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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: Statement on Congressional Passage of Funding for Community Health Centers ALBANY, NY – March 26, 2015 – The Medicare funding bill passed today by the House of Representatives includes full funding for Community Health Centers (CHCs).   These centers would have faced a 70 percent cut in funding if Congress and President Obama did not act.   Bill ... supported this important measure to keep our federally qualified health centers funded.   Community health centers provide critical access to care for those who would not otherwise have access.  Extending the funding will save lives and help detect more cancers at earlier stages. Dying ...

Washington, D.C.— Sixty patients and consumers from across the country, each with their own personal health care story, gathered on Capitol Hill today to urge their senators to preserve quality health care access and coverage for millions of Americans. The event was organized by more than a dozen different patient and public interest ...

“Enactment of the ACA [Affordable Care Act] has allowed Americans with cancer and other serious conditions access to the care they need,” said Keysha Brooks-Coley, the vice ... expected to be diagnosed with cancer, and over 15.5 million Americans are cancer survivors. For these Americans, access to affordable, quality health insurance can be a matter of life or death. Prior to the ACA, cancer patients and others living with serious illnesses or pre existing conditions could be denied health insurance coverage as cancer was considered a preexisting condition. However, since the ACA was passed, “Those with comprehensive ...

... access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation due to several barriers, including lack of coverage by private health insurance and Medicaid programs, which Rep. Moser’s legislation would fix. “Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the right time,’ ... can utilize this life-saving tool Biomarker testing is an essential step toward improving cancer outcomes,” said Rep. Kim Moser, House Health Resources Committee chairwoman, and sponsor of the biomarker testing bill.  “As an Oncologist and Hematologist, I strongly believe in the ... making biomarker testing more accessible so that all patients can benefit from the precision medicine approach and receive the best possible care.” “Biomarker testing is probably the single most important factor in my quality and longevity of life.  When I was diagnosed with lung ...