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| Access to Health Care in New York
The American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are committed to an effort that brings quality, affordable health care to all New Yorkers. That is essential in fighting cancer, both preventing new cancers and treating disease effectively. No Access - Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis Ellena Bennett Albany, New York Ellena Bennett is a 27-year-old doctoral student and three-time cancer survivor who lost both parents to cancer at a young age. She receives her health insurance under COBRA, which covers 60 percent of her medical care but leaves her responsible for the remaining 40 percent, which she must pay out-of-pocket. The combination of her prescription medication and out-of-network care costs around $2,500 to $3,000 per month. Read more about Ellena's story here>>> Get Involved: Let your voice be heard Has your battle against cancer been impacted by lack of insurance or inadequate insurance coverage? Let us share your experience with lawmakers and the media in order to bring about needed change to our health care system. Tell your story today just by following the link below. Share your story here>>> The Latest Update Due to gaps in funding, fewer than 20% of eligible women are currently served by New York’s state run cancer screening programs. Yet this critical safety net program is on the chopping block as part of a budget package of spending cuts unveiled Gov. David A. Paterson this August. This is now a major access to care issue in New York. The state is cutting more than $330,000 to the Cancer Services Program that provides free breast, cervical and colon cancer screenings to New Yorkers in need. The state is also cutting as much as $500,000 to doctors and providers who perform these critical cancer screening tests. All of this means the potential for fewer mammograms, fewer pap tests, fewer colon cancer screenings and that's bad news for the fight against cancer.
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