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New Legislation Will Ensure Medicaid Enrollees Have Access to All FDA-Approved Cessation Services
... cessation services include the seven FDA-approved medications and individual, group and telephone counseling. Before the Quit Because of Covid-19 Act passed last year, state Medicaid programs were only required to provide cessation services to pregnant women, a requirement under ... This new law would ensure Medicaid enrollees trying to quit tobacco have all evidence-based resources available to them to increase their odds of success. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN.) “Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death nationwide and it is responsible for roughly one-third of all cancer deaths. ...
Missouri Voters Increase Access to Medicaid, Saving Lives and Helping to Reduce Future Suffering and Death from Cancer
... measure to increase access to health insurance coverage for more Missourians through the state’s Medicaid program, following on the heels of Oklahomans who made the same move at the end of June. This vote to increase access to the Medicaid program will improve health outcomes and reduce cancer disparities for more than 230,000 ... as permitted under the federal health law. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) president. “This is an incredible victory for public health in Missouri, where more than 1 in 10 residents are currently uninsured. ...
New Jersey Expands Access to Preventative Colorectal Cancer Screenings
... preventive colorectal cancer screenings. A-3523/ S-2305 is a vital new law that will eliminate financial barriers to lifesaving screenings. Half of colorectal cancer deaths in the U.S. could be prevented each year if every individual age 45 and older received recommended colorectal cancer ... will require health insurers to cover colorectal cancer screenings recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and eliminate cost-sharing for required follow-up colonoscopies with the goal of improving screening rates across the state. “With Governor Murphy’s ... Jersey has secured a major victory. In 2023, an estimated 4,220 New Jerseyans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and, by year’s end, we can expect to lose 1,360 neighbors to the preventable disease. In passing this legislation, our state can better work to reduce colorectal cancer ...
Local Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers were some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urging Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...
Local Cancer Advocate Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...
Local Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...
Local Breast Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...
Local Cancer Advocate Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...
Local Cancer Survivor Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority
... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...
Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy
... National Distinguished Advocacy Award this week, the most prestigious award presented by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in recognition of his significant contributions to the fight against cancer. “As a leader in Congress, Dr. Bucshon has repeatedly established himself as a true advocate on issues that help advance innovation in cancer care and treatment, as well as improve patient quality of life,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “By spearheading multiple pieces of legislation intended to reduce the burden of cancer, he ...
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