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New Benefit Summaries Give Patients Crucial Information About Health Coverage

September 24, 2012

Washington, D.C. -- September 24, 2012 -- "This week marks the beginning of a new era for consumers seeking reliable and accessible information about their health benefits. For decades, consumers have had to rely on long and complicated benefit summaries for those details. But under the Affordable Care Act, insurers

Poor Smokers Spend One Quarter of Their Income on Smoking

September 21, 2012
New York

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network re: study that says poor smokers spend 25 percent of their incomes on cigarettes. “The report’s* finding that poor New Yorkers spend 25 percent of their income on cigarettes is shocking and should

Bill Would Weaken Patient Protections in New Health Care Law

September 20, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 20, 2012 The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to vote today on legislation (H.R. 1206) that would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from the medical loss ratio (MLR), a calculation that insurers must use to show the proportion of premiums they spend on

Texans Flock to DC to Fight Cancer

September 18, 2012
Texas

ACS CAN State Lead Ambassador Karen Heusinkveld (featured above), along with dozens of Texas volunteers and more than 600 volunteers across the county, visited Washington D.C. on September 12-15 as part of ACS CAN's Federal Leadership Summit and Lobby Day.

Report Shows Sequester's Devastating Impact On Cancer Research, Prevention

September 14, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 14, 2012 -- Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the White House report issued today on the impact of mandated budget cuts that are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1: "This report

Number of Uninsured Unchanged as NJ Stalls on Exchange

September 12, 2012
New Jersey

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network re: the number of uninsured in New Jersey. “As New Jersey’s health insurance exchange languishes in limbo, the numbers released today show that the state’s uninsured need the help an exchange will provide.

More Than 2 Million Remain Uninsured; NY Moves Ahead with Exchange

September 12, 2012
New York

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network re: the uninsured in New York State. “The numbers released today by the U.S. Census Bureau show that New York’s ‘full steam ahead’ approach on New York’s health insurance exchange is the right

Hundreds of Patients, Survivors to Urge Lawmakers to Make Fight Against Cancer a Top National Priority

September 12, 2012

Tomorrow, more than 600 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will unite to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a top priority by funding cancer research and prevention programs.

Gov. Signs Bills to Protect Kids from E-Cigs, Secondhand Smoke

September 5, 2012
New York

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network re: new laws that protect kids from e-cigarettes and ban smoking near schools. “Gov. Cuomo acted twice today in the best interests of New York’s children by signing bills that protect kids’ health.