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New Study Reveals Popular Federal Employee Health Plan a Good Starting Point to Determine Minimum Benefits Coverage

... for defining minimum coverage benefits in health care reform legislation. Authored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, “A Benchmark for Coverage: How the FEHBP Blue Cross Blue Shield Standard Option Plan Covers Medical Care for Patients with Serious Chronic Conditions” examines the adequacy and affordability of coverage held by most federal employees to people with cancer, heart disease and diabetes. The Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) ... plan brochure for clarity and ease of understanding. The report finds that benefits covered under the BCBSSO plan are comprehensive, and that cost sharing for routine care is modest. However, out-of-pocket costs for patients with a serious illness are substantial, totaling $5,000 per year ...

Fight Big Tobacco in West Virginia

Impact of Tobacco in West Virginia: The Need to Invest in Tobacco Control to Reduce Taxpayer Costs, Protect Kids, and Save Lives:   Health Costs of ... use smokeless tobacco.  • 37.8% of cancer deaths are caused by smoking.   Economic Costs of Tobacco to West Virginia Smoking is estimated to cost West Virginia $1.17 billion in direct health care costs, including $298.1 million in Medicaid costs annually.v Additionally, smoking costs the ... prevention programs has never been greater.   The Solution: Investments in Fact-Based Tobacco Control Programs & Increased Tobacco Taxes  ACS CAN urges West Virginia lawmakers to increase funding for the Division of Tobacco Prevention to $16.5 million to prevent kids from starting to use ...

Advertising Campaign Highlights the Critical Need for Comprehensive Health Care Reform Now

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 5, 2009 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today launched an advertising campaign urging Congress to enact health care system reform this year. The ads are intended to send the message that the current “sick care” system leaves millions of Americans without access to lifesaving cancer screenings and treatment, and that the cost of waiting to take action, measured both in dollars spent and lives lost, is too high. The ads emphasize the importance of getting lifesaving ...

Tobacco Control and Prevention

Did You Know - MT Tobacco Facts   Impact of Tobacco in Montana: The Need to Invest in Tobacco Control to Reduce Taxpayer Costs, Protect Kids, and Save Lives If nothing is done to reduce smoking rates, 19,000 Montana kids currently under 18 will ultimately die prematurely from smoking.  Montana can and must do better. Economic Costs of Tobacco to Montana Smoking is estimated to cost Montana $511 million in direct health care costs, including $87.2 million in Medicaid costs annually. These amounts do not include health ...

Free Prevention Loopholes Closed in Administration Guidance

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 20, 2013 Patients and consumers in the private insurance market should no longer face unexpected cost-sharing for preventive colon cancer screening tests that were supposed to be free under the Affordable Care Act. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Labor today issued guidanceξ that polyps removed during a routine screening colonoscopy ... to be free, because it carried an A rating by the United States Preventive Services Task Force. Evidence shows that even limited cost-sharing can be a deterrent from getting the test. Polyps left untreated can result in advanced stage colorectal cancer that is much more expensive to treat ...

Cancer Advocates and Lawmakers Attend Prescription Drug Town Hall

... the state to hear from state lawmakers, including the bill sponsors, on prescription drug legislation currently being considered.  "Soaring out-of-pocket costs make prescription drugs unaffordable for far too many Illinoisans, especially those with chronic conditions," said House Majority ... that make it harder for patients to afford their prescribed medication. "For Illinoisans with life-threatening diseases like cancer, the high cost of prescription drugs can be an obstacle to accessing the care they need," State Senator Laura Fine said. "It's time to protect Illinois patients from exploitation and ...

Advocates Hold Cancer Action Day at State House, Urging Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing & Address Affordability Concerns

CONCORD, NH —March 6, 2025— Earlier today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the New Hampshire State House as a part of their annual Cancer Action Day advocating for several legislative proposals that aim to address the needs of patients across the cancer ... Specifically, the advocates urged support of a proposal to improve access to biomarker testing (SB 120) and legislation relative to insurance cost sharing calculations (SB 17). They also asked lawmakers to protect level funding for the state’s Tobacco Control & Cessation Program, the ...

New Report Shows Cancer Patients Struggle to Afford Treatment

Washington, D.C., —A new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reforms shows that while opportunities for coverage have improved, cancer patients still struggle with significant financial challenges in affording their treatment despite substantial reductions in out-of-pocket costs and patient protections under current law. The report, Navigating the Coverage Experience and Financial Challenges for Cancer ... patients to meet in a short amount of time. Patients and financial navigators also often find it difficult to determine what a procedure will cost ahead of time. Navigators report that while most cancer treatment is now covered by insurers, plans are increasingly implementing medical ...

On Fifth Anniversary of Landmark Tobacco Law, Leading Health Groups Call on FDA to Prioritize Three Actions To Accelerate Progress Against Tobacco Use

WASHINGTON, DC On the fifth anniversary of the landmark 2009 law granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products, 10 leading public health and medical ... Administration to take three urgent and bold actions to accelerate progress. The following joint statement was issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers ' ... greater addiction and decreased success in quitting smoking. Require large, graphic cigarette warning labels that comply with the 2009 law and can withstand legal challenges.ξ The FDA should issue a final rule that requires graphic warnings covering the top 50 percent of the front and ...

More than 30 Patient and Medical Professional Organizations Respond to US Supreme Court Decision that Protects Access to Lifesaving Preventive Care

Washington, D.C.— Today, after the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in the case of Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, 33 organizations representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of medical professionals are applauding the protection of access to lifesaving preventive care without patient cost sharing. The organizations are also emphasizing the importance of maintaining cost-free access to these evidence-based services.  In ... extensive scientific data demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are cost-effective. Research has proven that any cost sharing can be a deterrent to accessing critical prevention and early detection and ultimately puts lives at risk. According to a recent American Cancer ...

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