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... business, education, government and research communities who are united in the fight to end cancer. Utah Cancer Summit | Disparities, Access to Care, and Public Policy Cancer remains a critical public health problem with nearly 1.7 million Americans expected to hear the words “you have cancer” in 2018.  Approximately 610,000 will die from ... part to a failure to get adequate care to those who need it, whether that be prevention, screening, or treatment. In order to truly address health care disparities, we must recognize that poverty, not having access to healthy foods, lack of access to health care and more are all ...

... report on essential benefits is a thorough first attempt to address the challenging and complex issue of determining a minimum standard of health coverage. The report properly identifies the weaknesses in the insurance system today and the need to balance coverage and cost as we go ... guarantees access to affordable, meaningful coverage that includes the full continuum of evidence-based prevention, treatment and follow-up care that fully addresses the needs of people with cancer and other life-threatening conditions. “While setting a premium target is a provocative attempt to rein in costs, we are concerned that in practice doing so could reduce the incentives of health insurers and providers to deliver care more efficiently to control costs and simultaneously improve outcomes. By setting a target premium ...

... and Senate aims to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families by better coordinating their care and addressing the often-debilitating symptoms of disease and treatment.  The “Palliative Care Hospice Education and Training Act” ... legislation would facilitate and expand federal research into palliative care; support training for nurses, nurse practitioners and other allied health professionals to effectively practice palliative care; and establish a national palliative care public education and awareness campaign.  ... and survivors more control over the full range of their care from the point of diagnosis.”  Palliative care represents a big shift in health care delivery because it improves the quality of care for seriously ill patients without increasing overall costs. Palliative care is ...

... officeholders at all levels of government and voted on ballot measures that will impact communities nationwide. Voters made it clear that health care was a defining issue in this election, and that they consider fighting cancer and preserving and expanding access to health care top priorities. The shift in the make-up of the House of Representatives indicates that future efforts to undermine patient protections ...