxed e-cigarettes for the first time. The Maryland Legislature had passed the bill back in March prior to the height of the pandemic. However, Gov. Hogan vetoed the bill when it was presented to him after the session. The following statement can be attributed to Jocelyn Collins, Maryland government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): ...

CBO: Health Insurance Premiums Would Spike 20 Percent Next Year Without Critical Cost-Sharing Payments

Washington, D.C.—The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its assessment of what would happen to health insurance premiums should the administration stop paying cost-sharing reductions (CSRs). The CBO projects the average monthly premiums would increase 20 percent next year and 25 percent by 2020. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “Today’s CBO analysis makes clear the real costs and consequences of failing to fund cost-sharing reductions that millions of ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Governor to Sign Bill that Would Remove Cost Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screenings

Sacramento, Calif . – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Governor Gavin Newsom to sign into law a bill that would remove out-of-pocket cost-sharing for patients needing a colonoscopy following a positive non-invasive screening test. Assembly Bill 342 would also align the age to ...

ACS CAN Releases Examples of Step Therapy Policies by New Jersey Regulated Health Plans

... Action Network (518) 796-1038 [email protected] TRENTON, NJ – May 10, 2021 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has released a list of examples   (attached) of step therapy policies by New Jersey regulated health insurance plans. The examples are an individual look at each of ... and caregivers reported that these policies delayed their care, increased their stress and frustration, contributed to worse outcomes and cost them more out of pocket. Doctors reported that these requirements made it harder for them to treat patients, delayed treatment and were ...

Survey: Reflecting on Open Enrollment, Cancer Patients and Survivors Balance Costs with Need for Comprehensive Benefits

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 16, 2023 —Cancer patients and recent survivors say cost and covered benefits are top among their considerations when they are shopping for health coverage. According to the most recent Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), cost is considered the most important factor when it comes to comparing coverage options (43%), but the right mix of covered benefits is also essential, with nearly one-third (31%) of respondents citing the benefits package as the reason for choosing their ...

Lobby Day: Hundreds of ACS CAN Advocates Head to Nation’s Capital to Make Cancer a National Priority

This week marks one of my favorite times of the year, and an incredibly exciting time for ACS CAN staff and volunteers: ACS CAN’s annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from across the country have traveled to ...

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 ...

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