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... their needed pain medication. To strike the appropriate balance of curbing misuse and abuse of opioids while maintaining access to pain care for patients with legitimate needs, ACS CAN calls on both the House and the Senate to consider the Palliative Care Hospice Education and ... Society Cancer Action Network follows: “Overall, the House bill passed today is a thoughtful and balanced approach to the very serious public health crisis that has arisen from the misuse and abuse of opioids in this country. Of particular promise are provisions that will increase ... rein in the abuse of opioids. “While the SUPPORT for Communities and Patients Act makes significant strides toward responding to this public health crisis, we also urge the House and Senate to take up PCHETA, a bipartisan bill supported by 275 House co-sponsors and 29 Senate ...

... accepting federal funds to increase healthcare coverage for Kansans who currently fall in the coverage gap and do not have access to affordable health coverage, 82 percent of voters said they favor expansion. This demonstrates a 10-point increase in support for KanCare Expansion since a similar poll was conducted in 2013. ACS CAN issued the following statement: “It is clear that Kansans want to take care of their neighbors. Of the 82 percent who said they favor expansion, 60 percent of voters said they strongly favored it. There are 150,000 ... get and stay healthy. The time has come for the Kansas Legislature to expand Medicaid so that our hardworking neighbors can access life-saving care.” Public Opinion Strategies conducted a statewide phone survey of 500 registered voters in Kansas from Dec. 12-14, 2016. Forty-eight percent ...

... quitting. It also would generate approximately $30.74 million in new revenue for the state while saving New Mexico $461.51 million in long-term health care cost savings from smoking declines. The World Health Organization classifies indoor tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans,” the same category as tobacco and asbestos. Using an indoor ...

... at the CDC Support legislation to improve the quality of life for cancer patients by providing patients with better access to palliative care services and coordinated care Pass a bill to increase the federal cigarette tax by 94 cents to keep millions of kids from smoking and dramatically reduce health care costs in our country ACS CAN volunteers and staff are already armed with the knowledge and the passion they need to talk to their ...