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ACS CAN Urges Gov. Kasich to Oppose the Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill and Support Continued Bipartisan Efforts to Stabilize Health Care Markets

Columbus, OH – Sept. 19, 2017 — Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to Governor Kasich calling on him to oppose a new proposal to repeal and replace the current health care law offered by Senators ... care coverage to 3,158,600 Ohioans. in 2016, including children, pregnant women, families, seniors and individuals with disabilities. Out of that number, 710,500 Ohioans gained lifesaving health care coverage because Ohio expanded its Medicaid program. Currently, 65,300 Ohioans ... by approximately $2.5 billion in 2026. The letter goes on to note, “In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the individual insurance marketplace. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health ...

One Year Anniversary of Cancer Moonshot Reignition Brings Progress and Opportunity

WASHINGTON, DC – February 2, 2023 – On the one-year anniversary of the reignited Cancer Moonshot, the White House looked back on a year of progress and announced several public and private commitments to ... shared by the administration, the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), are highlighted for ongoing work across the enterprise to support the Moonshot’s five key priority areas: (1) close the screening gap, (2) ... a number of legislative and policy developments over the past year, including improved cancer care affordability thanks to out-of-pocket cost caps in Medicare Part D; the creation and funding of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) with $2.5B already ...

35 Patient and Provider Advocacy Groups Deliver Letter in Support of Step Therapy Reform Legislation (A4815/S3051)

... TIME 35 Patient and Provider Advocacy Groups Endorse Step Therapy Reform Legislation (A4815/S3051)   April 2021 Dear Policymaker, On behalf of the New Jersey Step Therapy Coalition, an expansive and diverse group of patient advocacy groups who share a common goal of increasing access to ... by their health care provider. This insurance practice undermines a doctor’s ability to appropriately treat patients with serious diseases and can greatly impede patient recovery. The practice has grown increasingly difficult, causing many New Jerseyans with chronic diseases to suffer ... and caregivers reported that step therapy 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 time ...

Governor’s Veto of UNM Cancer Center Funding an Affront to Cancer Patients and Families

Santa Fe, NM., April 18, 2017 - Governor Susana Martinez line-item vetoed all funding to the University of New Mexico, including the nearly $8 million appropriation of state funds to the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center during her actions on House Bill ... budget. A statement from Sandra Adondakis, New Mexico Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “We are alarmed at Governor Susana Martinez’s senseless veto of all state funds to the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNM CCC). ... UNM CCC receives NCI funding, the governor’s callous veto of funding would further cripple crucial research conducted here in New Mexico and cost the state high-paying jobs.   “Loss of research funding not only dramatically limits breakthroughs in medical innovation, but can be a ...

ACS CAN Letter: Proposed Changes to Medicare Drug Coverage Could Delay Cancer Patients’ Access to Treatment

 Washington, D.C.—Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) detailing ways in which proposed changes to Medicare Part D’s six ... are rarely interchangeable. In addition, cancer patients frequently suffer from other serious medical conditions further narrowing the number of potential appropriate drug therapies. Imposing step therapy on these patients, the letter states, “can lead to patients not filling their ... Additionally, the letter raises alarm about patient access to the latest therapies should plans be allowed to exclude new formulations of drugs, as well as what recourse patients would have if plans eliminate certain drugs because a manufacturer increases the drug’s price above ...

New CDC Report Indicates States Missing Opportunities to Protect Kids and Adults from Dangers of Tobacco Use

... State Cigarette Excise Taxes äóî United States, 2010 2011, updates a similar article released in 2010 and is featured in this week 's issue of the CDC journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The article details that six states increased their cigarette excise tax in 2010 and ... 2009. Additionally, tobacco growing states and their neighbors have the lowest tax rates in the nation. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: The CDC 's data clearly demonstrates that state legislatures are missing opportunities to protect kids and reduce the burden of ...

Patients, Doctors and Researchers Commend the FDA for Proposal to Modernize Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 10, 2014  – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) together with a dozen groups representing patients, doctors and researchers submitted a letter to the Food and Drug Administration today commending the agency for a proposal that aims to implement appropriate and efficient oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs). The groups support consistent evaluation of tests and tools that have the power to inform diagnosis and treatment decisions.  Currently tests sold as complete kits are required to undergo ...

Health Care Changes Could Leave Millions of Cancer Patients and Survivors Unable to Access Meaningful Coverage

Washington, D.C.—An executive order issued today allows for the expansion of association health plans and changes the rules governing the length and renewability of short-term catastrophic insurance plans. A statement from Chris Hansen, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “Today’s executive order jeopardizes the ability of millions of cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease from ...

Hundreds of Cancer Patients and Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day to urge lawmakers to protect funding for cancer research and prevention programs, endorse legislation that supports patients ' quality of life and ensure lifesaving colon cancer screenings are affordable for seniors. Members of Congress are putting aside partisan politics and ...

Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Head to Capitol Hill; Urge Congress to Prioritize Cancer Fight

This week marks one of my favorite times of year: ACS CAN’s annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Nearly 700 cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states, Puerto ... PhD, from the Stanford Cancer Institute – about the impact of inadequate federal funding on promising research projects. Tuesday, ACS CAN advocates will begin the day with a special rally led by Division I college basketball coaches. The coaches – Ron Hunter of Georgia State ...

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