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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 ...

SD Governor Signs Bill Giving Cancer Patients Equal Access to Oral Chemotherapy

... their insurance plans. The oral chemotherapy access bill, which passed the Legislature with unanimous support, will eliminate disparities in cost-sharing for treatments taken by pill and those delivered intravenously in an oncology clinic. “By signing this bill into law Governor Daugaard helps ensure South Dakota cancer patients get the care they need regardless of how their treatment is administered,” said David Benson, South Dakota government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Increasingly the best and sometimes the only treatment available for patients comes in the form of a pill not through an IV drip. With ...

Choice in Treatment Modality Overwhelmingly Important to Cancer Patients & Survivors

Overview The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) empowers advocates across the country to make their voices heard and influence evidence-based public policy change, as well as legislative and regulatory solutions that will reduce the cancer burden. As part of this effort, ACS CAN deploys surveys to better understand cancer patient and survivor experiences and perspectives, through our Survivor Views ... oral medication report completing visits to their provider within an hour or less, compared to only 17% of those receiving IV infusions 82% say cost is an important factor in their decision when given a choice of treatment options, and 94% agree it is important that patients and their ...

Survey: Cancer Patients Increasingly Face COVID-19 Health Impact

... health issues as they try to navigate the difficult health and economic environment.  An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) survey of cancer patients and survivors focused on COVID-19 effects found 87% of respondents said the pandemic had affected their health care in some manner, up from 51% in an April survey . Of those in active treatment 79% ...

Rhode Island Getting Mixed Reviews on Cancer Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Rhode Island measured up to policy recommendations in just six of the ten issue areas ranked. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). "We've made tremendous progress in the way we diagnose and treat cancer across the country. But to leverage this progress, Rhode Island ...

2020 Idaho Legislative Wrap Up

Idaho’s 2020 legislative session has come to an end. While the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) did not have a major legislative victory during the session, there is certainly a lot of positive news that we can report.  The session ended with growing concern about COVID-19 and our daily lives have certainly changed as a result ... request.  The legislature discussed, but ultimately did not act on proposals to require counties to help fund the state’s share of the cost to expand the Medicaid program. Idaho is still awaiting feedback from the federal government on the proposal to add work and related reporting ...

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