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17 Patient Groups Urge Appeals Court to Uphold Health Care Law

... United States , citing the devastating impact patients would face should the court uphold the District Court ruling to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The case is pending before the Fifth Circuit after District Court Judge Reed O’Connor ruled in favor of plaintiffs who argued the entire health care law should be struck down because Congress repealed the individual mandate's tax penalty. Twenty states led by the Texas Attorney General filed the suit challenging the health care law. The patient groups argue the law was intended to help protect patients with pre-existing conditions, and Congress’s inaction to ...

New Resource to Help Consumers Navigate Health Care Law HealthCareandYou.org

... nurses, hospitals and pharmacists today launched a new comprehensive online resource to give Americans easy-to-understand information about the health care law so they can make informed health care decisions for themselves and their families.   The Health Care and You Coalition is made up of eight organizations: • AARP ...

2015 Quality of Life Health Forum: Removing the Barriers of Care

... The event brought together doctors, lawmakers and patients to build awareness, understanding and dialogue around the importance of palliative care and quality of life for patients living with serious chronic illnesses like cancer. Palliative care honors patient choice about treatment ... cancer and other chronic illness is as much a matter of public policy as scientific discovery.  The event provided an opportunity for health care organizations to listen and learn from one another and to share their views and concerns. The forum united some of South Carolina’s leaders and decision makers in business, health care, patient advocacy, health policy and government. Speakers included: Dr. Thaddeus Bell, Thaddeus John Bell Family Practice, Founder and ...

New Hampshire Increases Access to Health Care for 42,000 Residents

New Hampshire became the most recent state to increase access to health care for low-income residents. The legislature passed a law directing the state to accept federal money to help people purchase insurance coverage through private health care companies. The bipartisan plan will provide health coverage for an estimated 42,000 residents. It's expected to reduce overall health ...

National Patient Groups Denounce District Court Ruling Overturning Health Care Law

... D.C.-- The nation’s leading patient advocacy groups denounced the ruling by a U.S. District Court judge in Texas today that the Affordable Care Act is invalid because Congress eliminated the individual mandate penalty in last year’s tax reform bill. The ruling, which could eliminate critical protections for people with pre-existing conditions and minimum insurance standards known as essential health benefits, is expected to be appealed. Following is a joint statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American ... patients with serious illnesses filed a joint amicus brief in support of upholding the law: “This decision threatens to resurrect barriers to health care for people with serious illnesses including cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes and those with neurological ...

ACS CAN Outlines Critical Health Care Reform Priorities for Cancer Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 12, 2010 – As Congress works to merge the House and Senate health care reform bills, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for the strongest ... bills that would refocus the system to better emphasize prevention, reform the private insurance market to eliminate discrimination based on health status or pre-existing conditions, and improve the quality of care patients receive,” said John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer ...

Eleven Major Patient Groups Outline Joint Position on Health Care Reform

... eleven nonpartisan patient groups today laid out a joint set of goals they want Congress to focus on as it considers changes to the Affordable Care Act. The coalition includes these organizations: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart ... Coalition for Women and Heart Disease. The groups issued the following statement: “As Congress begins debate on how to improve the nation’s health care system, our organizations will evaluate any proposed changes based on a set of Consensus Health Care Reform Principles  we believe necessary to provide affordable, accessible and adequate coverage for all Americans. To protect the ...

House Votes to Defend Health Care Law in Federal Appeals Court

... to petition to intervene in a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that could determine the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The House will ask to join 17 attorneys general in the appeal of a December District Court ruling that found the entire ACA invalid ... the ruling would eliminate critical protections for people with pre-existing conditions and minimum insurance standards known as essential health benefits, which ensure comprehensive coverage. Following is a joint statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, ... amicus brief in District Court in support of upholding the law: “The House of Representatives has made clear it will defend the nation’s health care law and stand up for the millions of patients who rely on the law for access to comprehensive, high-quality health care coverage. The ...

2017 ACS CAN Maryland Health Policy Forum on Access to Care

The ACS CAN Policy Forum on Access to Health Care was held on October 12th at the Universith of Maryland Medical Center and brought together Maryland’s key decision makers and leaders in business, education, medical research, cancer care, and government to explore federal and state health care policies and its impact on the delivery of cancer care, hospital administration, and innovation in cancer treatments.  This premier ...

Wyoming Legislature Fails to Take Meaningful Action on Health Care Access

... Wyo. –– The Wyoming Legislature closed business last week having again failed to take meaningful action to address the state’s ongoing health care crisis. As one of only 10 states refusing to enact Medicaid expansion, tens of thousands of Wyoming residents remain in the coverage gap, working jobs where they make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to purchase private insurance. Regular visits to health care providers and appropriate screenings and diagnostics are a significant factor in early identification and treatment of cancer, ...

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