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House Passed Health Bill Risks Pricing Cancer Patients, Survivors Out of Insurance Market

Today the House of Representatives passed a health care bill that could leave cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease unable to access or keep ... for their coverage while simultaneously weakening the rules for what health services will be covered. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “The bill passed by the U.S. House today risks placing millions of Americans into a system in which they could be unable to afford ...

ACS CAN: Efforts to Reduce Drug Prices Must Balance Affordability with Access to Innovation and Safety

... “Most Favored Nation” Model. The following is a response to the executive orders from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “While we acknowledge the administration’s attempt to further examine new ways to tackle prescription drug costs, this must be done in a ... promise, but more details are needed as noted in our previous comments. The proposed rule issued last year encouraged discounts at the point of sale where discounts can be shared with consumers. This would particularly benefit individuals who take high-cost drugs, like cancer patients and survivors, and those with total drug spending in the coverage gap (Medicare Part D). However, we noted that ...

New Report Illustrates Important Role of Medicare Program in Saving Lives from Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 29, 2024  – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released a new report today, Cancer in Medicare: An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Chartbook, to illustrate how the Medicare ... increases with age, Medicare plays a key role in reducing suffering and death from cancer.  ACS CAN’s Medicare Chartbook provides an overview of the Medicare program and its benefits, including how cancer impacts the program, the financial impact on program spending, the role of Congress in creating meaningful coverage changes for Medicare beneficiaries on cancer screening and the out-of-pocket costs to beneficiaries.  ...

Cancer Advocates Excited for Possibilities to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Access, Celebrate Senate’s Passing of HB 1283

... a “do not pass” in committee, House Bill 1283 passed the full Senate on Monday behind strong Senate voices who took a stand on behalf of North Dakotans who might need additional breast cancer screenings beyond mammograms. HB 1283, sponsored by Rep. Karen Karls of Bismarck, would ... abnormal finding on a screening mammogram or supplemental imaging because of certain risk factors. The steps needed for a clean bill of health can cost thousands out of pocket. These patients are often put in position of choosing between a full medical workup or paying for a month’s worth of ...

West Virginia ACS CAN Innovation in Multicancer Early Detection Speaker Bios

... Panelists: Dr. Whitney Jones, MD, Medical Advisor for GRAIL, Inc. Dr. Whitney Jones is a Gastroenterologist, a former Clinical Professor of Medicine, and current adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health and information services at the University of Louisville.  He is a ... pragmatic state-based laws that lower barriers to access evidence-based CRC screening. Kentucky is the first state in the nation to mandate no cost-sharing coverage for preventative evidence-based genetic panel testing for hereditary cancers including Lynch Syndrome.  These laws have ... survivors, and health care providers. Andrea resides in Morgantown, WV with her husband James and their two children.   West Virginia ACS CAN Innovation in Multicancer Early Detection Speaker Bios ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Host Day of Action to Reduce Cancer Burden

JACKSON, MS — February 18, 2021 — The unpredictable and dynamic nature of COVID-19 is no match for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's (ACS CAN) volunteers' steadfast commitment. Because of the virus and the elevated risk for those with compromised immune systems, cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers from across are traveled ...

Kansas Governor’s Repeat Veto of Short-Term Health Plan Bill Protects Patients

... Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 199, which would have increased Kansans’ exposure to inadequate, high-risk health plans that can skirt patient protections required by federal law, such as coverage for pre-existing conditions. This veto is a repeat of the same legislation she vetoed in 2021 (SB 29). The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society oppose increasing the availability of Short-Term Limited Duration Plans (STLDPs) because these plans often deny coverage or charge more for coverage, do not cap out-of-pocket ...

ACS CAN Advocates Ask for Washington's First Cigarette Tax Increase in 16 Years

OLYMPIA, Wash. –– Volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be on hand to support House Bill 2382 on Friday as the House Finance Committee considers legislation that includes the state’s first ... tax by at least $2.00 per pack and investing in fact-based tobacco control programs -- education, prevention and cessation – are some of the most effective ways to help people quit and make sure youth never start using tobacco. ACS CAN calls on the legislature to invest $10 ...

ACS CAN Analysis Shows Step Therapy Protocols Included in Commercial Plans in New Jersey

ACS CAN delivered a letter today to Governor Murphy and leadership in the Assembly and Senate outlining specific examples of New Jersey regulated ... step therapy is critical to improving access to care in New Jersey. To ensure that step therapy practices in all state-regulated plans balance cost containment with patient needs New Jersey should once and for all establish in law common-sense protocols to govern the step therapy practice ...

Improving the Nation’s Health Care System Should Be Top Priority in State of the Union Address

Washington, D.C., February 4, 2020 — Cancer patients, survivors and caregivers will tune into the president’s State of the Union address tonight, watching to see if the president will commit to improving the nation’s health care system by preserving access to ... the issue of surprise bills and affordability of prescription drugs, as well as investing in life-saving cancer research and prevention. ACS CAN Delaware volunteer and cancer survivor Jan White will be following the speech in person, as a guest of Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt-Rochester. A ... in Medicare. Cancer is a disease more common with age and can be very expensive to treat. For Medicare enrollees who currently face unlimited cost sharing for some of their prescription drugs, the financial burden can be overwhelming. We urge the president to aggressively pursue ...

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