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November 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... measures for consideration at one time, as opposed to an omnibus package that would fund the government as a whole. Once the bills funding health agencies are approved in each chamber of Congress, the House and Senate will have to resolve disagreements over spending levels as well as ... letter being circulated by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). The letter affirms support for the House Appropriations Committee's 2012 fiscal year health funding bill proposal to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1 billion and calls on the committee to fight for this ... with the Senate. Importantly, the letter also states that funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health care programs should not be used to pay for the NIH increase.   Common Rule The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN submitted comments to the ...

Important Message From John Seffrin

Message From John Seffrin   Meaningful health care reform is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Following decades in which the nation’s health care system has fallen further into decline, and after more than a year of debate in Congress, the effort to significantly improve our ...

ACS CAN President's Statement on Obama's Speech

"President Obama could not have been more explicit in making cancer and health care top priorities for his administration. With extraordinary resolve, the President stated his goal to conquer cancer and to cure in our lifetime a disease that kills more than 560,000 people each year. He was also unequivocal in declaring that comprehensive health care reform must happen this year. On behalf of cancer patients and survivors across the country, the American Cancer Society and its ...

3-29-11 Maine Advocacy Update

...   Note that items in underlined, blue text are hyperlinks - click on them for more information.   State Budget - Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program The Governor's proposed Biennial Budget for FY 2012-2013 includes a $60,000 cut to the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program. ACS testified in opposition to this cut to the program at the public hearing held by the Appropriations and Health and Human ... looking like a budget will not be passed until late in the session, possibly not until May or even June.   Access to Affordable, Quality Health Care Access to Clinical Trials Last week, ACS testified in support of LD 712 , sponsored by Representative Strang Burgess (R-Cumberland) at the ...

1-18-11 Maine Advocacy Newsletter

... All staff and volunteers are encouraged to attend. RSVP to Maureen ( [email protected] )   State Budget - Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program As you may have heard in the news, last Wednesday, the Governor released the proposed Supplemental Budget for state fiscal year ... of the fiscal year. Despite the promising economic forecast, the proposed budget includes a $60,000 cut to the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program . This funding was originally allocated for recruitment and outreach in the program. These funds were being used for recruitment ... program. Public hearings on the supplemental budget are expected to begin the week of January 24 th .   Access to Affordable, Quality Health Care Affordable Care Act Implementation LD 58 , "An Act To Prohibit Enforcement of the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" was ...

2022 Maine State Legislative 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 Mainers touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. ... in the following policy priorities: Ensuring Access to Quality Care COVID-19 Protections : ACS CAN worked with the legislature and other public health and health care organizations to successfully defeat a bill that would have prohibited employers and other entities from requiring COVID-19 ...

ACS CAN Maine and Partners Send Letter to Governor Mills On Tobacco Control Funding and COVID-19

Dear Governor Mills, Legislative Leaders and Members of the Joint Standing Committees on Appropriations and Financial Affairs, Health and Human Services, and Taxation:   As organizations that represent public health professionals, health care providers and patients, including those with serious health conditions like cancer, heart and lung disease, which place them at greater risk ...

December 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... by Dr. Richard Deming, a member of the ACS CAN Board, about his recent experiences hiking in the Himalayas with a group of cancer survivors and care givers.   2013 PREVIEW  ACS CAN began 2013 by completing the process of integrating American Cancer Society Division advocacy into ACS CAN. ... up as the law moves closer to taking full effect in January 2014. Tobacco industry efforts to weaken and undermine measures that protect public health show no signs of abating.   No doubt we have our work cut out for us, but ACS CAN is a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a ... missions. In the coming year, ACS CAN will continue to call upon elected officials to work together in a bipartisan effort to implement the health care law as intelligently as possible for patients and their families. For further information, see the Department of Health and Human ...

November 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... fight against cancer. With the election behind us, it's time for our nation to renew its commitment to bringing cancer under control as a major health problem by adopting laws and policies that help people fight the disease. We're looking forward to working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on our priority issues so we can move closer to eliminating suffering and death from this devastating disease.   ACCESS TO CARE - AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Post-Election Outlook Voters remain divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act according to exit polls , but President Obama's re-election virtually assures that implementation of provisions in the health reform law important to cancer patients and their families will continue. There is much work to be done leading up to the January 1, 2014 ...

Maine Voters Support Expanding Access to Medicaid

The Maine Legislature passed and delivered bills to expand access to health coverage via Medicaid to Governor Paul Le Page five times over the last several years, only to be thwarted by a veto with each attempt. On ... Election Day, Maine voters finally had their say on the issue and overwhelmingly cast their ballots in favor of increasing access to affordable health coverage for low-income people in their state. The final vote on Maine’s Question 2 was 59 percent for expansion, clearly indicating that ... diagnosed with cancer at later stages – when it’s more costly and difficult to treat – and with poorer outcomes. By increasing access to care, Maine is ensuring better health outcomes and a healthier, thriving state population in the future. Roughly half of all cancers are ...

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