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CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS   Appropriations The 2012 fiscal year budget process and the work of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or "super committee," continue to move forward. Congress is beginning to pick up the pace on ... levels as well as serious policy differences. A resolution on the bill may not arrive until sometime in December.   In the meantime, ACS CAN continues to engage super committee members, congressional leadership, and House and Senate appropriators to ensure that the fight against ... people with Medicare reviewed their health status at a free Annual Wellness Visit or received other preventive services with no deductible or cost sharing this year.  In addition, nearly 1.8 million people with Medicare have received discounts on brand-name drugs in the Medicare Part D ...

... - before gaining access to the drug that was recommended to treat their health condition. When implemented inappropriately, step therapy can result in patients not being able to access the treatments they need in a timely manner. This can lead to worsened symptoms and presents a ... for patients suffering from life-threatening or chronic diseases. Step therapy is often applied to New Jeseyans living with a wide range of diseases and chronic conditions including cancer, diabetes, autoimmune disorders, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, arthritis, psoriasis, heart disease, ... and caregivers reported that these policies delayed their care, increased their stress and frustration, contributed to worse outcomes and cost them more out of pocket. Doctors reported that these requirements made it harder for them to treat patients, delayed treatment and were ...

... families.   Now Available: New Patient-Focused Guide to the Affordable Care Act   A new consumer-friendly guide that describes how provisions of the Affordable Care Act help people with cancer and their families is now available on fightcancer.org. ACS CAN worked with Corporate Communications and Health Promotions staff at the National Home Office on the guide, which explains the Affordable Care ... as the ban on pre-existing condition exclusions, the prohibitions on annual and lifetime benefit limits, and the guarantee of coverage of no-cost preventive care, public support rises sharply.   For example, a New York Times poll out today about voter attitudes toward the elections ...

... families.   Now Available: New Patient-Focused Guide to the Affordable Care Act   A new consumer-friendly guide that describes how provisions of the Affordable Care Act help people with cancer and their families is now available on fightcancer.org. ACS CAN worked with Corporate Communications and Health Promotions staff at the National Home Office on the guide, which explains the Affordable Care ... as the ban on pre-existing condition exclusions, the prohibitions on annual and lifetime benefit limits, and the guarantee of coverage of no-cost preventive care, public support rises sharply.   For example, a New York Times poll out today about voter attitudes toward the elections ...