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Important Legislation Would Improve Patients ' Quality of Life

... Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation yesterday that aims 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 this legislative effort to ... treatment goals. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (S.641 and H.R. 1339), would begin to address a serious shortage of health professionals trained in patient 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 Urges Governor Ducey to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

Proposed changes to the health care law in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could reverse progress in the cancer fight and shift the economic burden for health care coverage to the states. Ahead of scheduled ...

ACS CAN Urges Governor Bill Walker to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

Proposed changes to the health care law in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could reverse progress in the cancer fight and shift the economic burden for health care coverage to the states. Ahead of scheduled ...

ACS CAN Urges Governor Hickenlooper to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

Proposed changes to the health care law in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could reverse progress in the cancer fight and shift the economic burden for health care coverage to the states. Ahead of scheduled ...

Prioritizing Equity: ACS CAN 2023 Illinois Policy Forum

... sexual orientation or gender identity, and geographical location, to name a few, when examining not only the rates of cancer but also access to care, mortality, and many other aspects of cancer care. Join ACS CAN for a discussion on how we can work together to address health inequities in Illinois through comprehensive policy solutions and targeted advocacy initiatives that will help bring us closer to achieving health equity in cancer care. Discussion Points Access.   Successfully fighting cancer depends on access to timely, high-quality, affordable ...

Open Enrollment: Time for Cancer Patients and Survivors to Get Covered and Stay Covered

Fall is the season when millions of people nationwide enroll or re-enroll in health coverage through their jobs. For the next three months, people without health coverage through work or Medicare can purchase a health insurance plan by visiting HealthCare.gov . Thanks to key provisions of the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act, every state now has a website that makes it easier than ever to shop for coverage and compare health ...

Legislators Want to Improve Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

... Bruce Bryant, introduced a bill yesterday that would improve the quality of life for both patients and their caregivers.  The palliative care bill is an example of concerned and caring legislators desiring to improve the quality of life of South Carolinians. We urge Representatives Douglas and Felder’s fellow state lawmakers to support the health and quality of life of their constituents by supporting this legislation. “Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with ... It is appropriate at any age and for any stage of a disease.  Most importantly, research indicates that palliative care systems increase health outcomes while reducing health care costs.  “Studies have shown coordinating patient care and treating pain and symptoms leads to ...

17 Patient Groups Urge Swift Adoption of Plan to Increase Access to Coverage through Medicaid in Maine

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 1, 2018)—Today, 17 patient groups submitted a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Alex Azar, and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma, urging them to quickly approve Maine’s State Plan Amendment. In addition, the groups released the following shared statement: “As patient and health care organizations, we represent and support millions of individuals facing serious, acute and chronic health conditions. Affordable and quality ...

November 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... measures for consideration at one time, as opposed to an omnibus package that would fund the government as a whole. Once the bills funding health agencies are approved in each chamber of Congress, the House and Senate will have to resolve disagreements over spending levels as well as ... letter being circulated by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). The letter affirms support for the House Appropriations Committee's 2012 fiscal year health funding bill proposal to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1 billion and calls on the committee to fight for this ... with the Senate. Importantly, the letter also states that funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health care programs should not be used to pay for the NIH increase.   Common Rule The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN submitted comments to the ...

November 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... measures for consideration at one time, as opposed to an omnibus package that would fund the government as a whole. Once the bills funding health agencies are approved in each chamber of Congress, the House and Senate will have to resolve disagreements over spending levels as well as ... letter being circulated by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). The letter affirms support for the House Appropriations Committee's 2012 fiscal year health funding bill proposal to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1 billion and calls on the committee to fight for this ... with the Senate. Importantly, the letter also states that funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health care programs should not be used to pay for the NIH increase.   Common Rule The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN submitted comments to the ...

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