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ACS CAN Reacts to Governor's Budget
... (CSP) and funding for the tobacco prevention and cessation program. “The CSP offers a critically important service to men and women who lack health insurance – screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer at no cost to the patient. Detected early, these cancers are more ... The final 2021-2022 state budget maintained flat level state funding for the CSP at $19.825 million. After nearly two years of patients delaying care, including accessing their doctor recommended cancer screening, funding to the CSP must increase. “Cancer patients have long faced ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever ...
White House Shines National Spotlight on Cancer to Reignite Moonshot
... it,’ building on the initial and robust cancer moonshot investment in discovery, prioritizing increased uptake of prevention and addressing health disparities. The American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), ... detection tests for cancers for which we don’t currently have answers. We must also ensure everyone has access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage and can take a significant step toward that goal by closing the Medicaid coverage gap. Finally, we must work to ensure no matter how ...
Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Critical to Advancing Innovative Cancer Early Detection Tests
... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Alliance for Aging Research, Alliance for Patient Access, Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention, American Association for Cancer Research, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Liver Foundation, Association of American Cancer Institutes, Association of Cancer Care Centers, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer, California Life Sciences, Cancer Support Community, ... for Lung Cancer, HealthyWomen, HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, International Association of Fire Fighters, KidneyCAN, Man Up to Cancer, Men's Health Network, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions, National Association of Nutrition and ...
Ahead of a Markup and Legislative Hearing in Key House Committees, Momentum Builds to Advance Bipartisan Legislation Critical to Increasing Access to Innovative Cancer Early Detection Tests
... have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and clinical benefit has been shown. The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is also expected to hold a hearing on this legislation tomorrow. This bill was introduced by Representatives Jodey Arrington ... Nancy Gardner Sewell MCED Screening Coverage Act, in addition to protecting funding for cancer research and prevention and extending the vital health care tax credits before they expire. “In 2025, more than 2 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer and over 1 million of those ...
Congress Demonstrates Strong Commitment to Cancer Prevention and Cures in FY26 Appropriations Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Appropriations Committees released the FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill that reaffirms the bipartisan commitment to advancing cancer research and saving lives by continued and increased funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The bill includes: $47.2 billion for NIH, which is a $415 million increase as compared to ... also prioritized advances in the childhood cancer fight with important funding for research and policy changes that will improve access to care, and funded increases in cancer prevention, including funding for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and ...