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ACS CAN Calls Proposed Tobacco Tax Increases a Missed Opportunity for Public Health
... “The proposed tobacco tax increases included in the latest House Democratic budget plan will have little to no positive impact on public health. Small increases are much more likely to be offset by tobacco industry marketing dollars. Currently Big Tobacco spends $78 million annually ... as over $100 million per year from the Master Settlement Agreement with Big Tobacco—payments that were intended to help offset the massive health care costs as a result of tobacco use—the state hasn’t budgeted a penny towards non-Medicaid tobacco control programs since 2015. While some ...
Medicaid Waiver Damaging to Montanans’ Health, Erases Good Work of State Lawmakers
... (ACS CAN) registered strong objections to Montana’s Medicaid 1115 waiver request today in comments filed with the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services. Approval of the waiver would make Montana an early adopter of new federal Medicaid provisions harmful to the health of many residents far before the timeline required by Congress. These changes, including work reporting requirements, would undermine the ... residents will face significant burdens to maintaining healthcare coverage, a number which includes many eligible individuals who will lose care due to red tape, including those in treatment for cancer and other chronic conditions despite so-called “exemptions” to work reporting ...
ACS CAN Submits Comments to CMS on Proposed Marketplace Health Insurance Changes
... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services regarding proposed changes to marketplace health insurance plans. The submitted comments detail several ways the proposed ACA Market Stabilization rule could make it harder for cancer patients and survivors to access quality, affordable health insurance that meets their needs. The comment letter states, “we are concerned that some of the policies that are proposed will actually ... don’t always happen during open enrollment. SEPs allow cancer patients in these situations to enroll in new coverage and maintain ongoing care. As proposed, increased restrictions on SEP enrollment, including pre-enrollment documentation requirements without concurrent marketplace ...
Affordable Care Act Regulations Provide Strong Protections for Patients
Washington, D.C. -- June 22, 2010 -- The administration today issued regulations enforcing several provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical to patients. As the leading voice of patients during the debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS ... on rescissions. A statement from ACS CAN on the regulations issued today follows: "These regulations will help to expand patients' access to health care and ensure that insurance companies cannot cut patients off from care because of arbitrary annual and lifetime benefit limits, unfairly ... feel more secure in knowing that they will be able to get the care they need, when they need it." ACS CAN, the leading voice of patients in the health care debate, is working to ensure that the Affordable Care Act is implemented as strongly as possible for cancer patients, survivors and ...
Public Health Groups Urge Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 8, 2024 — Public health groups are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services when it hears oral arguments today in the case of Neese v. Becerra . The case is being appealed after a lower court ruled ...
Public Health Groups Urge Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Patients
WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 8, 2024 — Public health groups are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services when it hears oral arguments today in the case of Neese v. Becerra . The case is being appealed after a lower court ruled ...
Cancer Advocates Celebrate Continued Access to Care for Hardworking Montanans
... would like to thank the 89 representatives and senators (59% of both houses) who supported a bi-partisan solution that will maintain access to health insurance coverage for 96,000 hardworking low-income Montanans. “We are especially proud of Reps. Ed Buttrey, Mary Caferro and Gov. Steve Bullock for their commitment to preserving access to care for countless low-income state residents. “Medicaid matters in the fight against cancer. Preserving access to care is one of the most ... that will reauthorize the Montana HELP Act and create a path for the state of Montana to continue providing life-changing and lifesaving health care coverage to low-income Montanans in 2019 and beyond. “However, we remain concerned about the potential impact that new administrative ...
Governor Hutchinson Applauded for Signing Crucial Public Health Measure Into Law
... of color, are also being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at increasingly younger ages due to varying risk factors and limited access to health care which can result in a decrease in screening rates. “This law removes a major financial barrier keeping thousands of Arkansans from receiving ... 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 ...
Illinois Elected Officials Increase Access to Care for Cancer Patients
SPRINGFIELD, IL – “This week, the Illinois Senate passed legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by making out-of-pocket costs more predictable and expand coverage for biomarker testing. HB1745 will make prescription drug expenses more predictable by requiring health insurance carriers to offer more health plans with flat dollar copayments. A patient will no longer have to worry about going to their local pharmacy and being shocked by their ...
U.S. House Passes Harmful Budget Bill that Will Cause Millions to Lose Health Insurance
... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), released the following statement: “Congress is making an unprecedented attack on access to health care for millions of Americans, including many thousands of cancer patients and survivors here in Pennsylvania. Devastating cuts to Medicaid and changes to Marketplace plans in the budget reconciliation bill will terminate health coverage for nearly 12 million Americans and increase health care costs for everyone. We are disappointed in the House’s final vote today ...
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