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North Carolinians’ Health on the Line in New Medicaid Bill

... and increasing patient costs. “As written, the bill will increase out-of-pocket costs significantly for North Carolinians with Medicaid health insurance. The bill disproportionately penalizes cancer patients by implementing the maximum allowable co-payment of $35 for each health care visit, including those where cancer patients and others with serious illness receive their lifesaving treatment. This bill puts lives ...

Public Health Champions Honored for Cancer-Fighting Efforts

... to reduce the burden of cancer,” said Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ.  “Dr. Jacobs and Mr. Nelson are public health champions for their work to ensure smoke-free spaces and promote cancer prevention through increased physical activity and good nutrition.” Dr. Fred Jacobs is the former New Jersey Commissioner of Health, current chair of NJ Breathes, and an Executive Vice President at Saint Barnabas Health Care System.  As Commissioner of Health, Dr. Jacobs led the fight in New Jersey to protect funding for the state’s tobacco control program and ...

Doctors ask for statewide approach to patient care

Kalispell doctors are keeping their eyes on a state legislative bill that would set goals for how health facilities provide care to patients with a chronic illness beyond filling their immediate medical needs. House Bill 285 states that people facing complex, chronic health issues that affect their quality of life should be able to use palliative care, or supportive care, throughout their treatment. Dr. Leah ...

Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Veterans’ Health

... Senators Durbin and Collins for introducing legislation that would protect the ability of our nation’s veterans to breathe smoke-free air at health facilities managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  “If enacted, this law would help protect thousands of veterans, including those who are sick or disabled, from the dangers of secondhand smoke while receiving the medical care they need. It would also help ensure a supportive environment for veterans who are trying to quit using tobacco, and would guarantee ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer ...

Key Organizations Urge Senate to Support Cloture Motions in Health Reform Debate

... CAN volunteer Dan Brodrick traveled to Washington, D.C. from Gainesboro, Tenn., to urge the Senate to put patients before politics and vote for health care reform.  Today, Dan joined other patients from across the country representing key patient and consumer organizations in the health care debate. Dan knows first-hand the holes that exist in the broken health care system.  His wife Sharon passed away from cancer that was ...

Health Plan Rule Change Could Increase Patient Costs

Washington, D.C.—The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week finalized the 2021 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which sets the rules for health care plans in the coming year. Included in the rule is a provision that would allow health plans to choose to exclude the portion of patient drug ...

Why We Need a Palliative Care Council in Delaware

Palliative care is specialized medical care that works to treat the whole person, not just their disease, by giving patients more control and helping to take ... Care focuses on treating the disease while also ensuring the best possible quality of life for the patient. It's provided by a team of health care professionals, including doctors and nurses, all working together to control the patient's pain, fatigue, anxiety, loss of appetite and ... of palliative care. The Council would have two key components: 1) establishes an advisory council to bring together experts – including health care providers and patients – to address barriers to palliative care and identify innovative solutions 2) creates a consumer and ...

Release of House Bill Brings Country Closer to Meaningful Health Reform

WASHINGTON – October 29, 2009 – “The health reform bill unveiled by House leaders today would dramatically improve the health care system for people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases. With House debate set to begin next week and debate on the ...

Nevada Cancer Survivors Needed for Surveys to Shape Health Policy

... The survey project, which started in 2019, has provided invaluable insight on issues including the cost of prescription drugs, access to health coverage, surprise medical bills and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on cancer patients’ access to care. "Survivor Views has proven to be an incredible resource for providing policymakers and the press with timely and insightful perspectives on ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever ...

Closing the Gap: Affordable Cancer Care for All

Affordable cancer care is past due. Quality, affordable coverage remains unavailable to more than 2 million people living in states that have refused to expand ... Guntown, Mississippi. When Tim noticed a lump on his throat, he started saving money to see a doctor. It turned out Tim had cancer. If Tim had health insurance and had been able to visit the doctor sooner, he very likely would have been diagnosed when his cancer was at an earlier, more ... treatable stage. “A little thing turned into a big thing,” Tim said about his experience. “That’s the hardest thing about not having health insurance. You don’t go to the doctor to get little things checked out.” It is long past time for Congress to expand access to quality, ...

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