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Tobacco Excise Tax Increases: Save Lives. Reduce Health Care Costs. Generate Revenue.
... most effective ways to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help adults quit. [i] [i] U.S. National Cancer Institute and World Health Organization. The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Control. National Cancer Institute Tobacco Control Monograph 21. NIH Publication No. 16-CA-8029A. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute; and Geneva, CH: World Health Organization; 2016. Tobacco Excise Tax Increases: Save Lives. Reduce Health Care Costs. Generate Revenue. ...
High Deductible Health Plans, Health Savings Accounts and Cancer Patients
High deductible health plans (HDHPs) and health savings accounts (HSAs) are becoming more common in employer-sponsored insurance and the individual and small group markets. These types ... or those at risk for cancer. What is a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)? A HDHP is a plan that requires more payment “up-front” for health care. If an insurance plan has a deductible, the enrollee must pay for their health care costs in full until he or she has met the deductible. ...
Palliative Care Stories
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. This type of care is focused on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, ... patients to palliative care, including the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act, which would direct the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand federal funding for palliative care research; educate the public and providers about palliative care; and support training programs to educate doctors, nurses, social workers and other health care providers to effectively practice palliative care. Each of the following stories increases awareness of the bene ts of palliative care, ...
Data Collection and Cancer Health Equity
Health equity in cancer care means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat and survive cancer regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or zip code. Addressing health equity in cancer starts with timely, complete, and accurate data on populations and demographics that are facing cancer disparities. Data Collection and Cancer Health Equity ...
Cancer Patients Need Access to Comprehensive Health Insurance
Consumers need access to health insurance policies that cover a full range of evidence-based health care services – including prevention and primary care – necessary to maintain health, avoid disease, overcome acute illness and live ...
Medicaid 101: Health Insurance for Low-Income Americans
What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a health insurance program that provides comprehensive and affordable health care coverage to many low-income Americans. Medicaid is funded by both state and federal governments. Who is covered by Medicaid? Federal ...
The Journey of Palliative Care
This video from the Center to Advance Palliative Care explores palliative care, and follows the experience of Joyce Jann and her family, as they work with a palliative care team at Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, Florida. The Journey of Palliative Care ...
High Deductible Health Plans Cause Extreme Spikes in Cost
The Problem Most patients experience spikes in their health care costs around the time of a cancer diagnosis as they pay their deductible and out-of-pocket maximum. For patients on high deductible plans, ... in high deductible plans is on the rise. ACS CAN Fights for Solutions ACS CAN is concerned about increasing enrollment in high deductible health plans, and how this affects cancer care. ACS CAN supports policies that increase enrollment assistance services to help people understand ...
Health Equity in Biomarker Testing and Targeted Therapy
... equitably from these advances. There are notable racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in access and utilization of these advancements in care. These disparities in access and use of guideline-indicated biomarker testing and targeted therapy can potentially widen existing disparities in cancer survival. Health Equity in Biomarker Testing and Targeted Therapy ...
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