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  Increasing Indiana’s Tobacco Tax: ACS CAN calls on Indiana lawmakers to increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products including ... growing into adults addicted to deadly nicotine products, provide vital resources to help adults who want to quit smoking, and save hundreds of millions of dollars in averted healthcare and business costs associated with treating tobacco-related disease caused by tobacco products. Reducing the Toll ...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize improving access to colorectal cancer screenings and increasing the state’s tobacco taxes, both of which will ease the burden of cancer on Hoosiers.  “We know that colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer if Hoosiers ... have access to screenings,” said Bryan Hannon, ACS CAN government relations director. “ACS CAN is asking lawmakers to prioritize eliminating cost sharing for all preventive colorectal cancer screenings, including follow-up colonoscopies after an abnormal stool-based test. Several other ...

... When given the choice by a provider, many average-risk patients prefer a stool-based test over colonoscopy and, nationally, about 10 percent of eligible patients opt for stool-based testing.  The new law – which covers about 2.5 million covered lives in private insurance plans – ... guidance on coverage of follow-up colonoscopies, will ensure that more Hoosiers who opt for stool-based testing and receive an abnormal result can also complete a follow-up colonoscopy without facing burdensome cost-sharing.  By the Numbers: Colorectal Cancer in Indiana 3,000 Number of Hoosiers diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2021 1,160 Number of ...

... step in accessing precision medicine treatments.  “Biomarker testing has given me better, more effective treatment options, a better chance of surviving cancer and more time with my family,” said Keith Hollingsworth, a Hoosier husband and father of two young boys and stage 4 colorectal cancer patient. “Thank you to our state lawmakers who are giving more Hoosier better access to precision ... The following is a statement from Allie Kast, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Indiana: "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and improve lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s ...