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... volunteers touched by cancer came together to call on the California Legislature to listen to their stories, hear their voices and act on public health policies that will put an end to cancer as we know it. This year, cancer patients and survivors will also celebrate their successful efforts ... Cancer advocates asked their legislators to support the following bills this session: Give chronically ill patients easier access to palliative care – Senate Bill 294 would update current law to allow hospice agencies to provide palliative care services to patients who are not on hospice. ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

... advocates together to encourage lawmakers to give chronically ill patients better quality of life and remove unnecessary barriers to patient care. “An estimated 10,580 Kentuckians will still lose their lives to cancer in this year alone,” said Kristy Young, interim government ... treatment more accessible.” Specifically, ACS CAN volunteers asked lawmakers to: Vote yes on Senate Bill 65 which will establish a palliative care advisory council that will lead Kentucky toward improved patient care. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving ... amount of time an insurance company can consider coverage requests at 72 hours for typical requests and 24 hours for urgent requests. Right now, health insurance companies can take their time as they decide whether they will cover a certain medication or treatment. Many cancer patients are ...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and AARP Montana invite you to attend the Health Votes Montana - 2016. Health Votes Montana is a state legislative candidate forum focused on healthcare issues that are of concern for patients and their family ... a vehicle to learn how legislative candidates view the issues of most concern to them around disease prevention and access to affordable quality care. Each candidate on the ballot for your area is invited to participate. The number of questions each candidate will be allowed to respond to ...

... policies. “State legislators should support laws and policies that help people fight cancer by emphasizing disease prevention, making health care affordable and accessible and focusing on quality of life,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of ACS CAN. “Missed opportunities to pass laws that fight and prevent cancer not only leave new state revenue and health savings on the table, but deny the potential for saving countless lives from a disease that still kills 1,500 people every day.” How Do ...