Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) plan to introduce the Health Care Affordability Act of 2024, which would make permanent the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits that help make health insurance coverage affordable for an estimated 20 million people.
Vulnerable patients facing social, environmental, and economic disadvantages often experience worse cancer outcomes than other groups. Some of these disparities may be reduced by increasing access to hospitals accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
