NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Rebecca Esparza
Advocate Spotlight January 2022 | Rebecca Esparza In August of 2001, 30-year-old Rebecca Esparza noticed her clothes weren’t fitting the way they should. Although she was an avid fan of step aerobics and running, her stomach seemed to be consistently bloated. By September, Rebecca felt the need to make an ...
NCCS Advocate Spotlight: Stef Gayhart
Advocate Spotlight November 2021 | Stef Gayhart Stef Gayhart was building a life for herself and her son, when she was blindsided in August 2019 by a rare disease diagnosis: Stage 3 tongue cancer. At the time, Stef was a healthy 37-year-old working as a critical care nurse. She fought ...
Why Cancer Patients and Caregivers Need Paid Leave
It is critical that cancer patients and their caregivers have access to paid time away from work when receiving treatment or caring for their loved one. Patients with serious health care needs and their caregivers suffer in multiple ways from a lack of paid leave. Patients’ treatment may suffer, and ...
NCCS Pushes for Inclusion of Critical Health Care Provisions in Reconciliation Package
NCCS joined with other advocacy groups in sending letters to congressional leadership supporting the inclusion of several critical provisions in the reconciliation bill that Congress is currently negotiating. Specifically, NCCS expressed support for provisions that would permanently close the Medicaid coverage gap, make the enhanced advance premium tax credits (APTCs) ...
NCCS Comments on CMS-Proposed Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022
NCCS submitted comments to the Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters (NBPP) for 2022, the annual rule governing core provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including the operation ...
NCCS Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Improve Health Care Coverage Affordability and Access
NCCS joined the Partnership to Protect Coverage coalition in a letter urging Congress to pass legislation to address affordable health insurance premiums, out-of-pocket costs, expand Medicaid, and limit junk insurance plans. The letter was sent to Congressional leaders in both the House and Senate, and the White House and concludes ...
NCCS Joins Patient, Disability, and Health Care Organizations to Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Medicaid and Rule Against Work Requirements
Loss of Patient Protections Would Raise Barriers to Health Insurance — Seventeen patient groups representing millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions filed an amicus curiae (“friend-of-the-court”) brief today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Texas v. United States, citing the devastating impact patients ...
NCCS Joins 28 Patient and Consumer Groups Urging the Administration to Implement a Special Enrollment Period for Healthcare.gov
The Trump administration decided against opening a special enrollment period for Healthcare.gov, which would allow uninsured individuals to purchase plans outside of the open enrollment period. NCCS joined with 28 patient and consumer groups to urge the administration to implement a special enrollment period as the nation fights to protect ...
Coronavirus and Cancer Resources for Survivors
Cancer survivors have expressed concerns and questions about COVID-19, the coronavirus, and how they may be at higher risk due to their cancer history. Here are some resources about COVID-19 generally, and its impact for cancer survivors specifically. NCCS is seeking answers from public health experts on the coronavirus and ...
Health Care Roundup: “Surprise” Billing and ACA Updates; NCCS on Fear of Cancer Recurrence; Study on Long-Term Young Survivors; End-of-Life Care; More
How Should Patients Be Protected From “Surprise” Medical Bills? The Latest: Democratic and Republican House staffers met with Speaker Pelosi’s office to try to protect patients from getting large “surprise” medical bills. There was no breakthrough, according to The Hill. The Issue: Patients can receive extremely high medical bills during ...
