New Report to Illustrate Barriers to Care for Patients in Pain
WASHINGTON – June 29, 2011 – The Institute of Medicine (IOM) will release a report today detailing the status of pain care management and research in the United States.
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Sixth Circuit Ruling Helps to Preserve Critical Patient Protections
WASHINGTON – June 29, 2011 – The nation’s leading groups representing patients and families living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke issued the following statement today in response to the decision of the U.S.
Some Cancer Patients and Survivors Still Vulnerable Under New Regulation on External Appeals
Washington, D.C. – June 22, 2011 – The administration today issued further guidance on an Affordable Care Act regulation that gives consumers the right to an external appeal if an insurance claim is denied.
New Cigarette Warning Labels Unveiled
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 21, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services unveiled new warning labels today that will be required on all cigarette packs and advertisements beginning in September 2012.
Nation 's First Comprehensive Prevention Strategy Critical to Reducing the Toll of Cancer
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other departments today released the first-ever National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy. Developed by the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, which was formed under the Affordable Care Act, this comprehensive strategy will focus on coordinating prevention, wellness and health promotion efforts within the federal government and in communities around the nation.
New Reports: Strong State Tobacco Control Policies Could Save Hundreds of Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars in Health Care Costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 15, 2011 – Two new reports from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released today measure the dramatic health and economic benefits of implementing strong tobacco control policies in the states.
ACS CAN Files Comments on Accountable Care Organizations Created by Affordable Care Act
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) filed comments this week with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed Accountable Care Organization (ACO) regulation issued under the Affordable Care Act.
ACS CAN Expert Testifies on Impact of Interstate Health Insurance Sales on Cancer Patients and Survivors
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing Examines Proposal to Allow Insurance Sales Across State Lines
Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Make Cancer Research Funding a Priority in 2011
WASHINGTON, DC – May 23, 2011 — Volunteer advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will join cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, physicians, and researchers from 18 other organizations in Washington, DC, this week to urge lawmakers to support funding for crit
Relaxing Medicaid Maintenance Requirements Would Create Barrier to Coverage for Patients with Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association are jointly calling on Congress to oppose the State Flexibility Act, a bill that would reverse current law and allow states to tighten Medicaid eligibility before health benefit exchanges are created in 2014.