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CMS Rejects Proposed Change to ‘Six Protected Classes’ Medicare Drug Coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that it will not proceed with additional flexibilities to a Part D Payment Modernization Model that would have allowed participating Medicare Part D plans to limit coverage of drugs within the “six protected drug classes.”
New Legislation Aims to Increase Early Cancer Detection in Medicare
A bill re-introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives late Tuesday aims to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings among Medicare beneficiaries in order to increase early detection of more cancers for more Americans.
Legislature Maintains Funding for Critical Cancer-Fighting Program
FRANKFORT, KY – Last night, the legislature passed a new state budget that maintains funding to the Kentucky Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Program (TPCP).
State Legislature Declares Today Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Cancer Awareness Day in Mississippi
JACKSON, MS – March 4, 2021 – The Mississippi State Legislature is officially recognizing today, March 4 as Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Cancer Awareness Day in the state.
House Advances Bill That Would Worsen Today’s Youth Tobacco Epidemic
COLUMBIA, SC – March 10, 2021– The below is a statement on behalf of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and can be attributed to Beth Johnson, ACS CAN Government Relations Director for South Carolina.
Congress Approves Relief Bill with Expanded Access to Health Coverage; Sends to President for Signature
Today Congress finished its work passing legislation that will expand access to health care coverage to more Americans, including cancer patients and survivors, who may have lost their insurance due to the ongoing pandemic.
The bill now goes to the president to be signed into law.
House Passes Bill that Undermines Decades of Success in Hawaii’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Efforts
HONOLULU—The State House passed a bill today that would jeopardize Hawaii’s successful efforts to reduce tobacco use by removing protected funding for the state’s Tobacco Prevention and Control Trust Fund.
Texas Senators Take Important Step to Address High Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates in the State
AUSTIN, TX – March 9, 2021 – Late last week, Sen. Joan Huffman and Sen.
Senate Passes Relief Bill with Expanded Access to Health Coverage
The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that will expand access to health care coverage to more Americans, including cancer patients and survivors, who may have lost their insurance due to the ongoing pandemic.