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HELP Committee Legislation Marks Critical Step in Support of Comprehensive Health Care Reform This Year

... comprehensive health care reform this year.  The detailed proposal would extend access to quality care to all Americans by guaranteeing issue of plans to all applicants, eliminating discrimination based on health status or history, capping out-of-pocket costs that patients pay and placing ... to quality, affordable health care,” said John R. Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  “Families struggling to afford the growing cost of lifesaving cancer care need Congress and the President to enact health care reform this year.” ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the ...

Legislator Wants to Improve Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

Columbus, OH–June 22, 2017– This statement can be attributed to Jeff Stephens, director of government relations in Ohio for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Today, State Representative Sarah LaTourette introduced legislation to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families through palliative care. ACS CAN commends the Representative for seeing an opportunity to improve ...

Jane Leo to Serve as ACS CAN Oregon Government Relations Director

SALEM, Oregon —— Jane Leo has been named the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director for Oregon. She will lead ACS CAN’s efforts to advance legislation and public policies to reduce the cancer burden, specifically ending the sale of flavored and menthol tobacco in her home state. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to fight for every Oregonian impacted by cancer,” Leo said. “Tobacco use has cost Oregon too many lives and too much money; stopping the next generation from ever starting is one of the most important things we can do to ...

ACS CAN volunteer shares cancer story at U.S. Senate committee meeting

... breast cancer for a second time eight years later, she wasnŠ—Èt so lucky. Although she had health insurance, it only covered a tiny fraction of her treatment. She would have to pay out of pocket for the mastectomies and hysterectomy she needed, along with chemotherapy and most of her ... the health care laws. After telling her cancer story, Stacy told Senators that although she received treatment that saved her life, it came at a cost. She is so in debt from her medical bills she may need to file for bankruptcy this year. But, Stacy said, thanks the Affordable Care Act she can live her life with the comfort of knowing that she will have access health care in the future. Š—“I now have peace of mind knowing that, in ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 28, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the interim final rule regarding the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, which was created as part of the ... premiums not exceed the standard market rate; and permitting plans to seek additional funding from outside resources to stave off shifting the cost burden to consumers.  The new high-risk pool program will give access to health care to at least hundreds of thousands of uninsured people ...

Nanci Carney, ACS CAN NH State Lead Ambassador, featured in Conway Daily Sun article

TO THE EDITOR: I recently returned from Washington, D.C., where I had the honor of representing New Hampshire on Capitol Hill. Along with nearly 700 of my fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteers from ... help people prevent and better treat cancer. We asked legislators for their support in increasing federal funding for cancer research, removing cost barriers to colorectal cancer screenings for seniors, backing legislation to improve patient quality of life and preventing Big Tobacco from targeting kids with flavored products. Read more  of Nanci's Letter to the Editor here. Nanci Carney, ACS CAN NH State Lead Ambassador, featured in Conway Daily Sun article ...

House Passes Bill that Undermines Decades of Success in Hawaii’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Efforts

... removing protected funding for the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) issued the following statement from Cynthia Au, Interim government relations director for ACS CAN in Hawaii: "While the House recognizes the ... prevention programs, we are deeply concerned that this bill will remove permanent, stable funding for the trust fund—undermining decades of progress that Hawaii has made in reducing tobacco use and saving lives. "Over the years, Hawaii has successfully dedicated millions of dollars to tobacco prevention efforts and the trust fund has significantly reduced smoking rates among youth and adults, saving the state lives ...

A Focus on the Patient: Ensuring Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

While the merits of comprehensive health care reform legislation are debated in the halls of Congress, ACS CAN urges lawmakers to keep patients' needs top of mind. That means including measures that improve communication between health professional and ... chronic diseases. Research proves that in addition to improving the quality of life of patients, palliative care treatment plans help reduce the cost of health care spending by lowering the number of hospital and intensive care unit visits for a patient. As the leading patient voice in the ...

ACS CAN: Proposed ACA Wellness Regulation Should Prevent Unintended Discrimination

WASHINGTON, D.C. January 25, 2013 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury (the Departments) on the proposed rule, Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The proposal offers guidance on designing wellness programs to promote health, rather than discriminate against ...

Health Insurance Marketplaces Now Open For Enrollment, Cancer Patients and Survivors Can Shop For Coverage

... The marketplace will let consumers comparison shop for the best health insurance plan for themselves and their families. And, because people can no longer be denied health insurance or charged more because of a pre-existing condition, all patients and survivors who arenŠ—Èt offered health insurance through their jobs, who are self-employed or who ... to purchase affordable insurance. That means coverage for their treatment and maintenance that would have otherwise been out-of-pocket Š—– a cost that before these marketplaces too often meant individuals were forced to choose between saving their life and their lifesavings. The plans ...

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