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AUSTIN, TX — April 5, 2021 — The unpredictable and dynamic nature of COVID-19 is no match for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's (ACS CAN) volunteers' steadfast commitment. Cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers from across Texas traveled virtually to the state capitol last ... Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening guidelines state that a follow-up colonoscopy in this situation should be completed without any cost to the patient as an integral part of the preventative screening process – a fact not currently reflected in our state law. Half of ...

"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 ...

Hon. Andrea Stewart-Cousins New York State Senate New York State Capitol Albany, NY 12224    Re:      Request to Passage of S906 to clarify insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening Dear Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, I am writing to request that you ... cancer screening coverage for those average-risk populations starting at age 45, and ensure that state regulated insurance plans, cover, with no cost-sharing, follow-up colonoscopies after a positive non-invasive stool test. This legislation simply clarifies to insurers and patients alike ... must be included in colorectal cancer screening coverage following recent federal and state guidance. By passing this legislation New York State can ensure that state statute reflects recent federal and state guidance including the following: The 2010 Affordable Care Act requires that all ...

... bill that will eliminate a major financial barrier for Texans to receive their preventive colorectal cancer screenings. The bill was passed out of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee unanimously before being passed by the full Senate and has now been received in the House for a ... Joan Huffman and Judith Zaffirini for prioritizing colorectal cancer screenings,” shared American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior Government Relations Director James Gray. “Despite being preventable when screened, half of all colorectal cancer deaths could be ... screenings.” The American Cancer Society guidelines state that a follow-up colonoscopy in this situation should be completed without any cost to the patient as an integral part of the preventative screening process beginning at age 45 – a fact not currently reflected in Texas state ...