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The federal government ruled today that health insurance companies will be allowed to expand the use of “short-term” insurance plans that can deny coverage to cancer patients and ... is a huge step in a wrong and dangerous direction. The “short-term” plans can deny or charge people more for their coverage based on their health status.   They also do not have to cover essential health services, like prescription drugs or hospitalization, that cancer patients and ... “may be forced to forgo treatment entirely because of costs.” Over the next 90 days, ACS CAN will be: Launching a campaign to make health care a top issue in this year’s elections Developing a state-by-state strategy to leverage state laws to improve access to health care Advocating ...

... its commitment to create additional support for patients with serious, high-risk illnesses like cancer by addressing complex aspects of their care,” noted Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, ACS CAN CEO. “Patient navigation is proven to help increase cancer screening rates, help patients better ... for in the long term is a meaningful first step towards expanded and sustainable access to patient navigation.”  Successful navigation of health care barriers for patients undergoing cancer treatment involves the deployment of skills and care plans unique to other diseases like heart ... standards that comport with the requirements provided in the proposed rule.  Additionally, patient navigation has been shown to help address health-related social needs and reduce disparities in communities of color by providing access to disease prevention education, conducting ...

... that don’t meet required consumer protections and discriminate against those with pre-existing conditions would be in violation of the federal health care law. The decision comes less than a month after ACS CAN and more than a dozen other patient groups raised concerns about the legality of the ... follows: “We applaud the administration for the decision to protect patients by ensuring they continue to have access to protections in the health care law. “American Cancer Society research shows that those who have health insurance are diagnosed with cancer at earlier stages when ...

... you our voices were heard, with the House Appropriations Committee including an additional $1 billion in funding for the National Institute of Health in its proposed health funding bill.      Also on Lobby Day, volunteers conducted 14 live and four taped television interviews with local news stations across ... ten years in order to reduce the federal deficit. The committee can recommend any deficit-reduction measures it wants, be they cuts to health care access programs and cancer research and prevention, or tax increases of any kinds. While they may face political restraints, there are ...