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... 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 ...

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 ...

TRENTON, NJ – August 9, 2019 – Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that establishes a state advisory council on palliative care and quality of life. Additionally, the law requires the creation of a palliative care access initiative to make information about accessing ... an extra layer of support. Palliative care can actually lead to a longer, more satisfying life for cancer patients and those with other major health conditions. “I thank Governor Murphy for enacting this law and also would like to thank Assemblywoman Pinkin and Senator Vitale who sponsored this legislation and for their hard work on this crucial public health measure.” About ACS CAN ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – A group of leading health organizations Thursday released the following statement in strong opposition to a resolution that would allow the Legislature to remove ... tobacco settlement dollars to support these programs that save lives by preventing tobacco use. The resolution does a great disservice to public health by allowing the Legislature to intercept 100 percent of annual payments received by the state from tobacco companies, and it recommends that ... wiping it out completely. “SJR 45 will contribute to more tobacco use, more tobacco-related disease and more preventable tobacco-caused health care costs for Oklahoma and its taxpayers. This resolution lays the groundwork to terminate grants and programs focused on reducing the tobacco ...