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WASHINGTON, D.C.— The majority of cancer patients in the United States say they struggle to afford the costs of their cancer care. According to the latest  Survivor Views  survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), 61% of cancer patients ... and are more apt to cut pills in half to reduce costs (18%). Over 80% of patients say they’ve had to make financial sacrifices to cover their health care expenses, including 44% who’ve dipped into their savings, 36% who’ve gone into credit card debt to pay medical bills and nearly a ... Those provisions include, extending increased subsidies for purchasing private insurance on the marketplace, providing access to affordable health coverage for more than two million people in a dozen states which have yet to expand Medicaid, capping Medicare enrollees’ out-of-pocket ...

... 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 these plans and details how the practice of step therapy works in New Jersey. Step therapy policies, also known as fail first, are used by health insurers to force patients to try medications that insurance companies choose, requiring the patient to “fail first” before gaining access to the medicine originally prescribed by their health care provider. This insurance practice undermines a doctor’s ability to appropriately treat patients with serious diseases and can greatly impede ...

... Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association will testify before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the need for a healthcare system that better incorporates, coordinates and values quality and prevention. ... developing these deadly and costly diseases can benefit tremendously from proven community interventions, clinical services, early detection and health screenings. The return on investment for preventing chronic disease can be measured in terms of lives saved as well as reduced health care spending.  “While we have made great strides over the past two decades in reducing the rate of death from cancer, we are in danger of ...

... – June 23, 2023 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments today supporting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed rule to expand federal insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ... If finalized, the rule will amend the definition of “lawfully present” in the United States, for the purposes of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Affordable Care Act coverage, to include DACA recipients, making individuals eligible to apply for coverage through all health insurance marketplaces -- ...