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30 de Abril de 2014

American Cancer Society Expert Calls for Expanded Lung Cancer Screening Coverage under Medicare

American Cancer Society Chief Cancer Control Officer Richard Wender, M.D., testified at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC) meeting today encouraging the agency to include Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) scans for lung cancer screening among Medicare 's covered services for high risk-groups.

7 de Marzo de 2014

ACS CAN: Six Protected Classes Policy Change Proposal Would Erect Barriers to Cancer Care for Nation 's Seniors

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Friday filed comments with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing concern that the proposed changes to the drug categories or six protected classes in Medicare Part D could undermine the intended purpose of the original policy that was adopted when Medicare Part D was first implemented in 2006 to ensure patients have access to the drugs they need.

30 de Enero de 2014

ACS CAN Statement on Rep. Henry Waxman's Retirement

WASHINGTON DC -- January 30, 2014 -- John R. Seffrin, chief executive of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement today in response to Rep.