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1-11-10 This Week in Health Care Reform

ON CAPITOL HILL What a difference a week makes.  As you've undoubtedly been following in the news, health care reform efforts are in a very different place than they were when we communicated with you last Friday.  The special election in Massachusetts means that there are no longer 60 votes in the U.S. Senate to end a filibuster against health care reform legislation.  This effectively means that negotiations between the House and Senate leadership to merge their two bills into ...

7-1-10 This Week in Health Care Reform Implementation

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day for cancer patients and their families. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate ... plans will likely be up and running by September 1.   Applications for the PCIP will also be available starting today on a new Department of Health and Human Services website, www.healthcare.gov , with coverage to begin August 1. Funding for the program will be provided to states based on the same funding allocation that is used for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).   All of the high-risk pool plans must offer individuals a standard rate, providing people with serious ...

Maine: 12-4-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

ON CAPITOL HILL Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. As the Senate began its pivotal floor debate Monday, ACS CAN continued to work with lawmakers from both parties to attempt ... including mammograms and colonoscopies, and limiting the ability of insurance companies to charge more for coverage based on an applicant’s health status or age.   Access to, and coverage for, screenings and other essential preventative care measures, priority issues for ACS CAN, have ...

Massachusetts: 12-4-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

ON CAPITOL HILL Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. As the Senate began its pivotal floor debate Monday, ACS CAN continued to work with lawmakers from both parties to attempt ... including mammograms and colonoscopies, and limiting the ability of insurance companies to charge more for coverage based on an applicant’s health status or age.   Access to, and coverage for, screenings and other essential preventative care measures, priority issues for ACS CAN, have ...

Vermont: 12-4-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

ON CAPITOL HILL Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. As the Senate began its pivotal floor debate Monday, ACS CAN continued to work with lawmakers from both parties to attempt ... including mammograms and colonoscopies, and limiting the ability of insurance companies to charge more for coverage based on an applicant’s health status or age.   Access to, and coverage for, screenings and other essential preventative care measures, priority issues for ACS CAN, have ...

Health Equity and Access to Cancer Care Policy Forum

BATON ROUGE, LA - Yesterday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) hosted a policy forum addressing health disparities and its impact on access to care for cancer patients and survivors. The panel discussion included key stakeholders throughout the health community and two elected officials, Sen. Fred Mills and Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins.   “This event supported ACS CAN’s ambitious ...

Health Care Reform Ads Dominate Prominent DC Metro Station

... NOW Not LaterŠ— ads. Š—“Station DominationŠ— is a new, edgy component to ACS CANŠ—Ès ongoing advertising campaign around health care. Metro riders entering and exiting the Capitol South station will see advertisements throughout the station on platform pillars, floor space, ... running on the red line, which feature interior ads as well. The provocative ads feature stories of Americans struggling to fight the current health care system on top of a cancer diagnosis and emphasize the need to focus on prevention and early detection. The facts posted throughout the ...

Reconciliation Package Improves Health Care Affordability for Cancer Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congress reached a significant budget deal that includes key provisions that will improve affordability of health care coverage for many cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones. The reconciliation package includes language to help Medicare enrollees ... address the Medicaid coverage insurance gap in 12 states that have yet to expand access, leaving more than 2 million Americans without a viable health insurance option. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN: “Based on current legislative text, ACS CAN ...

Access Denied: Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis

Access Denied: Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis Benetta and Patrick Sarro Saratoga, NY She was a waitress and he was a truck driver. They met when Pat stopped on the road for a snack ... to bury her husband. At 64 years of age, Bunny now also admits that while Pat was being treated, the couple did not have the money to purchase a health insurance plan for her. Today, Bunny remains uninsured and is waiting for the day when she qualifies for Medicare. As an uninsured woman who ...

Sources of Health Care Coverage in the United States

Health insurance coverage is essential for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and symptom management. Without coverage, individuals are less likely to receive routine cancer screenings, which raises the risk of being diagnosed at later, harder-to-treat, and more costly stages. Health coverage is also a strong indicator of cancer survival.  This infographic shows the types of health coverage held by working-age Americans as well as by cancer patients and survivors. It also includes a breakdown of the groups most likely to be uninsured. Sources of Health Care Coverage in the United States ...

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