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Lame Duck Congress Could Drive Significant Advances in Cancer Research and Care

... over, work resumes on a final federal budget, the 21st Century Cures bill and legislation designed to improve patient access to palliative care and services from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. “Congress has the potential to meaningfully improve the entire continuum of cancer ... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Among Congress’s top priorities should be increasing funding for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute through the FY 17 appropriations process and funding the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative through the 21st ... provides better quality care at lower cost.” Promising new advances in cancer treatment and care also require adequate access to appropriate health insurance. The elimination of pre-existing condition exclusions, lifetime coverage caps and the practice of rescissions are just a few of ...

Delegate Westfall files legislation aimed at improving health outcomes in West Virginia

... its benefits, access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation due to several barriers, including lack of coverage by health insurance and Medicaid programs, which this legislation would fix. “This bill expands coverage of biomarker testing so more West Virginia ... 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 we ...

Senate & House Leaders to Hear Legislation Aimed at Improving Access to Care

... programs and ensure Rhode Islanders receive the total value of prescription drug assistance to afford their treatments, improving access to care for cancer patients and others with chronic disease. Statement from Dep. House Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman: "Families battling cancer and ... by high medical bills. Harmful programs like co-pay accumulators  put cancer patients in the difficult spot of having to choose between their health and paying their bills. This legislation would help relieve some financial pressure so patients can focus on their recovery. I am proud to ... to ensure Rhode Islanders get the help they need to afford their medications.” Statement from Senator Robert Britto: The rising costs of health care are not sustainable for our state’s working families, and this important legislation will help address that by ensuring savings from ...

33 Health Organizations Urge Congress to Update Oversight Rules for Laboratory Developed Tests

... all diagnostic tests, including laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The groups, which represent patients, scientists, advocates, caregivers, and health care professionals, also want the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to play a central role in future oversight of such tests. LDTs are tests ... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (202) 585-3278 or (202) 661-5772 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] 33 Health Organizations Urge Congress to Update Oversight Rules for Laboratory Developed Tests ...

Legislators Urged to Protect Health of Mississippi Residents By Increasing Taxes on Tobacco

Patients, survivors, and concerned citizens gathered at the State Capitol today to urge lawmakers to stand up for the health of their constituents by increasing the price of tobacco products through a $1.50 per pack cigarette tax increase and parallel increase in ... anniversary of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout and hosted by Invest in a Healthier Future, a coalition of more than 20 health organizations leading the effort to reduce the burden of tobacco use in Mississippi through an increase in the state’s tobacco tax.   ... but it would benefit fiscal health as well. Increasing the cigarette tax by this amount will save an estimated $1.01 billion in long-term health care costs.  And, by increasing the tax on other tobacco products to parallel levels at the same time, the combined new annual revenue from the ...

Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

... 4, 2017 —States would likely face increased costs and cancer patients and survivors could face delayed preventive, diagnostic and curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today ... enrollees.” Unlike the current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely ... grants and per capita caps raise serious issues about Medicaid’s ability to offer low-income Americans quality, affordable and comprehensive health care coverage, particularly for those suffering from cancer,” said Hansen. “We want governors as well as Congress to carefully consider ...

President 's Budget Increases Funding for Cancer Research; Proposes Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Insurance for Kids

... to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer. The proposed three percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) would begin to restore scarce resources after years of appropriations that have not kept up ... proposal once again includes a 94-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax that would in part pay for a five-year extension of the Children 's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). There has been past bipartisan congressional support for increasing the federal tobacco tax to pay for this important program that guarantees access to quality care for uninsured children across the country. The tax has the added benefit ofξ discouraging kids from smoking, reducing long-term health care ...

Senate President Joins Health Advocates to Announce Bill to Increase Tobacco Taxes

Today, Senate President John Cullerton joined health advocates from organizations across the state to announce new legislation that would increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco ... “It will stop children from starting to smoke and cause many adult smokers to quit, sparing them from a lifetime of addiction and associated health problems. That’s why the public supports it.” In addition to the legislation, advocates released poll results that indicated broad ... adults who smoke and help 48,700 Illinois adults who currently smoke quit. It’s also anticipated to reduce the state’s long-term health care costs by $1.56 billion. 0 Senate President Joins Health Advocates to Announce Bill to Increase Tobacco Taxes ...

Lawmakers’ Continued Efforts to Repeal Medicaid Expansion Would Deny/Revoke Health Coverage to Thousands of Missourians

... this battle again.  “Today, an additional 66,489 Missourians now have access to MO HealthNet and cancer patients are just starting to get the care they need. Access to health care coverage through MO HealthNet is a matter of life and survivorship for thousands of low-income cancer patients and survivors. ACS CAN ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Proposed Rule Gives States Responsibility, Flexibility for Creating Effective Health Benefit Exchanges

WASHINGTON – July 11, 2011 – “The proposed regulation builds a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges to meet the needs of their populations, as the law intended. But with that flexibility comes a responsibility for states ... up their own exchange will bear the ultimate responsibility for building a consumer-friendly portal that brings true competition into the health insurance market. “States will need to resolve key issues for their exchanges to effectively increase access to quality, affordable health care. These issues include: • Exchange governance: The exchange governance boards should be structured so that board members do not have ...

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