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InsuranceThe ACS Blueprint: A Vision for Reducing Deaths from Cancer
The American Cancer Society Cancer Control Blueprint—introduced by an interview with Otis W. Brawley, MD, MACP, chief medical and scientific officer of the ACS. The blueprint, says Brawley, is both a celebration of our progress against cancer and a call to action to do even better.
Patient Navigators Help Cancer Patients Manage Care
Receiving support from a patient navigator can make a difference in the way newly diagnosed cancer patients feel about their care.
Tracking How Health Care System Changes Are Impacting Cancer Care
New research funded by the American Cancer Society is studying whether the integration of health care through accountable care organizations helps or changes cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship.
Organize Your Health Data Online
Managing your health care records – and those of your family – can be complicated, especially if you’re juggling information from several different sources.
Open Enrollment Under Way for Health Care Law
The open enrollment period to sign up for individual health insurance under the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act begins November 15, 2014 and runs through February 15, 2015.
For the Young and Uninsured, Cancer Diagnosis Often Comes Late
Adolescents and young adults who do not have health insurance are more likely than those who have private insurance to be diagnosed with cancer after it has spread to other parts of the body – when it is more deadly and harder to treat.
ACS CAN Responds to State of the Union Address
In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made several statements about cancer and health care that Dick Woodruff, Vice President of ACS CAN called “optimistic.”
Major Parts of Health Care Law to Go into Effect
A major piece of the health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act, gets underway October 1. That’s when health insurance “marketplaces” open in every state and Washington, DC, that enable uninsured Americans and some others to go online to compare health insurance plans and select the best one for them and their families. Read more here.