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SGR Bill A Big Bipartisan Step to Protecting Health Care Access, Improving Quality

... to remedy the longstanding physician payment discrepancy that threatened patient access to doctors in Medicare, to protect access to lifesaving care for low-income families and to emphasize quality over quantity in the way health care is delivered to patients system-wide. “The bill would take important steps to reward health care providers for the quality of care they provide rather than the number of tests and procedures they perform, while ensuring the ...

Strong Bipartisan Support in Senate for Protecting Health Care Access, Improving Quality

... remedying the longstanding physician payment discrepancy that threatened patient access to doctors in Medicare, protecting access to lifesaving care for low-income families and emphasizing quality over quantity in the way health care is delivered to patients. The bill that passed the Senate takes key steps to reward health care providers for the quality of care they provide rather than the number of tests and procedures they perform. ACS CAN supports the bill's ...

New Poll: Majority of Michigan Voters say Affordable Health Care is Critical

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 (84%) Michigan voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. Furthermore, the poll findings showed that 89% of Michigan voters believe in ensuring patients who ... people in the US expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, it’s more important than ever for voters to make their voices heard on the health care issues that matter to them most,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “Policy decisions stand at the very core of many barriers ...

Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Want Government to Prioritize Making Health Care More Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C.—July 11, 2022 —Voters overwhelmingly support government action to make health care more affordable, including by extending the increased premium tax credits for purchasing health coverage on the Marketplace, and by closing the Medicaid coverage gap. According to a new national poll conducted by a bipartisan team of ...

Ads Highlighting Critical Need for Health Care Reform Dominate D.C. Metro Station

... (ACS CAN) is ramping up the pressure on Congress with the launch of a Metro station advertising campaign calling for action now, not later, on health care reform.  Throughout the month of July, every inch of advertising space in the Capitol South Metro station, the main Metro stop for commuting ... House staffers, will be saturated with ads that highlight the personal and financial toll that cancer patients face due to gaps in the broken health care system. The effort builds on ACS CAN’s ongoing print and online ad campaign around the message that the current “sick care” ...

Federal Cigarette Tax Increase Would Save $63 Billion in Health Care Costs

... 26, 2013 The president 's proposal to raise the federal cigarette tax by 94 cents would save the country more than $63 billion in long-term health care costs, according to new estimates by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Networkξ (ACS CAN). ACS CAN also estimates that health care cost savings from fewer smoking-related lung cancer cases would total more than $821 million over 10 years. This proposal comes at a ...

New Poll: Majority of Ohio Voters say Affordable Health Care is Critical

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 (87%) Ohio voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. Furthermore, the poll findings showed that 92% of Ohioans believe that ensuring patients who qualify ... people in the US expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, it’s more important than ever for voters to make their voices heard on the health care issues that matter to them most,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “Policy decisions stand at the very core of many barriers ...

Health Care Reform Could Improve Process for Determining Prevention and Screening Guidelines

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the Society's advocacy affiliate, for months has been urging lawmakers to include language in health care reform legislation that supports a transparent, inclusive and evidence-based process for making recommendations about preventive services. ... to make needed changes that bolster public confidence in the task force’s work." USPSTF recommendations could have elevated significance in health care reform legislation -- current proposals require prevention measures with an 'A' or 'B' rating from the task force to be included in any ...

New Report Highlights Health Care System 's Financial Squeeze on Cancer Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 5, 2009 -- Cancer patients can face severe challenges in paying for life-saving care running up large debts, filing for personal bankruptcy and even delaying or forgoing potentially life-saving treatment even when they have Access to Health Care, according to a new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer Society. The report profiles 20 patients and illustrates the potential difficulties people diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses have in maintaining affordable health insurance and paying for their health care.  The patients in the report and accompanying video were selected to illustrate typical cases ...

CDC Study Finds Smoking Leads to Higher-Than-Expected Health Care Costs

... Journal of Preventive Medicine published two studies today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health showing health care costs attributable to cigarette smoking are higher than previously reported (nearly $170 billion per year), as well as results on the ...

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