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Can Tech Innovation Help End Cancer?

... alterations in tumors. We also use apps on smartphones and other personal technological devices connected to broadband networks to monitor our health. Technology enables patient-centered care. As cancer care continues to evolve, so does medical technology and its use in every aspect of the care continuum. With the development of ... every day. For them, technology holds the promise of providing better access to the best cancer care available and helping to improve the way health care is delivered. Because of severe shortages of some specialty providers in rural areas, people with complex conditions such as cancer or ...

Guest Post: My Internship at ACS CAN

... the work you were doing before, shift gears, or do both. Professor Robert Blendon's excellent course on Political Analysis and Strategy for U.S. Health Care Policy provided me with a crash course on the politics that shape health policy in this country - an area that I had only experienced personally, not academically or professionally. This summer, I am working for ...

Johanns Amendment Would Undermine Historic Investment in Prevention

... to the Small Business Jobs Credit Act that would effectively strip dedicated prevention funding from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  Before PPACA was enacted, roughly three percent of the federal budget was dedicated to keeping our nation healthy and stopping ... reverse efforts to transform the old ‘sick care’ system by nearly eliminating all of the funding in the newly created Prevention and Public Health Fund. The text of the letter from Christopher W. Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: September 13, 2010 Dear Senator: Acting on behalf of ... 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act.  The Johanns amendment would eliminate nearly all of the funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and furthermore would result in fewer Americans having ...

President Renews Call for Stronger Tobacco Control in FY 15 Budget Proposal

... an FY15 budget proposal that prioritizes tobacco control with an increase in the federal tobacco tax, emphasizes the importance of primary care with an investment in workforce training for new doctors and signals his ongoing support for increased investment in medical research. A ... that he remains committed to increasing the federal cigarette tax by an unprecedented 94 cents, which would save lives and reduce long-term health care costs. Increasing tobacco taxes is one of the most effective ways to keep kids from smoking and encourage people to quit. ACS CAN ... tax would prevent about 493,000 children from premature death, reduce the number of adult smokers by 2.6 million over 10 years and lower health care costs by $55 billion. ACS CAN applauds the president's proposal to invest more than $14.6 billion to expand and train the nation 's ...

Medicaid Expansion and Cancer

For the 39,220 [i] Missourians who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2020, access to affordable, comprehensive care is essential to detecting, treating and surviving the disease. In Missouri, cancer is the second leading cause of death and an estimated ... 13,330[ii] Missourians will die from the disease this year.  Providing low-income adults and families access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage is critical in the fight against cancer . Medicaid expansion promotes earlier cancer detection, fewer deaths and improved ... tobacco product purchases, as well as increased access, utilization, and coverage of evidence-based smoking cessation medications.[v] Access to health insurance coverage makes it easier to work, find a new job, pay for basic needs and succeed in today’s economy. The health coverage ...

Factors Influencing Cancer Disparities

... of these factors include but are not limited to: [i]   Lack of access to coverage – It is a well-established fact that having comprehensive health insurance is an important factor in a cancer patient’s access to care, and in their health outcomes – and therefore not having comprehensive health insurance or being underinsured is harmful to a patient with cancer. Individuals ...

Omar M. Rashid, MD, JD, FACS, FSSO, DABS

... surgery and is board-certified in Complex General Surgical Oncology and General Surgery. His research team leads initiatives related to cancer care, surgical care, health policy, cancer prevention and survivorship. Dr. Rashid serves as an ACS CAN volunteer advocate in Florida, urging his elected officials to prioritize policies that increase access to health care, reduce the burden of tobacco addiction, and bolster lifesaving cancer research and prevention programs. He is chair of the American ...

American Cancer Society Expert Tells House Subcommittee Inadequate Insurance Is a Barrier to Fighting Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 15, 2008 -- An American Cancer Society expert today testified at a House subcommittee hearing that having not enough health insurance can be an obstacle for those fighting cancer. Led by Chairman Pete Stark (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member David Camp (R-Mich.), the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held the hearing to discuss the state of health insurance in America, including the impact of inadequate insurance. Stephen Finan, the ... which connects callers to the Society’s National Cancer Information Center with health insurance specialists who work to address their health care coverage issues. The analysis showed that callers with inadequate insurance face a myriad of problems including annual or lifetime benefit ...

Interim Rule on Medical Loss Ratio Gives Consumers a Meaningful Measure to Evaluate Insurance Plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 22, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released an interim final rule detailing how health insurers should calculate and define their plans’ medical loss ratio (MLR), the percentage of premiums spent on benefits versus administrative costs, under the Affordable Care Act. Beginning in 2011, the new law requires individual and small-group plans to have an MLR of at least 80 percent, and large-group plans to ...

New Report Shows Majority of States Missing Opportunities to Reduce Toll of Cancer

... that help to prevent a disease that kills more than 1,600 people a day nationwide and will cost the country an estimated $216 billion in health care costs this year alone. The report, which was released at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Seattle, WA, finds ... in seven or more policy areas. Most states are failing to implement laws and policies that not only prevent cancer and save lives, but lower health care costs and generate revenue at the same time, said Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN. By enacting evidence-based policies that ...

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