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Some Cancer Patients and Survivors Still Vulnerable Under New Regulation on External Appeals

Washington, D.C. – June 22, 2011 – The administration today issued further guidance on an Affordable Care Act regulation that gives consumers the right to an external appeal if an insurance claim is denied. While the regulation makes strides in providing some clarification for consumers to resolve disputes with their health plan, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has significant concerns about barriers to appeals that continue to exist. ... 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 ...

Voters Considering Two Lifesaving Ballot Initiatives Today

... that would accelerate progress in the battle against cancer. A proposition on the Oregon ballot would increase the state cigarette tax and fund health care for low-income children, and a proposal in Texas would authorize $3 billion to fund cancer research and prevention over the next ten years. In ... the tobacco industry has poured more than $12 million into efforts opposing Measure 50, an 84.5-cent cigarette tax increase which would provide health care coverage to 100,000 uninsured children and increase funding for tobacco prevention and education programs. Increasing cigarette taxes ...

Maryland State Budget Produces Mixed Results in Fight against Cancer

... coverage for biomarker testing, connecting more patients to the game-changing resource that opens the door to precision medicine, improved health outcomes, reduced risk of death and better quality of life. The legislation took effect for Marylanders insured through a private plan back ... the recommendation to delay the effective date by two years, securing a win for patients across the state who stand to benefit from personalized health care. “Missing from the budget is a recognition that the tobacco industry still maintains a firm grip on our youth and their futures. Big tobacco ...

Dissapointing Delay in Tobacco Tax Case

... the nation, combined with tax collection on reservations could result in more than 182,000 people who will quit smoking.  The positive public health impact of collecting this tax would be enormous, with the added benefit of reduced health care costs for our state." Dissapointing Delay in Tobacco Tax Case ...

Strong Prevention Policies Will Reduce the Cancer Burden

... with no cost sharing for pregnant women, and are also required to cover tobacco cessation medications for all adults. Prevention and Public Health Fund :  This fund creates and sustains national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and lower health care costs.  It has funded successful initiatives such as the Tips from Former Smokers media campaign and the National Breast and Cervical Cancer ...

Cancer Patients Visit Congressman Bartlett's office

... representing Maryland's 6th Congressional District on September 1.   During the meeting we urged his support to continue to move meaningful health care reform legislation forward keeping in the minds of his constituents who are fighting cancer.   Cancer Patients Visit Congressman Bartlett's ...

South Carolina Legislative Update Ending 2/01/13

January flew by at the State House and as we move quickly into February the most discussed items on the agenda continue to be creating a State Health Exchange and Medicaid Expansion.  Learn what is happening at the State House through our weekly Legislative Update. You can also learn more about ACS CAN's position on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion by clicking through out website and by visiting www.fightcancer.org   South Carolina Legislative Update Ending ...

ACS CAN Releases 13th Annual How Do You Measure Up Report

... was not all good as many states are still failing to pass legislation that would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly reduce health care costs. Those are the conclusions of ACS CAN's 13th annual How Do You Measure Up Report. The report, released at the recent National Conference ...

Sneakers Cover State House Front Steps to Urge Legislators to Keep South Carolina Teens Healthy

Today, the front steps of the South Carolina State House were covered in sneakers to remind lawmakers to protect teen health by raising the cigarette tax by $1.50 and prohibiting teens under 18 from using indoor tanning devices. Legislators and volunteers from ... would be used for healthcare and to increase teacher salaries.   Not only would a $1.50 per pack cigarette tax increase be good for public health, it would benefit the state’s fiscal health as well. Increasing the cigarette tax by this amount will save an estimated $1.12 billion in long-term health care costs. Mississippi currently spends $1.9 billion on tobacco-related health care costs each year and experiences $2.35 billion in lost ...

Patient Groups Applaud Progress, Call on Congress to Permanently End Surprise Medical Billing

... The 31 undersigned organizations, representing millions of patients and consumers across the country who face serious, acute, and chronic health conditions, applaud Congressional committee leaders for reaching a bicameral and bipartisan agreement to address surprise medical billing ... can work quickly to enact this bipartisan legislation that will address the ever growing problem of surprise billing and lower patients’ health care costs.   ALS Association American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network American Diabetes Association American Heart Association American ...

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