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ACS CAN Files Comments on the Affordable Care Act & Grandfather ' Rule, Citing the Need for Disclosure, Oversight and Greater Detail on Triggers for Cessation of Grandfather Status

... in an earlier statement on the rule, overall this is a strong rule that encourages plans to strengthen benefits for patients and strips them of their ‘grandfather’ status if they choose to reduce benefits or substantially shift costs to patients.  The comments filed by ACS CAN encourage the Administration to further strengthen the law for families affected by cancer.  For a full copy of the comments, click here . ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy ...

ACS CAN Statement on Oral Chemotherapy Fairness Compromise

... CONTACT: Amber Hillman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 (cell) E-mail: [email protected]   ACS CAN Statement on Oral Chemotherapy Fairness Compromise JUNE 18, 2015 – Yesterday, New Hampshire House and Senate conferees reached a deal on ... a unanimous Senate committee vote and widespread bi-partisan support.  The following can be attributed to Mike Rollo, New Hampshire director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): “ACS CAN thanks the conferees for their willingness to compromise and for bringing relief to high out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients. We are especially grateful to the bill’s prime sponsor, Sen. Jeb Bradley, for his leadership on this issue. ...

ACS CAN Wisconsin opposes legislation to expand short-term, limited-duration health plans

... Exclude coverage for benefits like prescription drugs and hospitalization For cancer survivors and patients, short-term plans mean that the cost of adequate health coverage will likely skyrocket. What's worse, they could be discriminated against because of their cancer diagnosis. The ... coverage for Wisconsinites living with chronic health conditions. Wisconsinites need access to affordable, adequate health insurance so they can treat and manage their conditions. Unfortunately, STLD plans offer limited coverage and benefits, and are not required to have the same ...

Gov. Stitt’s Veto of Breast Cancer Screening Bill Puts Oklahoma Women at Risk

ACS CAN is disappointed by Governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill aimed at expanding access to supplemental breast cancer screening tests.   House Bill 1389 by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, would eliminate out-of-pocket costs and expand access to supplemental imaging for women with elevated risk factors, including those who may need additional screening ...

ACS CAN’s 2016 Pain Policy Report Card

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) works hard to call attention to the nationwide issue of unrelieved pain. This is important because patients often face significant barriers to pain treatment. Pain is also a huge contributor to rising health care costs, which is already a substantial financial burden on the shoulders of individuals and families who are going through treatment. To track and simplify the progress of each state’s pain policy, we worked with ...

ACS CAN Volunteer Joins Lawmakers, Sebelius to Emphasize Access to Cancer Prevention Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 31, 2012 -- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteer and breast cancer survivor Anne Creech joined Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen ... U.S. Capitol to celebrate new requirements taking effect tomorrow that new private health plans cover specific women's preventive services at no cost to patients. The new health benefits include women's preventive services that are important to preventing cancer and catching it early, such ... Mikulski's bipartisan Women's Preventive Health Care Amendment to the Affordable Care Act empowered HHS to develop guidelines on coverage of women's preventive care. The preventive benefits that go into effect tomorrow were recommended by a scientific panel that HHS asked the ...

33 Patient and Medical Professional Organizations File Amicus Brief Urging the US Supreme Court to Protect Lifesaving Preventive Care Without Patient Cost-Sharing

WASHINGTON, D.C.— February 25, 2025  — Today, 33 organizations representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case ... requires most private insurers cover preventive services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) without cost-sharing by patients. The brief provides extensive scientific data demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are cost-effective. Research has proven that any cost-sharing can be a deterrent to accessing critical prevention and early detection and ultimately puts lives at risk. According to a recent American Cancer ...

ACS CAN Expert Testifies About Proposed Health Care Changes in Graham-Cassidy Bill

... 25, 2017 — Changes to the nation’s healthcare system as proposed in the pending Graham-Cassidy health legislation could leave millions of cancer patients and survivors without access to adequate, affordable health insurance coverage, according to Dick Woodruff, senior vice president of federal advocacy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Woodruff told committee members the bill essentially rolls back the patient protections ... of the monthly premium,” said Woodruff. “Products could be unaffordable for individuals who required—or were anticipated to require—high cost treatments.” States could also apply to change what services plans are required to cover, putting current guaranteed essential health ...

35 Patient, Provider and Physician Groups File Amicus Brief Urging the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Lifesaving Preventive Care Without Patient Cost Sharing  

Washington, D.C. –  Today 35 organizations, representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals, filed an amicus curiae, or “friend-of-the-court,” ... petition for certiorari in the case, providing extensive scientific data demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are cost-effective. At the crux of the case is a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires most insurers cover preventive services ... in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality largely attributed to lower screening participation. Research has proven that any cost-sharing can be a deterrent to accessing proven prevention and early detection and recent survey data has shown that even motivated cancer survivors would ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Cheer Final Passage of Inflation Reduction Act

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes several provisions that will reduce the costs of health care for millions of cancer patients and survivors. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “The final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act marks one of the most significant extensions of affordable health coverage to ...

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