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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 Testimony: Cancer patients need better access to all chemo options
This week ACS CAN participated in a chemotherapy informational hearing at the State Capitol on the unequal cost cancer patients incur for oral (pill and liquid) ... state-based health care plans. As targeted oral chemotherapy advances, it is apparent that the most effective or, in some cases, only form of treatment will also come with an increased price tag. State Director, Luke Cavener, shared that ACS CAN is committed to finding a solution so ...
ACS CAN Celebrates Oral Chemotherapy Parity Victory in Nebraska
When you think of a friend or loved one who is battling cancer, you probably imagine their chemotherapy being administered intravenously at a local hospital. However, modern advances in technology and pharmaceuticals have produced chemotherapy drugs that can be taken orally, in pill form. To date, the FDA has approved more than 40 oral anti-cancer medications for the treatment of at least 54 ... Also in the past few months, some states have tightened their legislative language, resulting in health plans complying to reduce the current cost sharing for oral chemotherapy that had previously been a problem for cancer patients. ACS CAN will continue to voice its support of similar ...
ACS CAN Statement on Oral Chemotherapy Fairness Compromise
... CONTACT: Amber Hillman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 (cell) E-mail: [email protected] ACS CAN Statement on Oral Chemotherapy Fairness Compromise JUNE 18, 2015 – Yesterday, New Hampshire House and Senate conferees reached a deal on ... a unanimous Senate committee vote and widespread bi-partisan support. The following can be attributed to Mike Rollo, New Hampshire director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): “ACS CAN thanks the conferees for their willingness to compromise and for bringing relief to high out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients. We are especially grateful to the bill’s prime sponsor, Sen. Jeb Bradley, for his leadership on this issue. ...
Majority of States Not Measuring Up on Laws to Fight Cancer
We know what needs to be done to save more lives from cancer, and many of those solutions are policy solutions. By encouraging prevention, guaranteeing access to affordable health care, curbing tobacco use and focusing on patients' quality of life lawmakers can help fight cancer. These measures have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still kills 1,500 people in this ...
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 ...
How Does Your State Measure Up on Policies to Fight Cancer?
Unfortunately, for most of you the answer to the question above is not well. 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 ...
Gov. Christie Signs Oral Chemo Bill
Coverage of Chemotherapy Pills Means More Choice for Cancer Patients Statement from Blair Horner,Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY ... of bill to guarantee price parity for orally administered chemotherapy treatments “Many new chemotherapy drugs come in pill form that patients can take at home, rather than intravenous injections administered at a medical facility. In New Jersey, there can be a big difference in the ... quarter of the nearly 500 cancer drugs in the pipeline today are being developed in pill form. This law will ensure cancer patients that the cost of orally administered chemotherapies is not more expensive than traditional intravenous chemotherapy (S.1834A /A.2666). Oral chemotherapies ...
Victory: NJ Passes Oral Chemo Bill
Coverage of Chemotherapy Pills Means More Choice for Cancer Patients American Cancer Society Urges Governor Christie to Approve Legislation Statement from ... of bill to guarantee price parity for orally administered chemotherapy treatments "Many new chemotherapy drugs come in pill form that patients can take at home, rather than intravenous injections administered at a medical facility. A full quarter of the nearly 500 cancer drugs in the pipeline today are being developed in pill form. The law needs to keep pace with breakthroughs in cancer research by ensuring that the cost of orally administered chemotherapies is not more expensive than traditional intravenous chemotherapy (S.1834A /A.2666). Oral chemotherapies ...