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New Report Shows Majority of States Missing Opportunities to Reduce Toll of Cancer
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 Advocates Meet with Lawmakers at Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day
... 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 ...
ACS CAN Advocates Head to Washington DC to Lobby for Cancer Research
Volunteers will be in Washington, D.C., representing Michigan with hundreds of cancer patients and survivors from across the country to call on Congress to make the fight against cancer a top priority. Volunteers are asking our lawmakers to do three things: Increase federal funding for cancer researche Support patient quality of life legislaiton Eliminate surprise costs for seniors getting colorectal cancer screenings. We know that Congress has tough decisions to make, ... kills nearly 600,000 Americans every year – or one person every minute of every day – should be high on the nation’s priority list. ACS CAN Advocates Head to Washington DC to Lobby for Cancer Research ...
Glastonbury Patch: U. of Hartford Coach Gallagher Teams Up with Cancer Survivors
"Also in attendance was Adam Clemens from Glastonbury, who became an ACS CAN advocate over a decade ago in honor of his mother, who he lost to breast cancer. Clemens met with Connecticut's Congressional delegation to ask ... to support an increase in federal funding for cancer research. He also asked them to advance legislation that works to improve patients' quality of life and to support legislation that would close a loophole in Medicare that can result in surprise costs for seniors when a polyp is found ...
Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority
... survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day to urge lawmakers to increase funding for cancer research and prevention programs, advance legislation that supports patients’ quality of life, ensure lifesaving colon cancer screenings are affordable for seniors and reduce tobacco use by restricting flavored tobacco products to ...
Hundreds of Cancer Patients and Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority
... survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will be on Capitol Hill this week to ask members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day to urge lawmakers to protect funding for cancer research and prevention programs, endorse legislation that supports patients ' quality of life and ensure lifesaving colon cancer screenings are affordable for seniors. Members of Congress are putting aside partisan politics and ...
Report Finds Majority of States Falling Short on Laws and Policies that Prevent Cancer and Save Lives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2011 – A majority of states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). In a year consumed by budget shortfalls and legislative challenges, many state legislatures missed opportunities to enact laws and policies ... Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, was released today at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in San Antonio, TX. The report finds that 24 states have reached benchmarks on none or only one of the five ...
Report Shows Majority of States Falling Short on Policies to Fight and Prevent Cancer in 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. August 15, 2013 A majority of states are not measuring up on legislative solutions that prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a disease that kills 1,500 people a day in this country, many ... Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, was released at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Atlanta, GA. The annual report finds that 38 states have reached benchmarks in only three or fewer of the ...
NIH and NCI Funding Increased in FY 2021 Budget Deal; Access to Care Prioritized
... D.C.,—Congress approved an FY 2021 funding deal that includes an increase for biomedical research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). In a tough budget environment, the spending bill includes a $1.25 ... care more affordable. By passing the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act, unexpected out-of-pocket costs Medicare beneficiaries can face after a colonoscopy if a polyp is found and removed will be phased out. Individuals on private health plans enjoy full coverage of ... Act, but a loophole in Medicare can result in some seniors waking up to an unexpected bill amounting to hundreds of dollars. Research shows any cost sharing can be a significant barrier to accessing cancer screenings. Additionally, Congress passed the No Surprises Act to prohibit surprise ...
President 's Budget Increases Funding for Cancer Research; Proposes Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Insurance for Kids
... effort to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer. The proposed three percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) would begin to restore scarce resources after years of appropriations that have not kept up with the growing costs of medical research. The president 's Precision Medicine Initiative has enormous ... patient. The budget also includes funding for drug monitoring programs, a critical step to ensuring that abuse and misuse of prescription drugs can be addressed in a balanced way that does not harm patient access to medications. The budget proposal once again includes a 94-cent increase in ...