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... 16, 2023 —Cancer patients and recent survivors say cost and covered benefits are top among their considerations when they are shopping for health coverage. According to the most recent Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), cost is ... plans say it was their only choice and more than a third (38%) of all cancer patients and survivors do not have a choice when it comes to their health care coverage. “Those who have faced a cancer diagnosis have an acute understanding of the need for health insurance to be both affordable and ...

... goal to achieve a 40% reduction in cancer mortality in the United States by 2035. If we are to achieve that goal, we must fight to achieve health equity, the just and fair opportunity for everyone to prevent, find, treat and survive cancer – regardless of how much money they make, ... the color of their skin, their sexual orientation, their gender identity, their disability status, or where they live. This event will focus on health equity and its impact on access to care in the cancer space. The panel discussion will include key stakeholders throughout the health community, including leaders in business, ...

... information on ACS CAN’s advocacy efforts, explore our website. Sustained Investments in Cancer Research In 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provided 50,000 extramural grants to 300,000 researchers at 2,500 universities, medical schools and other research institutions across ... increases for skin cancer, prostate cancer and ovarian cancer programs, as well as a $20 million increase for the Office on Smoking and Health A new $50 million initiative to support a data modernization effort at the CDC, with language that directs the organization to prioritize ... billion in research grants. The ACS CAN Texas team was instrumental in securing this mission-critical win, which will ensure world-class cancer care continues throughout the state for the next decade.   Advocating as One Voice Against Cancer ACS CAN is the founder and the leading ...

... D.C. to send a message to Congress that cancer patients cannot wait any longer for new livesaving treatments.  Joined by National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins, Seffrin and Armstrong called on Congress to commit to sustained federal funding for research and proven screening ... for the remainder of FY11 would cut the NIH budget by 5.2% and the CDC budget by 21%.  View the polling summary .    The Affordable Care Act Turns One Erin T. is a 24-year-old breast cancer patient living in New York City.  Prior to the Affordable Care Act, the only way for ... to get well.  Erin is grateful for the benefits of the Affordable Care Act that greatly improved her outlook on life.  One year after the new health care law, stories like Erin's are becoming more and more common, as key provisions are already improving the health care system for those ...