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Repeal of Affordable Care Act Without a Meaningful Alternative Would Invalidate Critical Provisions for Patients   WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 18, 2011 – The ... officer of ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.  “The evidence is clear that lack of access to meaningful health care is linked to later stage cancer diagnoses, which are more expensive to treat and harder to survive.” Several patient protections included in the Affordable Care Act improve the health care system for cancer patients and their families by • Banning pre-existing condition exclusions, • Eliminating annual and lifetime ...

... enabling patrons to smoke inside the Atlantic City establishments despite the established risks associated with secondhand smoking. Public health and labor groups have mobilized around the issue—with casino workers at the forefront, 100 of whom will be in attendance on Monday to ... providing testimony on the impact this legislation can have in preventing cancer diagnoses and deaths. The National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) and the U.S. Surgeon General have found that occupational exposure to secondhand smoke increases workers’ risk of lung ... 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 ...

... today filed comments with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed rule on Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act. ACS CAN is concerned that new streamlined eligibility categories may make it difficult for disabled and other populations to qualify for ... critical that CMS develop a process to ensure coverage and hold the consumer harmless should eligibility determinations between Medicaid and a health benefit exchange differ. We recommend that while disputes are being settled between an exchange and the Medicaid program, consumers be enrolled in an exchange-qualified health plan with appropriate premium and cost-sharing subsidies. View ACS CAN's comments here . FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Steven Weiss or ...

... brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Braidwood Management v. Kennedy , outlining its intention to defend the provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires most private insurers to cover preventive services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) without cost sharing by patients. Organizations representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals applaud the administration’s decision to continue to defend the vital provision of the ACA. Research has proven that ...