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For an individual with specific health care needs – like cancer patients and survivors – the drugs covered by a health plan and corresponding cost sharing for each drug is important information when choosing health insurance. However, to make an informed ...

... -- July 31, 2009 --The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance a worrisome development for any American, but especially for those also grappling with cancer or other serious illnesses. A new ... patients and survivors and the challenges they face to help gauge how the recession is affecting workers who are most in need of ongoing medical care. The report, Patients Under Pressure: Profiles of How Families Affected by Cancer are Faring in the Recession illustrates the kinds of ... if they are uninsured even for short periods of time. The report is a follow up to Spending to Survive: Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health Insurance System ( http://tinyurl.com/ny7erd ), a joint project of the Foundation and the American Cancer Society released in February. Both ...

... licensing fees for tobacco retailers and distributors.   The only ranking in which California is “in the red” is access to palliative care.  California lawmakers have a chance to improve access to palliative care by passing Senate Bill (SB) 294 this legislative session. Senator ... including New York and Texas found that providing palliative care alongside curative treatment in hospitals can reduce costs for patients and health systems.  In fact, palliative care is estimated to save more than $2.5 million per year for the average academic medical center.   ... country’s top policy priorities, the How Do You Measure Up? report also offers a blueprint for how states can work within the current federal health care law on a state-based approach to improving access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It ...

... Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, was honored as a Champion of Change at the White House today for his work to promote good health and prevent disease among minority and underserved communities. Huerta was the first Latino elected as volunteer national president of the ... CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, nominated Huerta for his work to encourage policymakers to eliminate barriers to care and reduce death and suffering related to cancer. Dr. Huerta is a tireless advocate for ensuring that all cancer patients and survivors have access to the affordable health care, said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN. He is also without peer as a champion ...