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This Week in Healthcare Reform!
Week Ending May 16th This week was one of the most important in the health care reform debate, with the president using his bully pulpit several times to promote the issue. On Monday, May 11, he met with executives from organizations representing health insurers, drug companies, hospitals, doctors, medical device makers, and unions. The participants pledged to find cost savings of up to $2 ...
Crucial Legislation Would Improve Quality of Life for Cancer Patients in 2016
... legislation last night that would reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of patients and their families by better coordinating their care and addressing the often debilitating symptoms of disease and treatment. The bill would put in place the building blocks necessary to make ... cancer. The legislation would facilitate and expand federal research into palliative care; support training for doctors, nurses and other allied health professionals to practice palliative care; and establish a national palliative care public education and awareness campaign. The bill acts ... with seriously ill patients, we can help decrease patient suffering and improve treatment outcomes. Palliative care represents a big shift in health care delivery because it improves the quality of care for seriously ill patients often at lower costs. Palliative care is appropriate at any ...
Documentary Left Behind by Medicaid Program Chosen for Screening at Knoxville Film Festival
Knoxville, TN – With the COVID-19 pandemic shining a bright light on the importance of affordable and accessible health insurance coverage, Medicaid continues to be a central topic of discussion among public health advocates, hospital and health systems administrators, community leaders and state lawmakers. Now that conversation continues in the world ... where we show it. I think it’s even more deeply felt in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic asit reiterates the importance of access to care and the role that Medicaid can play during a public health crisis.” In Left Behind, North Carolina residents Richard, Emma and Adrienne ...
ACS CAN Maine and Partners Send Letter to Governor Mills On Tobacco Control Funding and COVID-19
Dear Governor Mills, Legislative Leaders and Members of the Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, Health and Human Services, and Taxation: As organizations that represent public health professionals, health care providers and patients, including those with serious health conditions like cancer, heart and lung disease, which place them at greater risk ...
Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients
... (LLS) in reaction to the conference report released late Monday night that creates barriers through work requirements for people who need health insurance. This will ultimately increase barriers to Medicaid health care coverage and will not close the coverage gap. “Mississippi state lawmakers thwarted months of work from members in both Chambers to extend ...
New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Georgia Residents Support Medicaid Expansion
... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows strong support among Georgia registered voters for increasing and protecting access to affordable health coverage, including 70% in favor of Medicaid expansion. The poll findings showed 8 in 10 (80%) voters in Georgia saying a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for with the same number in agreement that everyone in Georgia, regardless of their income, ...
Alabama Governor should close the Medicaid coverage gap to protect veterans
Every day, I go to work at the VA in Tuscaloosa to conduct life-saving studies to help our veterans. I’ve seen the health challenges they face with drug and alcohol addiction; my work looks at ways to improve care options for those battling addiction. I also know the personal health toll cancer can take, having lost my mom, stepdad, aunt and two uncles to the disease and from receiving my own cancer diagnosis in 2015. ...
Text Messages of Support Continue
... behind you all the wayξ michael kelleyξ proud to be acscan I-L-Y As a survivor i know what an expensive venture it was. If everyone had health care we would catch these direases earlier. Support Prevention of health problems is instramental to our economy's sustainability support Keep up the good fight.ξ This is so important to our whole ...
It’s time for South Carolina to Act as North Carolina expands Medicaid
... lawmakers to offer the same benefits to the people of the Palmetto State. “It’s long past time to offer access to critical, lifesaving care to nearly 350,000 South Carolinians in a program that also has widespread financial benefits for the state’s economy. Hard-working South Carolina families deserve access to health care,” said Beth Johnson , regional government relations director for ACS CAN. “The reality is there are far too many South Carolinians ... federal dollars to close the coverage gap is smart business for South Carolina.” Data shows less than half of South Carolina employers offer health insurance to employees. ACS CAN is proud to join Cover SC , a new coalition of more than 60 organizations dedicated to advocating for ...
New Survey Finds Cancer Patients and Survivors Overwhelmingly Support Extending the ACA Enhanced Tax Credits
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seventy-two percent of cancer patients and survivors support extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, according to the latest Survivor Views survey released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... (ACS CAN). Further, 43% of those surveyed who reported benefiting from the enhanced tax credits say they could not have afforded to enroll in a health plan without the tax credits while others would have considered a plan that could carry significant financial risk or provide insufficient coverage. “Cancer patients and survivors are uniquely aware of the importance of affordable, quality health insurance with research showing health coverage is a significant determining factor in surviving a cancer diagnosis,” said Dr. Karen E. ...
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