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President Donald Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress will soon be making good on their campaign promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). While replacement plans have been proposed, there is no consensus on an alternative.
In early January, Congressional Republicans took the first steps toward repealing the ACA. Significant public outcry at the prospect of repealing the ACA without a replacement plan has been effective, as both legislators and the new administration now indicate that a replacement needs to be considered at the same time as repeal efforts.
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE), Week of January 16, 2017 What Caught Our Eye is our week-in-review blog series, where we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Affordable Care Act Despite recent claims, individual health insurance markets are becoming more stable, not less, according to the Center for Budget […]
Today we are re-launching our week-in-review What Caught Our Eye blog series, where we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. Two cancer survivors and friends of NCCS wrote an op-ed in STAT News: “ACA replacement must include affordable insurance for preexisting conditions.”
NCCS’ Cancer Policy & Advocacy Team (CPAT) members Jen Campisano and Ben Fishman wrote a powerful op-ed for STAT News. Both diagnosed with cancer in their early thirties, they each have endured well over a million dollars in surgeries, radiation, and chemotherapy to treat their illness. Without the preexisting conditions and lifetime limit protections in […]
For six years now, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to successfully improve health care in America. It provided coverage to 20 million people, allowed young adults to stay on their parents’ insurance until 26, emphasized preventative care, and sought to address inequalities in care, especially for women. For cancer patients and survivors, the impact […]
NCCS joined with patient advocacy organizations in the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in submitting a letter to Congressional leaders regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In our letter, we urge Congress not to repeal the ACA until specific proposals are identified to replace the ACA. Representing cancer patients, caregivers, and numerous other stakeholders, the letter […]
We at NCCS are carefully monitoring the transition to the Trump administration and what it means for cancer survivors, patients, and families. We need YOUR help to identify stories of cancer survivors who have benefited from the ACA, so we can share these with policymakers and protect the important provisions of the ACA that help cancer survivors.
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. NCCS CEO @sfuldnasso op-ed in @TheHill on #CancerMoonshot: Three questions @VP Biden's team needs to answer. https://t.co/3NAGYoyfHQ — NCCS – National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (@CancerAdvocacy) January 28, 2016 Still need health ins. for 2016? […]
What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) Each week, we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. UPDATED #MedicaidExpansion map: Includes status changes for #Virginia & #Utah https://t.co/03PuV7IlHO pic.twitter.com/bAtfVjd1vs — KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) December 17, 2015 Via @NPR: Clinical Trials Still Don't Reflect The Diversity Of America https://t.co/wfziapU5Xu — NCCS […]
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