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Washington, D.C.—More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are praising the Biden administration’s action to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients receiving health care services. The groups filed an amicus brief in a case against the 2020 Rule that rescinded protections for LGBTQ people and individuals ...

Texas family featured in a New York Times article illustrates why ACS CAN is fighting for health care reform In many cases, we already know what we need to do to fight cancer. But if people don't have access to lifesaving screenings and treatments, what good are they? If we can fix the system for cancer patients, we can fix it for virtually anyone who needs to access health care. Danna and Russ Walker from Humble, Texas exemplify the tremendous need for health care reform in this country. They are a hardworking ...

WASHINGTON – January 27, 2010 – Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are calling on the President to continue to make meaningful health care reform a top national priority. Cancer advocates will gather across the country tonight to watch President Obama lay out his legislative ... calling on the President and all Members of Congress to work together to quickly pass legislation that improves access to quality, affordable health care for all Americans. “We cannot fulfill the President’s promise of ending cancer in our lifetime if the country does not improve ...

... further discovery and saving lives. Will you vote for sustainable annual increases in cancer research funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute and for cancer prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Tim Sheehy Download ... later stages, when cancer can be more costly to treat and when they can have worse survivorship outcomes. They face unique challenges to cancer care, including workforce shortages, long travel distances, lack of access to specialists, fewer insurance options and higher premiums, and less ... their families can sometimes be left with crippling medical debt after their treatment. Burdensome medical debt may affect a person’s mental health and quality of life. Having medical debt may make people with cancer more likely to delay or skip future care for fear of costs and adding ...