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The decision to cut funding to our state tobacco control program is an extremely costly and unnecessary road to take. Any short-term savings are dwarfed by the staggering toll tobacco use takes on our economy and our health care.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is part of a coalition of 30 organizations warning lawmakers about Senate Bill 84 and House Bill 477, which would allow the sale of substandard and dangerous health plans by the Alabama Farmers Federation or ALFA. In response,

Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) met with lawmakers over lunch this afternoon before heading to the Capitol. Their goal: urging state lawmakers to remove barriers to genetic testing and recommended cancer imaging. During Cancer Action Day, advocates called for Senate support on House Bill 1079, which aims to eliminate cost-sharing requirements for clinically appropriate genetic testing and guideline recommended cancer imaging for those with high-risk of developing cancer.

Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) met with lawmakers over lunch this afternoon before heading to the Capitol. Their goal: urging state lawmakers to remove barriers to genetic testing and recommended cancer imaging. During Cancer Action Day, advocates called for Senate support on House Bill 1079, which aims to eliminate cost-sharing requirements for clinically appropriate genetic testing and guideline recommended cancer imaging for those with high-risk of developing cancer.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) was disappointed to see the legislature overturn the governor’s veto of legislation that will limit access to Medicaid.

Hoy, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU. (HHS) anunció que eliminará más de 10,000 empleos como parte de una importante reestructuración que afectará las operaciones de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés), la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y los Centros para los Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS, por sus siglas en inglés), entre otras agencias fundamentales.

Hoy, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU. (HHS) anunció que eliminará más de 10,000 empleos como parte de una importante reestructuración que afectará las operaciones de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés), la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) y los Centros para los Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS, por sus siglas en inglés), entre otras agencias fundamentales.

Earlier this week, the New Jersey State Assembly voted to advance a bill that seeks to create more stability for patients. The proposal (Assembly Bill 5217) would curb an unfair insurance practice that makes critical medication more expensive and access unpredictable. With its passage in committee, advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are hopeful that the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee see the bill’s momentum as a call to action to take the final steps to pass and enact the necessary reforms.