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Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Kansas

... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 16,000 Kansans are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Kansas will have fewer options for ...

Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Wisconsin

... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 49,000 Wisconsinites are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Wisconsin will have fewer options for ...

Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Florida

... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 342,000 Floridians are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Florida will have fewer options for ...

Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Georgia

... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 167,000 Georgians are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Georgia will have fewer options for ...

Medicaid Expansion & The End of Continuous Coverage in Alabama

... expansion? During the pandemic, Congress put in place continuous coverage protections to ensure that Medicaid enrollees were able to keep their health coverage without needing to re-enroll. These protections will end as soon as April 1st, 2023. States will begin reviewing the eligibility of ... and drop coverage for those who no longer qualify or do not provide updated information. 61,000 Alabamians are now at risk of losing their health coverage and access to the care they need to get and stay healthy. The stakes are not the same throughout the country. Those living in Alabama will have fewer options for ...

Congress Must Extend the Enhanced ACA Tax Credits

Having affordable and comprehensive health insurance coverage is a key determinant for surviving cancer. Research from the American Cancer Society shows that uninsured Americans are ... screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. Public policies that make insurance more affordable help to ensure that more people will have the coverage they need. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) established tax credits to help lower the cost of health insurance purchased in the Marketplaces. Under the ACA, individuals earning between 100% to 400% of the federal poverty level (FPL) are ...

The PSA Screening for HIM Act (H.R. 1300/S. 297)

... Act (H.R. 1300/ S. 297) because all men at high-risk for prostate cancer who decide to move forward with screening after a discussion with their health care provider about screening and treatment for prostate cancer should have access to screening that is barrier-free without cost sharing. The PSA ...

Survivor Views: Affordability, Prescription Drugs, & Pain

... CAN’s public policy work at all levels of government. Fielded October 22-November 19, 2021, the latest survey explores the affordability of health care for cancer patients and survivors, prescription drugs, and pain management. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,248 patients and ... the prescription drugs and treatments associated with their care. Over 80% of cancer patients and survivors have taken steps to address their health care costs, with the plurality (44%) taking money out of savings to pay for their health care and 36% accumulating credit card debt to pay ...

State Tobacco Tax Increases: Explanations and Sources for Projections of New Revenues & Benefits

... developed jointly by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (TFK), the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), and Economics for Health [1] (housed at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) projects the increase in state revenues, public health benefits, and health care cost savings resulting from increases in state cigarette tax rates.  The projections are updated annually.  Calculations are based on ...

Strong Prevention Policies Will Reduce the Cancer Burden

... with no cost sharing for pregnant women, and are also required to cover tobacco cessation medications for all adults. Prevention and Public Health Fund :  This fund creates and sustains national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and lower health care costs.  It has funded successful initiatives such as the Tips from Former Smokers media campaign and the National Breast and Cervical Cancer ...

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