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Business Leaders Support Amendment 2 in the Fight Against Cancer
... Cancer, we are committed to leveraging our knowledge, power and resources to save lives and win the fight against cancer. Having access to health insurance coverage is critical in the fight against cancer. On August 4 th Missouri voters will have an opportunity to increase access to care by voting yes on Amendment 2, a ballot initiative that will help improve the health and well-being of more than 230,000 individuals and families in our state. Voting yes on Amendment 2 will provide countless individuals ...
Medicaid Expansion and Cancer
For the 37,540 [i] Missourians who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2020, access to affordable, comprehensive care is essential to detecting, treating and surviving the disease. In Missouri, cancer is the second leading cause of death and an estimated ... 13,010[ii] Missourians will die from the disease this year. Providing low-income adults and families access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage is critical in the fight against cancer . Medicaid expansion will promote earlier cancer detection, fewer deaths and improved ... tobacco product purchases, as well as increased access, utilization, and coverage of evidence-based smoking cessation medications.[v] Access to health insurance coverage makes it easier to work, find a new job, pay for basic needs and succeed in today’s economy. The health coverage ...
140 Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Patients
Missourians advocate for patient-centered care, maintained cancer prevention funding JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – April 13, 2016 – More than 140 cancer survivors, caregivers and their ... providers to manage patients’ symptoms, understand their goals and help them select treatment options. Because it has been proven to reduce health-care costs, boost patient satisfaction and improve overall outcomes, palliative care is one of the fastest-growing trends in health care. But many states, including Missouri, fall short in offering adequate access to it. Protect funding for breast and cervical cancer ...
Cancer Advocates and Survivors Return to the Capitol to Rally Legislators
... They let their lawmakers know that they can and must do better to prevent and treat cancer. “By prioritizing prevention and access to care, we could ensure progress continues to reduce suffering and death from cancer,” said Allison Johnson, ACS CAN volunteer and childhood cancer survivor. As a cancer survivor, I let my lawmakers know that if we’re going to eliminate cancer as a significant health problem in Missouri, this goal must be top of mind at the Capitol.” Advocates asked Senators not to support action that would put ... asked lawmakers to provide better access to care by funding the state’s Show Me Healthy Women program and using available federal funds for health care coverage through MO Healthnet. Legislators can also reduce cancer incidence by supporting the Governor’s recommendation to increase ...
Moving Our Mission, One State at a Time
... this summer in two states where elected officials had been resistant, voters took matters into their own hands and decided to increase access to health insurance coverage for low-income residents by fully expanding their Medicaid programs at the ballot box. When the initiatives go into effect, an estimated 200,000 low-income parents and adults in Oklahoma and 230,000 in Missouri , will gain access to health insurance. To say these are anything less than incredible wins for our mission would be an understatement. Just as outstanding as both Oklahoma and Missouri expanding access to care through Medicaid in back-to-back elections is how this was accomplished: These mark the fifth and sixth states since 2017 to pass Medicaid ...
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer in Missouri
... this legislative session, ACS CAN continues to urge the legislature to allocate the necessary federal funding to ensure Missourians can access health care through the state’s recently expanded Medicaid program. Health care coverage through MO Healthnet helps improve access to primary care, preventive services, diagnostic testing and cancer treatment. ...
National Report: Missouri Ranks 50th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
... in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. The report challenges states to do more by shining the spotlight on Florida, which has cut its high school smoking rate to a record low 7.5 percent. The report details the lives and health care dollars each state could save if it brought its teen smoking rate down to Florida’s. If Missouri reduced its high school smoking rate from ...
New Report: Missouri Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer
States Measured by Progress on Tobacco Control, Access to Care and Cancer Prevention JEFFERSON CITY, MO – August 21, 2014 – Missouri is falling short when it comes to passing policies to prevent and ... opportunity to pass laws and policies that have been proven to help people fight cancer by emphasizing prevention, making affordable, quality health care accessible, curbing tobacco use and prioritizing quality of life for patients and their families,” said Stacy Reliford, Missouri ... for ACS CAN. “Missed opportunities to pass laws fighting and preventing cancer not only limit the potential for increased state revenues and health savings, but also limit the possibilities for saving countless lives from a disease that will kill an estimated 12,870 Missourians this ...
Increase Tobacco Cessation Funding
Increase Tobacco Cessation Funding Tobacco use claims the lives of 9,600 Missourians each year and causes $3 billion in annual health care costs. Unfortunately, Missouri ranks 50 th in spending for tobacco prevention and cessation. Comprehensive tobacco cessation programs help ... respiratory illness. State tobacco control programs have been measured to have a $5 return for every $1 invested. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services plans and executes evidence-based tobacco prevention and cessation services including the Missouri Tobacco Quitline, a ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on Those Impacted by Cancer in Missouri for New Survey
... , which focused on cancer patients and survivors, found half of the 1200 respondents said coronavirus had caused a change or disruption in their health care. “The current pandemic is affecting cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and healthcare providers in ways that few others understand,” ... is covered by insurance the same way traditional IV therapy is, allowing patients to get treatment at home when medically appropriate; Directing Health and Human Services to initiate a special enrollment period to increase access to affordable, quality health insurance; Enacting an ...