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High Deductible Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts and Cancer Patients

... savings accounts (HSAs) are becoming more common in employer-sponsored insurance and the individual and small group markets.  These types of plans have risks and features must be implemented carefully so they do not harm cancer patients, survivors or those at risk for cancer. What is ... have lower premiums – the enrollee’s monthly bill – the plans have higher deductibles and enrollees often pay a much higher share of the cost for health care services.  Shopping by premium alone can result in large out-of-pocket costs in HDHPs. The IRS defines a HDHP as any plan with a deductible of at least $1,400 for an individual or ...

New Bipartisan Legislation Would Make It Easier for Cancer Patients to Participate in Clinical Trials 

... Bucshon (R-Ind.), the Clinical Trial Modernization Act is bipartisan legislation that would increase access to clinical trials by helping remove cost and geographic barriers to patient participation. The legislation would allow clinical trial sponsors to provide financial support to patients ... trials, like older adults, people with limited incomes, certain racial and ethnic groups and people who live in rural areas. According to an ACS CAN survey of cancer patients and survivors, 79 percent of respondents indicated they would be more likely to enroll in a clinical trial if sponsors supported ...

Senator Sherrod Brown to Receive National Distinguished Advocacy Award

... Amber Hillman 508.450.8690 (cell) 508.270.4750 [email protected] American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network   PHOTO OF SENATOR BROWN AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST        Senator Sherrod Brown to Receive National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Excellence in ... awarded the National Distinguished Advocacy Award, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in recognition of his relentless commitment to ensuring seniors who receive potentially lifesaving colon cancer preventive procedures are not ...   Brown’s legislation, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, would ensure that all colorectal cancer screenings remain cost-free for Medicare beneficiaries, whether or not a polyp is removed. By allowing Medicare to cover the costs of this potentially lifesaving ...

Julie: Vandalia, OH

Video of acs_can_barriers_to_care_julie_turner_fc2   Julie is a childhood cancer survivor who was treated for Hodgkin’s Disease during her senior year of High School. Julie is a cancer survivor who, 47 years later, still experiences side effects from the treatments she received in 1975. Julie ...

Expenses

Leadership Summit and Lobby Day > Expenses   What expenses can be reimbursed? ACS CAN will reimburse costs incurred in transit to/from the event including mileage ($0.14/mile); parking; meals up to $100 when meals are not otherwise provided as part of the event (no individual meal should cost more than $35 including tax and tip); baggage fees (one bag check each way); and ground transportation to/from airports (we ask participants ...

Cancer-Fighting Advocates Strongly Oppose Bill that Undermines Patient Protections

Pierre, S.D.  – The South Dakota Senate is considering Senate Bill 87 that will allow the sale of inadequate health plans that are exempt from state insurance regulation and that can avoid patient protections required by federal law. A statement from David W. Benson, government relations director for the American Cancer ... CAN believes everyone should have quality and affordable healthcare coverage. However, the products authorized under SB 87 have the potential of segmenting the insurance market, driving up premiums and making it harder for South Dakotans who live with serious or chronic disease to find ...

President's Remarks

... America. We don't do what's easy. We do what is necessary to move this country forward. For that same reason, we must also address the crushing cost of health care. This is a cost that now causes a bankruptcy in America every 30 seconds. By the end of the year, it could cause 1.5 million ... their doors and corporations ship jobs overseas. And it's one of the largest and fastest-growing parts of our budget. Given these facts, we can no longer afford to put health care reform on hold . and Our recovery plan will invest in electronic health records and new technology that ...

This Week in Healthcare Reform!

Week Ending May 16th This week was one of the most important in the health care reform debate, with the president using his bully pulpit several times to promote the issue. On Monday, ... representing health insurers, drug companies, hospitals, doctors, medical device makers, and unions. The participants pledged to find cost savings of up to $2 trillion over the next 10 years. The president has asked for more concrete details by June 1. Cost savings was on the ... and cost effective. Raising revenue to pay for reform was also discussed, with new taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and soft drinks mentioned. ACS CAN supports raising the federal tobacco tax and is already talking to members of Congress about the lifesaving impact and long term cost savings ...

Report: Cancer Patients Should Get at Least the Health Benefits Congress Enjoys

A new report by ACS CAN and the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute finds the most popular health insurance plan among federal employees offers adequate and ... for defining minimum coverage benefits in health care reform legislation. The Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) offers a number of options to federal employees and Members of Congress, approximately half of whom elect the Blue Cross Blue Shield standard option (BCBSSO). The study, Š—“A Benchmark for Coverage: How ...

Proposed Association Health Plan Rule Could Split Insurance Market and Unravel Patient Protections

Washington, D.C.—Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department of Labor regarding proposed changes to rules governing association health plans (AHPs). The comments ... patients and survivors with few meaningful or affordable coverage choices. ACS CAN details how AHPs would be exempt from current benefit and cost-sharing requirements. Such plans could, for example, exclude coverage for prescription drugs or other essential health benefits, cap coverage ...

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