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Diverse Group of More Than 50 Organizations Demand Plan for Health Care Access Fund

January 31, 2019
Minnesota

“This funding is critical to the health and wellbeing of so many vulnerable Minnesotans,” said Emily Myatt, ACS CAN Minnesota interim government relations director.

ACS CAN Expert Testifies About Need to Preserve Critical Pre-Existing Condition Protections in Health Care Law

January 29, 2019
National

ACS CAN Vice President for Federal Advocacy Keysha Brooks-Coley testified before the Hosue Ways and Means Committee at a hearing to examine the need to preserve and protect critical patient protections int he Affordable Care Act.

ACS CAN testifies before Congress about protecting affordable health insurance for cancer patients

January 29, 2019
National

“Enactment of the ACA [Affordable Care Act] has allowed Americans with cancer and other serious conditions access to the care they need,” said Keysha Brooks-Coley, the vice president of federal advocacy at ACS CAN, during a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning. Keysha was invited by the House Ways &

ACS CAN Letter: Proposed Changes to Medicare Drug Coverage Could Delay Cancer Patients’ Access to Treatment

January 25, 2019
National

Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department Health and Human Services (HHS) detailing ways in which proposed changes to Medicare Part D’s six protected classes could jeopardize cancer patients’ timely access to drug therapies.

New ad campaign opposes proposed changes to Medicare

January 24, 2019
National

The ad campaign calls on Congress and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to stop proposed policy changes to Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit that could allow plans to limit patients’ access to certain drugs that they need.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Launches Campaign for Comprehensive Cancer Care

January 23, 2019
Kentucky

Frankfort, KY – January 23, 2019 – As lawmakers dive into the new year, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking that legislators support legislation that will ease the burden of cancer in Kentucky. The latest edition of the ACS CAN’s How Do You

2019 Day at the State Capitol

January 23, 2019
Virginia

Volunteers from across Virginia visited the State Capitol on January 21 in an effort to make their voices heard in the fight against cancer! The day began with a legislative briefing that included a visit from State Delegate Glenn Davis. The volunteers then conducted individual meetings with their state legislators

Proposed regulation could put cancer therapies out of reach for patients on Medicare Part D plans

January 17, 2019
National

The administration has proposed a policy change to Medicare Part D that could have devastating consequences for cancer patients on Medicare. These proposed changes could have wide-ranging impact as currently 43 million American seniors rely on Medicare Part D plans for their prescription drug coverage. The proposed changes could allow

Ad Campaign Highlights Broad Patient and Provider Opposition to Proposed Medicare Changes

January 16, 2019
National

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is launching a new print and digital ad campaign today emphasizing the dangerous impact that proposed changes to Medicare Part D’s six protected classes could have on patients’ access to affordable drug therapies.