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It’s Time to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Georgians

... gap by fully expanding Medicaid, which would extend critical, lifesaving coverage to nearly 500,000 Georgians. An ACS study finds having health insurance is the number one determinant of whether a person survives cancer. The time to act is now. “We have an opportunity to follow ... of Georgians so they can screen, detect, treat and survive cancer and other chronic diseases. Right now, most hardworking Georgians do not get health insurance through work; only 44 percent of Georgia employers offer health insurance to employees. This leaves nearly half a million people ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

2021 Georgia Virtual Cancer Action Day

... Day   Check out your Virtual Cancer Action Day Participant Toolkit - it has everything you need!    The Issues: Ensuring Access to Quality Care: low-income individuals and families in Georgia should have access to health insurance coverage through state Medicaid programs. We need full Medicaid expansion in our state so low-income parents and adults can have comprehensive and affordable health insurance coverage. Reducing the Toll of Tobacco: we need local jurisdictions to have the authority to pass stronger regulations than the ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Travel to Atlanta During Recess to Urge Legislators to Increase State’s Tobacco Tax

... (ACS CAN) Day at the Capitol event. “As a cancer advocate, I let my lawmakers know that if we’re going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Georgia, a significant tobacco tax increase must be top of mind for our legislature,” shared ACS CAN Vice State Lead Ambassador Rev. Jill Henning. “It’s time our lawmakers make cancer a priority and fulfill their promise to ensure the health of Georgians. By raising our state’s low tobacco tax to $1.87 per cigarette pack, paralleled with a 39% tax on the wholesale price of all ... spent annually can be significantly reduced.  Increasing the cigarette tax to $1.87 per pack would provide $1.84 billion in long-term health care costs savings,” shared ACS CAN State Lead Ambassador and business owner Lee Turner, who traveled from Tifton. “Increasing the tobacco tax ...

2019 Georgia Session Summary

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Georgia residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... law. ACS CAN will seek to educate members of the Governor’s direct staff, the Department of Insurance and the Georgia Department of Community Health on best practices and work to ensure the best outcome for those impacted by cancer. Prescription Drug Benefit Plans: (Budget Item) ACS CAN ...

Lawmakers Take Critical Step to Revolutionize Cancer Treatment in Georgia, State’s Second Leading Cause of Death

... biomarker testing – a routine step in accessing personalized medicine treatments that has become an increasingly important part of cancer care in recent years due to its significant impact in improving survivorship and quality of life.   Progress in the fight against cancer has been ... great promise in ensuring the delivery of the right treatment at the right time,” shared Rep. Sharon Cooper, Chairman of the House Public Health Committee who sponsored the bill. “By aligning coverage of biomarker testing with the latest science, we can help achieve better health outcomes, improved quality of life and potentially reducing costs by allowing some Georgians to bypass costly and ineffective treatments, ...

2025 Georgia Cancer Action Day Resource Page

... provide you with all of the resources you need to feel prepared and confident going into the event.  We are advocating for greater access to health care coverage, including closing the coverage gap, so other patients can survive cancer too. Date:   Tuesday, February 4th Time:    8:00 AM to ...

Georgia House and Senate Pledge Support for Precision Medicine and Biomarker Testing

... promise in ensuring the delivery of the right treatment to the right patient at the right time,” shared Senate resolution sponsor and primary care physician Sen. Ben Watson (R). “By connecting patients to the most effective treatment for their cancer, we can help achieve better health outcomes, improve quality of life and reduce costs.”  To guide treatment options, doctors test for specific biomarkers – such as gene ...

Youth E-cigarette Epidemic Prompts American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Seek Legislation Addressing Tobacco Addiction

... the cigarette tax to $1.87 per pack would save lives by preventing youth initiation of tobacco products, prompt adults who smoke to quit, reduce health care costs and generate revenue in a year where state agencies are being forced to cut between 4% to 6% of their budget. If enacted, increasing the ...

Jeff Hille Accepts National Staff Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy Work

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

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