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ACS CAN Convenes Leading Experts to Discuss Improving Quality of Health Care

ACS CAN brought together some of the nation's leading health care experts in Washington, D.C. for a groundbreaking event to examine how to ensure that ... people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases receive quality health care. ACS CAN's first-ever National Forum on the Future of Health Care, held at the National Press Club in downtown Washington, convened top officials from federal and state government, the health care ...

House Subcommittee Considers Bills Addressing Patient Health Care Costs and Access Issues

Washington, D.C.—Today the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will mark-up a series of bills aimed at reducing patient out-of-pocket costs and preserving access to health care. Specifically, the committee will consider a measure that would exempt patients from having to ... Fund for four years at $4 billion annually. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “We welcome today’s committee action focused on reducing patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and preserving access to ...

ACS CAN Commends Colorado House Passage of Bill to Lower Colorectal Cancer Screening Age to 45

... 27, 2020 - Colorectal cancer is now the fastest growing diagnosed cancer among young women in Colorado and the single biggest cancer killer of men under 50 nationally. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commends members of the Colorado House of Representatives for taking the opportunity to stem the alarming rise of colorectal cancer incidence ... diagnosed with stage III colon cancer at age 51, following her first colonoscopy. She had catastrophic health insurance but her out-of-pocket cost for her one-year treatment was still around $40,000.   The bill also seeks to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for patients undergoing ...

ACS CAN Supports Measure to Protect Delaware’s Young People from the Dangers of Tobacco

DOVER, DE – March 5, 2019 – Governor Carney today announced his support for legislation (Senate Bill No. 25) that would raise the age of for sale of tobacco products to 21 from the current age of 18. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Delaware Government Relations Director Jeanne Chiquoine released the following statement: “Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of ...

Legislation Would Remove Cost Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening and Treatment for Seniors

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 3, 2015 Bipartisan legislation introduced today in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives would help ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries trying to access lifesaving colorectal cancer ... is categorized as a diagnostic exam, and the patient must pay a share of the cost. This loophole, which applies only to Medicare beneficiaries, can leave a patient with a bill that could be as much as $500 out of pocket. The administration fixed this glitch in 2013 by eliminating most ...

ACS CAN Urges Wolf to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

... Tom Wolf Governor  225 Main Capitol Building Harrisburg, PA  Dear Governor Wolf, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating death and suffering from cancer ... the lowest-income and least healthy demographic in every state.  We have every confidence that a rational, open discussion with governors about cost-saving innovations in Medicaid could occur, but that process has not occurred to date.   Like the House before it, the Senate is now working ...

ACS CAN Urges Kasich to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

The Honorable John Kasich Office of the Governor 30th Floor 77 South High Street Columbus, Ohio  43215 Dear Governor Kasich, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... the lowest-income and least healthy demographic in every state.  We have every confidence that a rational, open discussion with governors about cost-saving innovations in Medicaid could occur, but that process has not occurred to date.   Like the House before it, the Senate is now working ...

Senate Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Aimed at Removing Cost Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening

... Boozman (R-AR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act would waive cost-sharing requirements such as deductibles, copayments and coinsurance, for prostate cancer screening tests for men with the highest risk of prostate cancer, including Black men and those with a family history of the disease. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death ... the disease is detected in advanced stages, the likelihood of survival drops to just 37%. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports the PSA Screening for HIM Act and is working with lawmakers to pass legislation at both the state and federal levels that will ...

Legislation Would Remove Cost Barriers to Colon Cancer Screenings and Treatments for Seniors

WASHINGTON May 16, 2014 Critical legislation introduced last night in the U.S. Senate would ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries trying to access lifesaving colon cancer screenings. A companion bill to U.S. Representative ... when a polyp is removed during a screening colonoscopy. Colonoscopies are proven to prevent colon cancer and save lives, but any cost-sharing can be a deterrent from getting the screening. This important bill would help to ensure that everyone has access to lifesaving cancer screenings, regardless of their ability to pay. Even though colorectal cancer is preventable, too many Americans are not screened because they cannot afford it. ACS CAN ...

Health Organizations Ask New York Assembly to Help Patients Struggling with Medication Costs

... bill has not received a vote in the Assembly. Some patients rely on financial assistance programs, such as a copay coupon or card, to reduce the cost of their medication.  But insurers are using a new tactic – called a copay accumulator adjustment, to undermine these financial assistance ... “We need to put patients first.  Copay accumulators are unfair for patients,” said American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior New York Government Relations Director, Julie Hart.  “It’s especially challenging for patients with high deductibles or high ...

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