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U.S. District Court Ruling Jeopardizes Access to Proven, Life-Saving Preventive Care 

... U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued his decision on the remedy for his September 2022 ruling that the requirement that Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant health insurers cover U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-recommended services without cost sharing violates the U.S. Constitution. In ... today’s decision, Judge O’Connor ruled that the USPSTF coverage requirement must be vacated and cannot be enforced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and that the remedy applies to all ACA-compliant plans, not just for the plaintiffs who brought the litigation. The ...

Health Organizations Ask New York Assembly to Help Patients Struggling with Medication Costs

ALBANY, NY – Health organizations have joined forces to ask the New York Assembly to pass legislation that will help patients be able to pay for the health care they need. The bill, commonly referred to as the Copay Accumulator bill (S5299 Rivera/A1741 Gottfried), will help patients struggling to pay ...

CDC 's REACH Program Celebrates 10 Years Working with Communities to Decrease Health Disparities

Washington, D.C. – May 4, 2010 – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) program today celebrates 10 years of supporting communities in the fight against racial and ethnic health disparities. Currently, 40 communities nationwide participate in the program, which aims to address health disparities in key areas, including improving overall health in communities, health care settings, schools, and work sites; funding tobacco control and breast and cervical cancer education programs; and contributing to scientific ...

Patient Groups File Amicus Brief in Legal Challenge to Short-Term Health Insurance Rule

Washington, D.C., October 8, 2018—Patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious health conditions filed an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief today in the U.S. District Court case, Association for Community Affiliated ... and weaken the individual insurance market, which has provided millions of previously uninsured people with access to quality coverage since the health care law went into effect. People with serious illnesses need comprehensive coverage, but short-term plans could force them to pay increasingly ...

How enhanced tax credits make cancer care affordable for patients like Ali

... dismissed. What followed was a years-long struggle through misdiagnoses, testing errors, and an uphill battle to receive the quality, affordable care she needed. After three years of struggling, Ali was finally diagnosed with terminal cancer. The enhanced premium tax credits have helped keep her health insurance costs more affordable, but now this is at risk.  The long road to diagnosis  In the fall of 2021, Ali went to the hospital for ... was a seizure. She was prescribed anti-seizure and cardiac medication, yet her symptoms persisted.  At the time of her symptom onset, Ali had health insurance through her employer. Due to the seizures, she had to stop driving and working, which caused her to lose her health insurance. ...

Congress Misses Critical Opportunity to Prioritize Cancer Prevention and Access to Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  This week, Congress failed to advance a bipartisan year-end health care package that would have made a big difference in the fight against cancer. The bill included language based on the Nancy Gardner Sewell ... president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) reacting to Congress’ inability to pass a bipartisan year-end health care package:     “This week, Congress missed a tremendous opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of cancer ...

Health and Parent Groups Urge Trump Administration to Stand Strong and Implement Plan to Clear the Market of All Flavored E-Cigarettes – Kids’ Health Must Not Be Compromised

... it. For the Administration’s plan to be effective at stemming this epidemic, it must remove all flavors and apply to all retailers. The health of our children must come first and must not be compromised. There is no time to waste as the youth e-cigarette epidemic continues to get ... products and cite flavors as a key reason for their use. E-cigarettes are addicting and endangering millions of kids, and parents, educators and health care providers across the country are struggling to cope. We urge the Administration to stand with kids and families by swiftly implementing its ...

Focusing on the Patient: Palliative Care Improves Quality of Life

... patients and their loved ones want to be able to live well with their cancer Š—– whether that life lasts weeks, months, or years. Palliative care is the medical specialty that can help. It focuses on improving quality of life for patients with serious illness and for their families through: Îà Pain and symptom management; Îà Communication and support to help patients and families make decisions about care and treatments; Îà Assistance for making transitions between care settings, such as hospital discharge and chronic care planning. People ... Palliative care also provides care for families and caregivers all the way through the patientŠ—Ès life. As the leading patient voice in the health care reform debate, ACS CAN is working to advance understanding about the importance of palliative care as an option to help drive ...

House Proposal Flat Funds Cancer Research and Compromises Access to Care

... programs at the NIH and CDC passed a budget proposal that flat lines cancer research and defunds important programs that would improve access to care for families affected by cancer. Needless to say, this is a huge disappointment for cancer patients across the country. The importance of the ... to help set up marketplaces where people can shop and compare options for quality coverage and stripping funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which is refocusing the nation on staying well rather than waiting to treat people until they are sick. Ultimately, this proposal could increase the number of cancer patients and survivors who postpone or skip lifesaving treatment because they donŠ—'t have health coverage. Next, this proposal will head to the full House Committee on Appropriations for markup. On behalf of the 13.7 million cancer ...

New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Against Public Health; Reduce Tobacco Control Program Funding

... already ranking near the bottom of the nation in tobacco control program funding levels, lawmakers have acted against the interest of public health by further cutting back this lifesaving – and cost saving – public health investment.  “Today’s decision to cut funding to our state tobacco control program is an extremely costly and unnecessary road to take. Any short-term savings are dwarfed by the staggering toll tobacco use takes on our economy and our health care. Research shows that the more states spend on tobacco control, the greater the decrease in smoking – which not only saves money but saves ...

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