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Governor Sununu Proclaims March “Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month” in New Hampshire

... they need to prevent, diagnose, and cure a colorectal cancer diagnosis, advocating with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on state and local policies to fight cancer. Fiona recently came one step closer to her goal by working with Governor Chris Sununu to ... Month” in New Hampshire. The proclamation was issued from the governor’s office earlier today, shortly before the expected re-introduction of a federal bill that would eliminate surprise costs for Medicare recipients who receive a colonoscopy. “I owe my life to the colonoscopy that ... the state’s Congressional delegation to support the Federal “Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act,” which would eliminate cost-sharing for Medicare recipients during a routine screening colonoscopy when a polyp is removed. “Recognizing March as Colorectal Cancer ...

Guest Post: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

... was found and repaired (with no input from you), and you now owe $250. How would you take this news? This is the predicament that a number of people face every day due to an oversight in existing Medicare regulations. Colorectal cancer remains the third leading cause of cancer death in ... tools in our fight against the disease, since colorectal cancer screening not only helps find cancer in early, more treatable stages, but can actually prevent cancer altogether. Detection of precancerous polyps is a frequent occurrence during screening exams, occurring in ... to the steady fall in colorectal cancer cases and deaths over the past 15 years. Colorectal cancer screening has also been proven to be highly cost-effective. An important provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act makes a number of proven preventive services, including ...

Guest Post: Celebrating My Father this Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. represents the 10th Congressional District of New Jersey. One year ago today, I lost my father, the venerated Congressman Donald M. Payne, Sr, to colon cancer. To many, he is remembered as a ... with the disease, but treatment of colon cancer is also a growing economic concern since medical expenditures related to colorectal cancer cost about $14 billion annually. The good news is colon cancer is very treatable if it is detected early. In fact, if Americans received regular screenings for colon cancer, half of all colon cancer deaths could be prevented. For every $1 spent on colorectal cancer screenings, $3 can be saved on treatment costs. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to or can afford these lifesaving screenings, or people choose to forgo ...

New Jersey is taking a giant leap forward in the war against cancer. Here's how

... originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on March 24, 2023.   In the fight against cancer, one would reasonably be discouraged by the size of our opponent. There are more than 200 known types of cancer; even more diverse are the people impacted by the disease — their unique needs and ... NJCEED provides under- and uninsured New Jersey residents with access to breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer screenings at no cost to patients. In the last year, NJCEED made it possible for 17,600 New Jersey residents to get screened for breast and cervical cancer and ... governor has demonstrated how he plans to lower these numbers. Now, I urge New Jersey’s Legislature to do the same and lead on this issue. We can either let these incidence and mortality rates immobilize us or we can work to make New Jersey a champion in cancer policy. I choose to act; I ...

Rhode Island Lawmakers Enter 2021 Legislative Session with Opportunity to Ensure Access to Affordable Colorectal Cancer Screenings

PROVIDENCE, RI –  As today marks the start of the legislative session in Rhode Island, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives lawmakers can accomplish in the 2021 legislative session, pushing for overall better health ... lawmakers can ensure Rhode Islanders can access affordable preventative colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45 by eliminating cost-sharing for all preventative colorectal cancer screening tests for people 45 and older, even if they are performed as a follow up to a ...

Illinois cancer advocates visit Capitol Hill

This September, Illinois ACS CAN advocates took on Capitol Hill where they met with every IL Senate and House office – many of which were conducted face-to-face with members of Congress themselves. Advocates urged lawmakers to increase federal research funding at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through the ...

Lifesaving Colorectal Cancer Bill Passes the U.S. House

  The U.S. House of Representatives just passed our legislation to close the colorectal cancer loophole. ACS CAN volunteers have worked tirelessly for years and it is thanks to their great work that this important legislation has now passed the House. Because of the loophole, many seniors on Medicare have been skipping lifesaving colonoscopies. Under Medicare, there should be no cost-sharing for a colonoscopy. But, if the doctor removes a polyp - which can be pre-cancerous - a patient can wake up to a $300 bill. The ...

How Does Your State Measure Up on Policies to Fight Cancer?

Unfortunately, for most of you the answer to the question above is Š—“not well.Š— According to a new edition of the ACS CAN report How Do You Measure Up? released today, many state legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that ...

New Bills Introduced in Congress to End Medicare Colonoscopy Loophole

... Sherrod Brown introduced legislation to finally close the colonoscopy loophole in Medicaid. Similar legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Charlie Dent last month. Under Medicare, there should be no co-pay cost-sharing for a screening colonoscopy.  However, if a polyp is found during a screening colonoscopy then seniors on Medicare face a surprise bill.  This can result in patients being charged hundreds of dollars for what was supposed to be a free cancer screening.  For many people, the threat of an ...

Abbott Takes Final Step to Ensure Affordable Colorectal Cancer Screenings for Texans

AUSTIN, TX   – June 4, 2021 – Today, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate bill 1028 which will ensure Texans can access affordable preventative colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45. It does this by eliminating cost-sharing for all preventative colorectal cancer screening tests for people 45 and older, even if they are performed as a follow up to a positive less invasive screening. A broad coalition of public health groups, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC), have spent ...

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