ACS CAN advocates for policies that improve the Medicare program for individuals with cancer (including those who may be newly diagnosed, in active treatment and cancer survivors) as well as improving access to preventive services for individuals.
The American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network provided joint comments to CMS on the the proposed decision memo for changes to the existing National Coverage Decision (NCD) 210.3 related to screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) using non-invasive biomarker tests
ACS CAN joined with 50 other organizations to applaud Representatives Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Terri Sewell (D-AL) for sponsoring and prioritizing the passage of the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 842).
This ACS CAN chartbook provides cancer-specific data related to Medicare, including basic information about the program, a discussion of its components, characteristics of enrollees, coverage of services – specifically those related to prevention and screening – program expenditures and enrollees
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) along with partners appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Patient Navigation provisions of CY2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
