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Cancer Advocates From All 50 States Visit Capitol Hill to Urge Swift Action on Health Care Reform

... CAN) volunteers from all 50 states are on Capitol Hill today to meet with their lawmakers, calling for Action: Now Not Later on comprehensive health care reform. The lobby day is one of several activities taking place in Washington, D.C., in the latest phase of a campaign sponsored by ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, to raise awareness that families affected by cancer need health care that is accessible, affordable, available and administratively simple. ACS CAN is also releasing new polling data from a survey ...

Local Organizations Join Forces to Ensure Cancer Patients and Others Don’t Lose Access to Health Care Coverage

... Healthcare Alliance and Forward Tennessee united today at the American Cancer Society’s Knoxville office to urge lawmakers to vote no on health care repeal in the tax bill and instead take strong, bipartisan steps—like those laid out by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.)— to strengthen, rather than weaken, America’s health care system.   Repealing the individual mandate would significantly weaken the individual insurance market and lead to higher premiums with ...

Energy and Commerce Committee Vote A Critical Step Forward in Congressional Effort to Enact Meaningful Health Care Reform

... July 31, 2009 -- Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are encouraged by the House Energy and Commerce Committee vote today to approve health care reform legislation, a move that ensures that progress toward comprehensive reform will continue. The bill will be voted on by the full House ... of families touched by cancer by making it easier to access preventive services, guaranteeing that no one will be denied coverage because of health status or pre-existing conditions and promoting patient-centered care that supports quality of life for patients. “The House bill is a ...

House Passes Historic Health Care Legislation With Provisions That Would Help to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality

WASHINGTON -- March 21, 2010 -- In an historic vote, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight approved health care reform legislation that includes several provisions that would help to reduce suffering and death from cancer in this country. The American ... In a letter sent to House leaders Friday, ACS CAN said it believes the bill's provisions "will make far-reaching improvements to the nation’s health care system that will benefit millions of Americans." "Families affected by cancer know first-hand the gaps that exist in our broken 'sick ...

New Poll: Majority of Pennsylvania Voters Say Health Care System Not Meeting Needs of Most State’s Residents

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 (86%) Pennsylvania voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. Among the key findings , the poll showed that addressing health care costs, particularly out-of-pocket costs, is the most important health care issue in Pennsylvania. More broadly, the issues that are most ...

New Poll: Majority of Maryland Voters Say Health Care System Not Meeting Needs of Most State’s Residents

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 (85%) Maryland voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. Among the key findings, the poll showed that addressing health care costs, particularly out-of-pocket costs, is the most important health care issue for voters in Maryland. More broadly, the issues that are ...

Strong Protections for Cancer Patients to Take Effect Six Months After Signing of New Health Care Law

Provisions Will Improve Access to Care for Families Affected by Cancer Washington, D.C. – September 22, 2010 – Key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will directly ... patients, survivors and their loved ones are set to take effect tomorrow, six months after the landmark law was signed.  Starting Sept. 23, health plans will be banned from setting lifetime dollar caps on coverage, and annual dollar limits on coverage will be tightly restricted to ... for proven preventive services, giving people access to lifesaving screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer. Additionally, health plans will be barred from dropping people from coverage when they get sick. Dependent children will be able to remain on their parent’s ...

Patient Groups Urge HHS Secretary Azar to Reject Idaho Bulletin; Uphold Patient Protections in Health Care Law

WASHINGTON, DC – February 14, 2018 – ACS CAN joined more than a dozen patient groups to send a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today urging the Secretary to clarify that the Idaho bulletin allowing health plans to be sold on the individual market that would essentially discriminate against older and sicker individuals would violate numerous requirements of the health care law that provide essential protections to individuals and families. The groups who represent millions of patients facing serious, acute, and ...

For Immediate Release: ACS CAN Applauds Sununu’s Commitment to Continued Access to Health Care for Granite Staters

... Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 E-mail: [email protected]       ACS CAN Applauds Sununu’s Commitment to Continued Access to Health Care for Granite Staters   CONCORD – February 15, 2018 – Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued his annual State of the State address, in which he voiced his support for reauthorizing the New Hampshire Health Protection Program (NHHPP).  The following statement can be attributed to Mike Rollo, director of government relations in New Hampshire for ...

Health Equity Report Card Pilot Project to Help Close the Care Gap Highlighted on World Cancer Day

... Cancer Network ® (NCCN ® )—a not-for-profit alliance of leading cancer centers in the United States—joins the call to Close the Care Gap on World Cancer Day , a global awareness day organized by the Union of International Cancer Control (UICC) every February 4, by launching a new Health Equity Report Card ( HERC ) pilot program. This worldwide message acknowledges the many lives that are lost due to disparities in cancer ... , racial and ethnic disparities in the cancer burden largely reflect long-standing inequities in socioeconomic status and access to high-quality health care, which can be attributed to historical and persistent structural racism in the U.S. experienced by all people of color. To help address ...

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