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... tobacco cessation benefit under the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires most health plans to cover tobacco cessation services at no cost to the enrolle, but implementation of this benefit has been inconsistent. Smokers have reported difficulties accessing treatments and having to pay for services that should have been free. ACS CAN along with its public health partners submitted a letter to HHS earlier this year asking for clarification to address these concerns. The ...

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 ...

... time to increase funding for the CSP by $2 M in this year’s budget. Let’s #ScreenNY A ccess to cancer screenings remains the first line of defense in the war on cancer. @LizKrueger @HeleneWeinstein ensure low income and uninsured NYers get their life saving breast, cervical & ... (CRC) Screening Campaign Tweet @LizKrueger and @HeleneWeinstein please include in your one-house budget bills language to ensure that out-of-pocket costs for a colonoscopy are not a barrier to screening. S906-A/2085 should be a part of the final NYS budget.  #ScreenNY When it comes ... budget.  #ScreenNY The out-of-pocket costs associated with some cancer screenings and the potential costs of treatment if cancer is detected can make care unaffordable. @LizKrueger and @HeleneWeinstein do the right thing and include language in the budget to cover ALL colonoscopies. ...

We don’t have to tell you how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the world; every one of you felt this in a deeply personal way. What you might not know is that a recent nationwide survey of cancer patients and those who recently ... cancer treatment revealed that nearly 1 in 3 have experienced delays or cancellations in their cancer-related care due to COVID-19. This can have a huge impact on the lives and wellbeing of cancer patients. But what about those living with cancer who don’t know it yet? It’s a ... exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), which has provided free or low-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to millions of people who can’t afford them, aims to address this problem. But despite the urgent need ...