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WASHINGTON, D.C. Aug. 6, 2015 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality rates states on the strength of proven policies that help to prevent a disease that kills more than 1,600 people a day nationwide and will cost the country an estimated $216 billion in health care costs this year alone. The report, which was released at the National Conference of State ...

... 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with their lawmakers, urging Congress to support lifesaving policies ... asked their representatives to co-sponsor bipartisan legislation that would make palliative care more available to patients who need it. Remove cost barriers to colorectal cancer screenings . While the Affordable Care Act waives co-pays for screenings for colorectal cancer, Medicare ...

... years. New York has seen declines in both cancer incidence and mortality from breakthroughs in research and treatment, but there is still a lot of work to be done. If New York aims to remain a national leader in cancer care, as I believe the Empire State is meant to be, our elected ... and diagnostic services. In this, Governor Hochul has the opportunity to make New York a health equity champion. There are steps she can take now as well as in the coming year to ensure equitable and impactful policy becomes law. Let’s walk through them, starting with actions ... two bipartisan bills limiting New Yorkers’ out-of-pocket health expenses. The first, A2085-A / S906-B, or the Colorectal Cancer Screening Cost Sharing Removal Act, requires that every state-regulated health plan covers 100% of the cost of colorectal cancer screening beginning at age ...

... solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality grades states on the strength of evidence-based policies that help to prevent cancer, which kills roughly 1,670 people a day nationwide, forces patients to pay nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses every year and in 2015 cost the country more than $80 billion in direct medical expenditures.  The report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states ...