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... U.S. cancer patients paid nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses in 2014 and the disease cost the country $87.8 billion in cancer-related health care spending. Access to quality health insurance is deemed essential to making cancer care affordable. “For cancer patients and their loved ones, the financial hardships related ...

... is taking a dangerous hit. Read the ACS CAN press release and my Cancer CANdor blog post .   Sequestration cuts the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1.6 billion, or 5.1 percent. This brings the agency's spending level back to that of the 2008 fiscal year, but with even ... from making further spending cuts to federal programs that are helping to fight cancer. To maximize outreach members of the Coalition for Health Funding, the National Coalition for Cancer Research, and United for Medical Research joined OVAC on Capitol Hill. The lobby day helped to keep the need for sustained investments in cancer programs top of mind amid the debate over spending and deficit reduction.      ACCESS TO CARE - AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Major Regulations Finalized The administration released two final major Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations:  the ...

... is taking a dangerous hit. Read the ACS CAN press release and my Cancer CANdor blog post .   Sequestration cuts the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1.6 billion, or 5.1 percent. This brings the agency's spending level back to that of the 2008 fiscal year, but with even ... from making further spending cuts to federal programs that are helping to fight cancer. To maximize outreach members of the Coalition for Health Funding, the National Coalition for Cancer Research, and United for Medical Research joined OVAC on Capitol Hill. The lobby day helped to keep the need for sustained investments in cancer programs top of mind amid the debate over spending and deficit reduction.      ACCESS TO CARE - AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Major Regulations Finalized The administration released two final major Affordable Care Act (ACA) regulations:  the ...

... of public policy that can help fight cancer, including funding for cancer screening programs, tobacco control policies, increased access to care through Medicaid and restricting indoor tanning devices for minors. The report also looks at whether a state provides a balanced approach to ... after treatment. Palliative care is essential to achieving the goal of comprehensive, cost-effective care that improves patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Wisconsin lawmakers could improve access to palliative care by establishing an advisory council of state experts to build out a ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...