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How enhanced tax credits make cancer care affordable for patients like Ali

For over 20 years, Ali spent much of her time caring for others as a nurse and a single mother of two. When Ali started feeling ill in 2021, she knew her symptoms were indicative of ... cancer care, Ali signed up for health insurance through the Marketplace. Because of the enhanced premium tax credits that help lower the cost of Marketplace plans for individuals with low- or limited-incomes, Ali's plan was $32/month. Despite this low cost, Ali still struggled to afford necessities like groceries.  “I either have to pay my premium, or I go without food,” Ali says. “I’m dying. And now I can’t afford food because the only thing I can afford to pay for is my insurance.”  The enhanced premium tax credits are currently set to ...

July 2009 Monthly Advocacy Update

... On Monday, June 22, we made history when President Barack Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Van Wolf, Chair of the American Cancer Society Board of Directors and Society and ACS CAN Chief Executive Officer John R. Seffrin, PhD, were among the guests at the White House Rose Garden signing ceremony. The Food and Drug ... as a reason to deny or limit coverage ensure that people with a chronic or catastrophic disease, like cancer, are not financially ruined by the cost of care place reasonable limitations on premiums and other patient out-of pocket costs abolish annual and lifetime caps on dollars spent or ...

Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis

... cancer survivor who lost both parents to cancer at a young age. She receives her health insurance under COBRA, which covers 60 percent of her medical care but leaves her responsible for the remaining 40 percent, which she must pay out-of-pocket. The combination of her prescription medication and out-of-network care costs around $2,500 to $3,000 per month. Despite her ... who are struggling. “I spend at least 20 hours a week helping friends, or friends of friends, find a clinical trial or some way that they can gain some sort of access to health care.” She also works with various pharmaceutical companies to obtain drugs she needs that her insurance ...

Legislation Introduced to Revolutionize Cancer Treatment in Maine

... to receive biomarker testing – a routine step in accessing personalized medicine treatments that has become an increasingly important part of cancer care in recent years due to its significant impact in improving survivorship and quality of life. Progress in the fight against cancer has been in part due to advances in biomarker testing which allows physicians to match patients with ... some biomarker testing for some patients, meaning the most appropriate test for a patient may not be covered. As a result, too many Mainers can’t access such testing, which can contribute to disparities in access to the most appropriate and effective treatments. LD 1577 would address ...

Got Milk (or Water)?

  Sacramento, Calif. – New ACS CAN Report Spotlights Role Nutrition Plays in Cancer Fight. A new report that grades states based on how well they’re enacting cancer-fighting ... in kids’ meals.   Currently, most restaurant kids’ meals include a sugary beverage that contains more than the weekly recommended amount of sugary drinks for children. With the American Cancer Society findings now showing nearly 20 percent of all cancers are linked to weight, it is ... eating and active living environments.    “Customers can still explicitly ask to replace the healthy drink with a sugary beverage at no cost, but the default beverage offered in a children’s meal must be a healthful option,” said Kris Lev-Twombly, executive director of the ...

Cancer Advocates From All 50 States Visit Capitol Hill to Urge Swift Action on Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 15, 2009 -- American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers from all 50 states are on Capitol Hill today to meet with their lawmakers, calling for Action: Now Not Later on comprehensive health care reform. The lobby day is one of several activities taking place in Washington, D.C., in the latest phase of a campaign sponsored by ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the ... Viewpoint that shows that one in four families affected by cancer says they have had to put off or delay care in the last year because of cost.  The poll also found that in the last 12 months, nearly one-third of cancer patients in current treatment: cut pills or skipped doses, ...

2022 Oklahoma Legislative Priorities

Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Oklahoma residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2022 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Oklahoma Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and screenings; provide ... and will support efforts to curb the availability of inadequate health plans. ACS CAN will support legislation that will eliminate patient cost-sharing for colonoscopies following a positive stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer in accordance with the current USPSTF ...

Arizonans Traveling to D.C. to Help Honor McCain, Press Lawmakers to Prioritize Cancer

... patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will gather in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates will urge Congress to take steps to make ... (PCHETA) , which will greatly improve the quality of life for cancer patients. Support the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. Cost sharing has been mostly eliminated in the private insurance market, but some Medicare patients can still get hit with a bill if a polyp is found and removed during a colonoscopy, which changes the classification from a “screening” to a ...

Senate Passes $1.50 Increase for Tobacco Products

... an equivalent tax on other tobacco products including cigars, smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes, passed the state Senate on a vote of 24-16 on Wednesday. Sponsored by Senator Howie Morales (D-Silver City), Senate Bill 231 is now headed to the House of Representatives.  “This legislation would result in a quadruple win by keeping thousands of New Mexico kids from smoking, helping thousands ... revenue for public schools,” said Senator Morales.  Health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free strongly support the $1.50 per pack tobacco tax ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Legislature to Make Cancer Top Priority

... building today to ask lawmakers to prioritize legislation to fight cancer during the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Action Day. Specifically, the group pushed to regulate e-cigarettes and improve access to oral chemotherapy medications.  Volunteers ... retailers are not. This bill would require e-cigarette retailers to be licensed and follow the same training and licensing requirements of other tobacco retailers. Classifying e-cigarettes as a tobacco product is an important step in getting a handle on the youth tobacco epidemic. ... “We want legislation that would make oral chemotherapy cancer drugs more accessible for patients to take in the comfort of their own homes and cost the same as traditional chemotherapy.” “In our state there will be an estimated 8,500 new cancer cases this year, and many cancers can be ...

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