Letters and Statements

ACCC joined over 500 organizations nationwide writing in support of the bipartisan Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act (H.R. 2407). ACCC members are all too familiar with the toll cancer takes on patients when diagnosed at a late stage. Early detection and treatment are crucial for improving cancer outcomes and saving lives.

ACCC is very happy to learn that the legislation passed unanimously out of the House Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2024.
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On September 11, 2023, ACCC submitted comment letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed physician fee schedule (PFS) and hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) regulations. Among other topics, ACCC supported the proposal for Medicare reimbursement for principal illness navigation (PIN) services to assist those with serious illnesses such as cancer.
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ACCC joins a broad coalition of patients, advocacy organizations, cancer centers, and healthcare professionals to express support for the Reducing Hereditary Cancer Act. This crucial piece of legislation would address unacceptable care gaps in Medicare beneficiary access to genetic testing for hereditary cancer risk, evidence-based screening, and risk-reducing interventions, when medically necessary and appropriate.
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ACCC joined more than 250 organizations in asking congressional leadership to include the Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act (S. 1450/H.R. 2144) in an end-of-year legislative package. This piece of legislation would allow the Medicare program to directly reimburse genetic counselors, improving Medicare beneficiary access to comprehensive genetic counseling services.
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In a letter to congressional leadership, ACCC joined the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and more than 20 other organizations asking Congress to pass legislation before the end of the year to prevent significant Medicare payment cuts to radiation therapy services. These cuts largely stem from the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, PAYGO sequester, and clinical labor price updates.
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