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Increasing Access to Biomarker Testing - SB496 (Limón)

... to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease. Advances in biomarker testing and cancer treatments now allow for targeted cancer therapies that can improve patient survival and quality of life.  Testing patients for specific biomarkers is integral to precision medicine in cancer care, but despite evidence pointing to the ... that there are socioeconomic inequalities in biomarker testing and targeted therapy utilization across cancer types.  In a 2021 survey, 66% of oncology providers reported that insurance coverage for biomarker testing is a barrier to biomarker testing.  Health care coverage for ...

Connecticut Lawmakers Fund $12 Million to Fight Tobacco Use

... control programs help prevent youth from starting to use tobacco products and support and promote cessation among current tobacco users.  ACS CAN recommends that states dedicate a portion of tobacco tax and other tobacco-related revenue for tobacco control.  However Connecticut is falling short, providing ZERO funding in the current ... budget.  ​​​​ The Numbers:  $2.03 Billion  - Annual health care costs directly caused by smoking   $473.2 million  - Amount of tobacco revenue and tobacco settlement funds CT receives annually   $55.9 million  -Estimated amount the tobacco industry spends on marketing ...

June 2017 Federal Update

Affordable Care Act Replacement – Support development and enactment of legislation which continues the protections for cancer patients and survivors that guarantee access to adequate and affordable health insurance ... curtails Medicaid expansion, over time substantially reducing overall Medicaid funding which impacts the most vulnerable cancer patients. ACS CAN is also concerned about how the overall approach will impact the quality and adequacy of health insurance coverage which is an issue of ... Support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (RBCCSA). Support House and Senate passage of RBCCSA to remove Medicare patient cost-sharing requirements for colonoscopy with polyp removal. Support regulatory changes to provide coverage for the colorectal cancer screening ...

9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Litigation   The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia’s ... assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends.   As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)     9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Litigation   The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia’s ... assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends.   As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)   9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Litigation   The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia's ... assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends.   As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)   9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Litigation   The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia’s ... assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends.   As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)   9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

New Medicare Drug Rule Could Leave Patients Unable to Access Needed Medications

... prescription drugs. The “Most Favored Nation” policy would tie Medicare drug reimbursement for certain drugs under Part B and D t o that of prices paid in select foreign countries.    A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows:   “ACS CAN shares the underlying goal of making prescription drugs more affordable. However, the executive order involving ... available, and patients are unable to get essential care. It is also unclear if these changes would save only some patients money or result in cost shifting onto patients with private insurance.    “Dramatic changes to Medicare’s drug coverage should only be undertaken with careful ...

New Legislation in Congress Would Allow Increased Outreach to Improve Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings in Underserved Communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 7, 2023 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate introduced the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer ... screenings, follow-up, diagnosis and treatment to lower income, uninsured and underinsured women.     The following is a statement from ACS CAN President, Lisa A. Lacasse: “We’re grateful for Senators Tammy Baldwin and Susan Collins as well as Representatives Joseph Morelle and ... good work by aggressively increasing investment in outreach to reach more eligible people who may not otherwise be screened. “The introduction of the SCREENS for Cancer Act is evident of the effectiveness of NBCCEDP through the decades, and is necessary to ensure continued access to vital ...

4-21-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the funds needed to implement the law, such as subsidies for middle-class Americans to purchase insurance in state exchanges and elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Both the budget resolution and White House plan would seek to reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending.   ... expenditures by standardizing the federal match and other program changes, and it would reduce Medicare expenditures by expanding the power of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which was established under the Affordable Care Act to reduce Medicare payments and services if they ... reductions without sacrificing the medical security of cancer patients and survivors and others with serious medical conditions. Read the ACS CAN talking points on entitlement reform proposals, and the April 15, 2011 ACS CAN press release on the House FY2012 Budget Resolution. Dr. Seffrin ...

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