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... over, work resumes on a final federal budget, the 21st Century Cures bill and legislation designed to improve patient access to palliative care and services from diagnosis through treatment and beyond. “Congress has the potential to meaningfully improve the entire continuum of cancer ... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Among Congress’s top priorities should be increasing funding for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute through the FY 17 appropriations process and funding the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative through the 21st ... provides better quality care at lower cost.” Promising new advances in cancer treatment and care also require adequate access to appropriate health insurance. The elimination of pre-existing condition exclusions, lifetime coverage caps and the practice of rescissions are just a few of ...

... research and eliminate funding for critical programs that would improve access to chronic disease prevention and treatment in the FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bill. Continued advances in early detection and treatment of cancer are completely dependent on consistent ... projected to die from cancer this year, the federal government has a critical role to play by helping patients afford the cost of medical care and promoting advances in early detection and treatment of chronic diseases like cancer. Resurrecting barriers to care by defunding grants to help set up marketplaces where people can shop and compare options for quality coverage and stripping funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund which is refocusing the nation on staying well rather than waiting to treat people until they are sick collectively undermines our ...

... the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Heroes Act, a package of legislative proposals aimed at addressing numerous pandemic-related health, research and economic relief needs. Included in the bill are several provisions that would make it easier for Americans to maintain or gain health insurance coverage, including; a special enrollment period for private coverage through the federal health exchange, subsidies to cover the ... have lost their jobs and their employer-sponsored health insurance. Many others were uninsured when this pandemic hit and need access to care. Providing subsides to help people keep their health plans, allowing a special enrollment period for those who want to obtain coverage, and ...

... he  U.S. House of Representatives will   vote  tonight  on a package of legislative proposals aimed at addressing numerous pandemic-related health, research and economic relief needs.  T he bill  includes  provisions that would  create a  two - month  special enrollment period for  people who are uninsured to enroll in  private  health  coverage through the federal health  exchange ,  and   provide an  increase in federal  Medicaid  funding  to  support ... frightening during a pandemic.   The special enrollment period and increase d  Medicaid funding will help ensure more people can get the care they need when they need it.   “ Eliminating COVID-19 associated cost   sharing for Medicare enrollees ,  including for any possible ...