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ACS and Rep. John Hall Talk Health Care
... 518-339-6339 (cell) [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL LAWMAKER, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, DISCUSS HEALTH CARE REFORM Congressman John Hall and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Talk Health Care Reform with Hudson Valley Residents FISHKILL, NY (August 10, 2009) – With health care reform a major concern for most Americans, ...
Statement from Donald Distasio on Health Care Reform
HOUSE ACTION ON HEALTH CARE REFORM IGNITES HOPE FOR FAMILIES FIGHTING CANCER Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding House of Representatives passage of Senate health care reform legislation “Rhetoric, politics, and bickering aside, lawmakers are showing they remember the heart of health care reform - ...
Statement: Cuomo Administration establishes Health Care Exchange rates
... President of Advocacy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, on today's announcement that rates have been set for New York's Health Insurance Exchange: Today, the Cuomo Administration made an irrefutable difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who are either paying exorbitant amounts for health care coverage now or living without health insurance altogether. By establishing affordable rates on a statewide Health Insurance ...
Access Denied: Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis
Access Denied: Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis Benetta and Patrick Sarro Saratoga, NY She was a waitress and he was a truck driver. They met when Pat stopped on the road for a snack ... to bury her husband. At 64 years of age, Bunny now also admits that while Pat was being treated, the couple did not have the money to purchase a health insurance plan for her. Today, Bunny remains uninsured and is waiting for the day when she qualifies for Medicare. As an uninsured woman who ...
Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis
Access Denied: Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis Ellena Bennett Albany, NY Ellena Bennett is a 27-year-old doctoral student and three-time cancer survivor who lost both parents to cancer at a young age. She receives her health insurance under COBRA, which covers 60 percent of her medical care but leaves her responsible for the remaining 40 percent, which she must ...
Statement on New York Senate Passage of Health Care Coverage
NEWS from the American Cancer Society FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2009 EXPANDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR YOUNG ADULTS, EXTENDING COBRA OPTION, POSITIVE STEPS IN FIGHTING CANCER Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Senate passage of measures to expand health care coverage. “Surviving cancer can depend on whether you have health insurance or on how good that health coverage is. Two measures awaiting ...
Comparing the Health Exchange Plans
American Cancer Society and AARP "Scorecard" on Proposed Health Benefit Exchange Legislation For more information contact: Russ Sciandra, 518 449-5438 x12 Get an embedable version of this graphic from ... We strongly prefer language adopted by California in its enacted legislation that specifically prohibits anyone representing carriers, brokers, health facilities or health care providers. Input from such stakeholders is best provided through an advisory committee, though we think the Senate’s bill creates too ...
Gov.'s Health Insurance Exchange Proposal Promising
Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo’s health insurance exchange proposal as included in the State of the State package “For 2.9 million uninsured New Yorkers, the state’s health insurance exchange will provide the means to survive a serious illness while avoiding financial ruin. Over the past few years, New York has ... The exchange will be the marketplace where uninsured individuals and small businesses obtain health insurance, as required by the federal health care reform law. We’re encouraged that the Gov. recognizes the value of the exchange and is committed to the creation of an easily accessible ...
Survey: Cancer Patients, Including New Yorkers, Increasingly Face COVID-19 Health Impact
Washington, D.C. - Cancer patients and survivors are finding it increasingly challenging to get necessary health care as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Many are experiencing financial stress and mental health issues as they try to navigate the difficult health and economic environment. An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) ...
10,000 Lack Health Insurance When Diagnosed with Cancer
American Cancer Society Releases Numbers of Uninsured Cancer Cases By County, Showing Need for Health Insurance Exchange Albany, NY (March 26, 2012) - According to an American Cancer Society analysis, 10,000 New Yorkers every year who find ... number of uninsured new cancer cases per county (see chart below). More than 100,000 New Yorkers were diagnosed with cancer last year. A health insurance exchange would provide access to the health coverage those patients need to increase their odds of surviving cancer and avoiding ... for certain: I would die. At 55 I would be a statistic, an individual whose life meant nothing because I didn’t make enough money to get the care I needed. I had no insurance and no savings so there was absolutely no way I could pay for surgery, treatments and follow up. As I think about ...