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New Report Highlights Need for Increased and Enhanced Emphasis on Chronic Pain Management

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 4, 2009 – A report released today by a national panel of pain care experts finds that pain treatment needs major reforms to increase access to the right care and improve quality and equitable care for cancer ... and others who suffer from chronic pain.  The Mayday Fund report, A Call to Revolutionize Chronic Pain Care in America: An Opportunity in Health Care Reform, makes a number of recommendations including increased investment in pain care research and coordination of efforts at the National Institutes of Health and improved public and practitioner understanding about pain management – provisions that could be well addressed through proposed ...

William J. Mayer, MD, MPH

William J. Mayer, MD, MPH, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation Care Network, a clinically integrated network of six health systems, 17 acute care hospitals and 3,500 physicians, dedicated to improving the health of Michigan at a sustainable cost. He has over 25 years of leadership experience in health care and health-related organizations. His ...

Medicaid Expansion: Improving Access to Coverage, Detecting Cancers, Early, Saving More Lives - Learn More

Medicaid is a vital part of our state's health care system. Many of Missouri's poorest and sickest patients, including many with cancer, gain access to necessary care and services through the ... have an opportunity to accept billions of dollars in federal money to assure that more hard working Missouri families have access to affordable health care coverage, including quality cancer care, through Medicaid. Should Missouri accept the funds and improve access to health care coverage ...

Economic Downturn Impacts Access to Cancer Prevention and Treatment, According to New Poll

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 27, 2009 -- Four in ten Americans say they would not be able to afford all the treatment and care needed if they were suddenly diagnosed with cancer, and one in five Americans says they are likely to lose their health insurance in the next 12 months, according to a national bipartisan poll released today. The survey, conducted for the American Cancer ... voters said they would support access to affordable cancer screenings for all Americans, regardless of insurance status, as a way to improve our health care system. “Lack of access to quality, affordable health care is a barrier for far too many Americans, and is often a death sentence for ...

Wyoming Medicaid Expansion would benefit employers

Health-care costs and health-care insurance are on people’s minds in Wyoming. In late July, this forum hosted two writers on the pros and cons of Medicaid expansion. Their ...

Crucial Legislation Would Improve Patients ' Quality of Life

... July 20, 2012 Two bills introduced yesterday in the U.S. Congress aim to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of patients undergoing care for serious illnesses such as cancer. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) strongly supports these legislative efforts ... care training offered in the nation 's medical schools by creating new incentives for the training and development of interdisciplinary health professionals in palliative care. The bill would create up to 24 Palliative Care Education Centers at medical schools across the country to expand interdisciplinary training, as well as establish fellowships that would provide faculty in medical schools and other health profession schools short-term intensive courses focused on palliative care. Faculty would be able to use the fellowships to upgrade their ...

ACS CAN volunteer invited to attend State of the Union address

... 17-year breast cancer survivor. She is attending the president’s State of the Union to highlight the importance of patient protections in the health care law.  “It is a tremendous honor to be invited to attend the State of the Union address and to be able to use my voice to advocate for the quality, affordable health care that cancer patients and survivors need,” said Jacqueline. Jacqueline has been fortunate to receive health insurance through her ...

ACS CAN volunteer invited to attend the State of the Union address

... 17-year breast cancer survivor. She is attending the president’s State of the Union to highlight the importance of patient protections in the health care law.  “It is a tremendous honor to be invited to attend the State of the Union address and to be able to use my voice to advocate for the quality, affordable health care that cancer patients and survivors need,” said Jacqueline. Jacqueline has been fortunate to receive health insurance through her ...

Patient Groups Urge U.S. Court of Appeals to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 3, 2023 — More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services in the case of  Neese vs. Becerra . The groups filed an amicus brief  in which they make clear that LGBTQ+ patients already ...

Medicaid Expansion: Improving Access to Coverage, Detecting Cancers, Early, Saving More Lives.

The Show-Me-State has an opportunity to provide nearly 260,000 working, low-income Missourians a path to affordable health care coverage. Right now, the Missouri General Assembly can take action to accept billions of dollars of federal money to assure that more hard-working Missouri families have access to affordable health care Coverage, including quality cancer care, through our Medicaid program. Learn More The federal government will pay 100% of the costs in ...

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