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President's Budget Includes 94-cent Cigarette Tax Increase
... Obama proposed increasing the federal tax on cigarettes by 94 cents per pack. Increasing the tax on tobacco products is proven to be one of the most effective ways to prevent children from picking up that first cigarette. Scientific studies have shown that a 10% increase in the cost of a pack of cigarettes can decrease youth smoking by over 6%. ACS CAN's own studies show that the proposed increase would prevent 493,000 children from premature death ...
Advocacy in Action: Critical Loophole Plugged
On Friday, ACS CAN let its voice be heard raising the issue of an alarming loophole included in the Senate version of the health care reform legislation. Specific language would limit annual caps on benefits for patients of chronic disease such as cancer who are struggling with the high cost of care. This dangerous loophole could subject cancer patients to abrupt termination of care. And on Friday, the White House and Congress ...
Legislation Aimed at Eliminating Financial Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Introduced in U.S. Congress
... Today, the Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act was introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representatives Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY) with Representatives Greg Murphy (R-NC) and Troy ... Screening for HIM) Act in the United States Senate, along with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). This bipartisan legislative proposal would waive cost-sharing requirements for men with the highest risk of prostate cancer, focusing on those with a family history of the disease. For men who ... for HIM Act ZERO Prostate Cancer , the American Urological Association (AUA), and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are ongoing supporters of the bill and have worked to pass legislation at both the state and national levels to eliminate out-of-pocket costs ...
Over 150 Patient and Health Care Groups Urge Congress to Pass DIVERSE Trials Act
... allow sponsors to provide patients with technology necessary to facilitate remote participation in clinical trials; and require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create guidance on the use of decentralized trials to increase trial diversity. “These changes would greatly benefit patients and research alike,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), which organized the group letter. “Patients overwhelmingly want to participate in clinical trials, but patients in remote areas or with ...
New FDA Ad Campaign Targets Teens
... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a national anti-tobacco advertising campaign geared at teenagers. The new campaign is a result of legislation that ACS CAN and its volunteers helped pass in 2009. Called The Real Cost campaign, the television, print and online ads will focus on what smoking can do to a teenagerÈs appearance, and how tobacco can ...
Health Care Reform Blog Surviving the System Lobby Day T-2 days
One of the patients traveling to the "Surviving the System" lobby day is Roseanne Nabhan from Indiana. Doctors diagnosed Roseanne Nabhan with a ... $3,000. RoseanneÈs employer offers insurance but the price of the plan would exceed her earnings as a waitress. Meanwhile, it would cost $268 per month to add her to her husband's employer-sponsored insurance, an expense the couple cannot afford. Recently, the hospital were ... We are looking forward to meeting with our Representatives and Senators and just seeing Washington D.C., it's our first visit. Everyone at ACS CAN has been so wonderful to us both, we are truly grateful. Blessings, Roseanne Health Care Reform Blog Surviving the System Lobby Day T-2 days ...
Over 100 Patient Groups Join to Raise Alarm Over Proposed Insurance Rule
Washington, D.C.—April 23, 2018—More than 100 organizations representing millions of patients, providers and consumers joined together in letters and formal comments to Congressional leadership and federal agencies urging the withdrawal of a proposed rule on short-term, limited duration insurance plans (STLD). The groups warn that the proposed rule would likely divide the ... Public comments on the rule are due to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor today. The joint comment letter can be viewed here . The letter to the Secretaries of HHS, Treasury and Labor can be viewed here . The letter to Congressional Leaders can be ...
New Medicare Report
ACS CAN recently released a new report, Cancer and Medicare: A Chartbook . This new resource highlights Medicare information through charts to provide an overview of cancer among the elderly. The chartbook shows how many elderly are getting cancer and dying from the disease, how many are using cancer ... Medicare program as they work on health care reform. Here are some highlights from the new chartbook: o The elderly represent only 13 percent of the population but make up about half of new cancer cases. o Medicare pays for a major share of all costs for cancer and almost one of every ten ...
Oklahoma Becomes 37th State to Increase Access to Health Coverage Through Medicaid
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahomans approval of Medicaid expansion will improve health outcomes and reduce cancer disparities for 2 00,000 citizens now eligible for health care coverage. On Tuesday, a majority of voters responded "yes" to Question 802, which asked if Medicaid should be fully expand ed to low-income adults earning less than ... permitted under the federal health law . The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) president. “T his victory is an incredible development for public health in Oklahoma , which currently has the second-highest ...
New Kansas Smoke-Free Law is Major Public Health Victory
... is the 23rd state to pass strong smoke-free legislation that requires 100 percent smoke-free non-hospitality workplaces, bars and restaurants. Of those 23, Wisconsin, Michigan, South Dakota, and now Kansas, are awaiting implementation. This is a major public health victory for the people of Kansas, said John R. Seffrin, PhD, CEO, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Smoke-free laws benefit everyone -- workers can make a living without risking their health, patrons and tourists can enjoy time out ...