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Survey: More than 80 Percent of Cancer Patients and Survivors Say Copay Assistance Programs Help Them Afford Their Prescription Drugs

HARRISBURG, PA – July 20, 2022 – A new Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows that while copay assistance programs can help cancer patients afford the medications they need, some aren’t able to apply them to their health insurance deductible or other out-of-pocket requirements, which can create a barrier to care.  An overwhelming majority of respondents (83%) who have applied to a copay assistance ... a copay assistance program report that the assistance they received was not applied to their health insurance deductible or other out-of-pocket cost requirements.  “Everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat and survive cancer,” said Emma Watson, ...

Survey: More than 80 Percent of Cancer Patients and Survivors Say Copay Assistance Programs Help Them Afford Their Prescription Drugs

COLUMBUS, OHIO   – A new Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows that while copay assistance programs can help cancer patients afford the medications they need, some aren’t able to apply them to their health insurance deductible or other out-of-pocket requirements, which can create a barrier to care.  An overwhelming majority of respondents (83%) who have applied to a copay assistance ... a copay assistance program report that the assistance they received was not applied to their health insurance deductible or other out-of-pocket cost requirements.  “Everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat and survive cancer,” said Leo Almeida, ...

ACS CAN and CodeX Lead Project to Expand Cancer Clinical Trial Enrollment Through Improved Technology

Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, Mich. —The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase ... Project will provide basic trial screening using existing tools within EHR and PDM systems. The matching occurs by sending a select number of standardized patient data points to external clinical trial matching services that then return the  results for any matching trials within the ... The CodeX initiative, a collaborative effort implementing oncology data standards to support better, safer, faster care, and lower burden and cost, is helping implement the project. “Several years ago, MITRE began engaging partners from across the oncology ecosystem who also understood ...

Cancer Advocates Held Day of Action at Capitol on Friday, Urging Lawmakers to Raise Tobacco Sales Age to 21

... Capitol in Carson City to advocate for cancer-fighting bills today, Friday March 8, 2019. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) gives people impacted by cancer a powerful voice by holding a Cancer Action Day .   Topping the list of priorities this year was addressing what the U.S. Surgeon General calls an epidemic— e-cigarette use, which is rising at an alarming rate. To ... in Nevada. Currently, e-cigarettes are the only tobacco product that does not have an excise tax. Tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in Nevada and is behind an estimated one-third of all cancer-related deaths.   Progress to keep kids off tobacco is slipping ...

Cancer Advocates Rally in Support of Tobacco Control Policy and Cancer Program Funding

...   From the panhandle to the Florida Keys, cancer patients, survivors and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) met with their legislators this week in support of increasing funding for biomedical and early detection programs as well as raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21.  Florida currently carries the second highest cancer rate in the country, with ...

Annapolis Forum on Impact of Tobacco Including E-cigarettes in Maryland, Hosted by Nation’s Leading Cancer Advocacy Group

... event will feature leaders in Maryland government and health ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) annual policy forum will bring together state leaders in government, medicine and advocacy to discuss the toll of tobacco use including electronic smoking devices in Maryland. The event will also highlight a need for a $2 per pack tax increase on cigarettes with an equivalent tax on all other tobacco products including electronic cigarettes as part of a comprehensive approach to tobacco control in Maryland. Fact: Smoking is linked to more than one-quarter (27.3%) of cancer-related deaths in ...

CMS Investigative Study to Examine Benefit of Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests for Medicare Beneficiaries

... multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test to evaluate the technology’s capacity to reduce late-stage cancer diagnoses for the large group of cancers without a traditional screening strategy. The study is expected to enroll up to 50,000 Medicare beneficiaries, including diverse and ... types. Published early data from multi-cancer early detection blood tests developed by private and academic entities indicate that the tests can screen for multiple cancers at the same time, including rare cancers.    “The study has the potential to meaningfully increase the ... extending innovative screening options, once FDA-approved and shown to have clinical benefit.”   While the IDE study will cover the cost of administering the test for beneficiaries enrolled in the study, even if proven safe and effective, once the study concludes, coverage will ...

Our Nation's Health Depends on Access to Care: 10 Years of the ACA

Undoubtedly, our community is facing unprecedented times as we navigate the current coronavirus pandemic. As we always will, ACS CAN continues to support and advocate on behalf of people living with serious illnesses, like cancer, to ensure they have access to the care they need to protect their and their families’ ... populations at heightened risk if infected with the novel coronavirus, by increasing federal support for Medicaid spending and extending no-cost testing to all patients, regardless of insurance type or status, among other vital steps; the bill passed out of the Senate and was signed ...

Letter to Governor Phil Scott regarding Impact of Graham-Cassidy Proposal on Cancer Patients

  September 20, 2017     The Honorable Philip Scott Office of the Governor 109 State Capitol Pavilion Montpelier, VT  05609     Dear Governor Scott,   The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... in Medicaid support to your state over the next decade and beyond.  In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...

Congress Passes a Bill to Make Health Care More Affordable for Millions of Cancer Patients, Survivors, and Their Loved Ones

ACS CAN volunteers sent tens of thousands of messages to members of Congress, posted to social media, and made phone calls--and it made a difference. Thank you for your hard work to make this happen!   We ...

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