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House Energy & Commerce Committee Focuses on Strengthening Nation’s Health Care Law

... D.C.—  The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing today—the eleventh anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law—on several bills aimed at strengthening the ACA. The bills include funding for outreach and enrollment efforts, money for more navigators to help people find and select coverage, limiting access to short-term limited duration health plans, and bills to reduce premiums and encourage Medicaid expansion, among others. The hearing follows this month’s passage of the American Rescue Plan, which included numerous provisions to improve access and affordability to health coverage during the ongoing pandemic, including increased subsidies to cover the costs of marketplace health plans, financial support to ...

Granite Staters One Step Closer to Continued Access to Health Care

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 E-mail: [email protected] Granite Staters One Step Closer to Continued Access to Health Care; ACS CAN Urges Senate Support of HB1696 CONCORD – March 9, 2016 – Today, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted in support HB 1696, which would reauthorize the New Hampshire Health Protection Program (NHHPP).  The following statement can be attributed to Mike Rollo, director of government relations in New Hampshire for ...

Senate-Passed Legislation Strengthens Health Care for Families Affected by Cancer

WASHINGTON – March 25, 2010 – Families affected by cancer will face fewer financial barriers to care thanks to a bill passed by the U.S. Senate today that strengthens health care reform legislation signed into law by the President earlier this week.  The bill improves the affordability of coverage by increasing ... coverage for essential, evidence-based preventive measures with no additional co-pays.  The reform bills also eliminate discrimination based on health status and preexisting conditions, which has been so detrimental to cancer patients over the years.  “Elected officials have seized a ...

New Poll Shows Voters Support Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care

... voters want their state to accept money from the federal government that will allow more hard-working, low-income families to obtain affordable health care coverage. The poll conducted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network surveyed voters in seven states. A majority of respondents ... legislature accepting the federal funding. Every state is being offered federal money to increase the number of people who can access affordable health care coverage through the Medicaid program. For the next three years, the federal government will pay 100% of the costs of the expanded ...

20 Patient Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Health Care Law

... ( previously Texas v. United States) , citing the devastating impact patients would face should the court rule to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case after the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit struck down the individual mandate ... the rest of the law. The District Court previously ruled the entire law was invalid. The patient groups argue the law has expanded access to health insurance coverage and has improved patient outcomes as Congress intended. Congress’s decision to keep the ACA in place after eliminating ... intent. Following is the groups’ joint statement: “While the coronavirus pandemic further highlights the importance of access to meaningful health insurance coverage for millions of Americans – especially for those who are at high-risk of being severely affected by the virus – ...

Repeal of Health Mandate Likely to Hurt Patients’ Access to Care

Washington, D.C.—Today Congress approved a final tax bill that essentially repeals the nation’s health care law with no replacement. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), eliminating the insurance requirement from current law would lead ... be left paying unmanageable costs. “Over the last year, Americans have repeatedly made clear they do not support a repeal of the current health law without a strong replacement. Yet Congress still included this highly damaging provision in an otherwise unrelated tax bill. ...

eHealth Initiative Conference to Feature Technology's Impact on Health Care Delivery

... CAN, will be presenting at an innovative conference focused on improving the quality of life of patients through the increased integration of health information technology. The conference - The eHealth Initiative 10th Annual Conference on Cancer, Diabetes and Heart Disease: Improving Care Through eHealth - will take place in Washington, DC. Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the American Cancer Society, will be ... and clinicians. To learn more about the conference, visit its registration site. eHealth Initiative Conference to Feature Technology's Impact on Health Care Delivery ...

April 15, Cancer Advocates Fight for Expanded Access to Health Care

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans from across the state gather at the Capitol on Monday to ask for expanded access to health care and policies that will help curb tobacco use. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network of Oklahoma’s annual Day at the Capitol puts ... encourage them to make cancer a top priority. This year, ACS CAN Oklahoma volunteers want legislators to accept federal funds to provide needed health insurance to Oklahomans so they can access life-saving cancer screenings and other essential health care. Without insurance, Oklahomans may ...

TIME magzine cover story on the health care crisis and cancer

TIME magazine is running two stories about the health care crisis that prominently feature the American Cancer Society and the Health Insurance Assistance Service (HIAS), a call service for patients who have questions pertaining to health insurance. One of the stories will ...

Senate Lawmakers Prove They Care about the Health of Mississippi’s Youth

... anyone 17-year-olds and younger from cancer-causing indoor tanning devices :   "As an organization whose goal is to eliminate cancer as a major health problem, we are very pleased the Mississippi Senate recognized the need to pass a bill to protect anyone 17-years-old and younger from ... volunteers from across the state are working on this legislation alongside dermatologists, former tanners who have gotten skin cancer, the health department, and many others. We are grateful that lawmakers agreed for the need to protect our state’s youth.   “We praise legislators ... when used as intended, increase the risk of getting melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer. We thank members of Senate for showing they care about the health of Mississippi’s children and urge the House to pass this bill.”   About the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ...

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