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New Hampshire Cancer Treatment Fairness Coalition Announced

... TREATMENT FAIRNESS COALITION ANNOUNCED Organizations across New Hampshire and Region Join Together to Advocate For Senate Bill 137 on Behalf of Cancer Patients   MARCH 9, 2015 – CONCORD – Today, a broad range of New Hampshire, regional and national patient advocacy, non-profits and ... to potentially lifesaving cancer treatments for Granite Staters. The coalition, led by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in New Hampshire, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center, the New Hampshire Medical Society, the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition and over a dozen other organizations is advocating for the passage of Senate Bill 137, An Act Relative to Cost-Sharing Parity for Oral Anti-Cancer Therapies.  The prime sponsor of this bipartisan legislation is Senator Jeb Bradley, joined by ...

Making cancer medications more affordable

Nearly one-third of cancer patients and survivors report the cost of prescription drugs is a challenge. For many patients, copay assistance, like coupons and discount cards, from charitable organizations or drug manufacturers provides critical financial help so that patients can afford lifesaving medications.  Many health insurance companies have implemented a new policy called “co-pay accumulators,” which prevents ...

Braidwood v. Kennedy

Identifying and treating cancer at an early stage – before it has an opportunity to grow and spread – can meaningfully improve clinical outcomes and reduce overall health care costs. Diagnosing and treating cancer early can also reduce overall health care expenditures. ACS CAN is committed to ensuring that everyone has access to evidence-based preventive services at no cost to them. Unfortunately, a lawsuit in Texas challenges the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require most private insurers (and coverage for the Medicaid expansion population) to cover preventive ...

Senate Votes to Improve Chemotherapy Access

LANSING, Mich. – Oct. 18, 2017 – The Michigan Senate today voted in favor of a bill to ensure oral chemotherapy is not subject to higher out-of-pocket costs than intravenous chemotherapy. It now moves to the House of Representatives for further consideration. In response, Andrew ...   “When offered oral chemotherapy as an alternative to intravenous chemotherapy, many Michiganders face high out-of-pocket costs that can deter them from following their doctors’ recommendations. And some types of cancer are only treatable through oral medications, meaning that ...

Patient and Medical Professional Organizations Applaud Administration’s Decision to Defend Access to Preventive Health Services in US Supreme Court Braidwood Case

Washington, D.C. -   Last night, the Solicitor General’s office filed its merits brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case of Braidwood Management v. Kennedy , outlining its intention to defend the provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires most private insurers to cover preventive services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) without cost sharing by patients. Organizations representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals ... applaud the administration’s decision to continue to defend the vital provision of the ACA. 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 ...

National Patient Groups Oppose Allowing Employers to Charge Less Health Workers More For Health Care

WASHINGTON -- January 7, 2010 -- Three of the nation’s leading patient groups are calling on congressional leaders to ensure that final health care reform legislation promotes ... financial incentives for healthy behaviors that are not tied to insurance premiums. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association worked with House leaders to develop workplace wellness provisions in ... of dollars more for insurance by allowing rewards and penalties equivalent to 30 percent – and potentially 50 percent – of the total cost of an employee’s health coverage. The Senate language does not set evidence-based guidelines for workplace wellness programs. It also would ...

Proposed Medicare Rule Would Remove Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

... The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed changes to the 2023 Medicare program that, if finalized, would eliminate cost sharing for colonoscopies after a positive non-invasive screening test, and lower the minimum age of colorectal cancer screening to 45. Lowering the minimum age of coverage from 50 to 45 and providing coverage of medically indicated follow-on ... barriers to cancer screening that will save lives,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Currently most Medicare beneficiaries are assessed 20% cost sharing for follow-on colonoscopies after a positive non-invasive test, an ...

Oklahoma Cigarette Price Increase Will Reduce Cancer Burden in State

Washington, D.C., — Today, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill into law that will increase the price of cigarettes by $1.50 per pack. In addition to funding state health initiatives, full implementation of this increase can generate significant revenue for Oklahoma. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: “The $1.50 increase in the price of ... that reducing the use of this deadly product should be a priority across the country. If appropriately implemented and enforced, the extra $1.50 cost per pack will save an estimated 16,700 lives in Oklahoma and keep more than 28,000 kids from becoming addicted adult smokers. The increase is ...

Tax Bill Could Pose Problems for Cancer Patients; Cancer Research

Washington, D.C.—Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to House leadership and committee chairs asking that they reconsider provisions of their tax proposal that could harm cancer patients. Specifically, ACS CAN opposes eliminating the medical expense deduction and ending tax ... cancer patients,” said Hansen. “Tax policy should help those most in need. These changes could instead hurt those already suffering the high cost of this terrible disease.” Read the letter . 0 Tax Bill Could Pose Problems for Cancer Patients; Cancer Research ...

Groups Urge Congress to Close Medicare Loophole for Colorectal Cancer Screenings

Washington, D.C. – Thirty-five patient and provider groups sent a letter to members of Congress this week expressing support for the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (H.R. 1570, S. 668). The legislation would eliminate cost sharing for seniors on Medicare who are hit with a surprise bill during a routine screening colonoscopy when a polyp is discovered and removed ... screening colonoscopy, patients wake up to a pricey cost-sharing payment of up to $350. Learning about the possibility of an unexpected expense can deter people from getting screened for this type of cancer, which is highly preventable. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the ...

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