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Missouri bill recommends outlawing use of tanning beds for young teens

... "The plain and simple facts are that indoor tanning devices cause cancer," Rebecca Chibnall, Washington University dermatologist said. The World Health Organization classifies tanning beds as a carcinogen, the same classification given to smoking tobacco. This means that there is sufficient ... "Missouri is clearly going in the wrong direction in this arena," he said. "And it is costing the state millions of dollars in avoidable health care costs." The advocates offered polling results indicating Missouri voters consider teen tanning a significant problem. Fifteen states, ...

Patient Groups Anticipating MO Healthnet Expansion This Summer

... 275,000 low-income Missourians, many of whom are living with these conditions, will have an opportunity to access life-changing and life-saving health insurance coverage through the state’s Medicaid program – MO Healthnet. As our country and state continue to grapple with the COVID-19 ... voter approved Amendment 2 is more important than ever. The MO Healthnet coverage expansion will allow eligible individuals to access primary care, prevention and early detection services, as well as the disease management and comprehensive treatment services that our patients need. It ...

Missouri Legislative Session Ends with Mixed Record on Cancer Policy

... track record of success. We’re committed to continuing to advocate with Governor Parson and lawmakers for these valuable investments in the health of our family, friends, and neighbors. “ACS CAN was also pleased to see the legislature passed legislation to remove barriers to Missourians qualifying for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program as they seek care. For over 22 years, this program has saved countless lives. This small change makes sure that Missourians are not locked out of treatment ... an opportunity to help them with their out-of-pocket costs. They traveled from across the state to advocate for a bill that would require more health insurance plans to count all prescription drug copayments made by or on behalf of Missourians. This important health policy reform would ...

2020 ACS CAN Missouri Policy Forum

... and Ensuring Access to New Tests & Treatments Virtual Event - September 29, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cancer remains a critical public health problem and how new cures are developed and delivered will continue to change.  Getting new and affordable cancer therapies from the ... will include: Drug Development:  Advancements in medical research have unleashed new and improved therapies that are revolutionizing cancer care.  What is the process for transforming this research into new drugs and therapies?  What are the challenges in getting new treatments to the ...

Cancer Survivors Call for Missouri to Pass Strong Tobacco Control Legislation

... (ACS CAN) is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 39 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on state lawmakers to protect the health of Missouri residents by passing proven tobacco control legislation. This includes comprehensive smoke-free workplace laws and increasing ... and cessation programs. Currently, ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, in Missouri is working with leading health organizations to secure funding for the state’s Quit Line and other prevention efforts, as well as working with municipalities to pass ... remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing $96 billion in direct health care costs each year. In Missouri, tobacco is responsible for 11,000 deaths each year. States with comprehensive tobacco control programs ...

Gov. Parson Should Continue to Honor His Commitment to the Will of Missouri Voters

... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to stand ...

Patients in Missouri Urge Passage of New Bill to Ensure All Copays Count

... today thanked Representative Wright and Senators Bernskoetter, Fitzwater, and Eslinger for introducing legislation that would require more health insurance plans to count all prescription drug copayments made by or on behalf of Missourians. The important health policy reform would prevent an increasingly common practice used by insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers called “copay ... 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’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

Governor Nixon Signs Legislation Benefiting Cancer Patients in Missouri

... state, including the District of Columbia, to pass oral chemotherapy parity legislation to help equalize patient out-of-pocket costs, modernize health insurance, and improve cancer care. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Local Cancer Survivor Travels to D.C. to Urge Congress to Fund Research

... Cancer (OVAC) lobby day to ask their legislators to fund cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). “As a cancer survivor, I’ve witnessed firsthand the benefits of past investment in cancer research,” Neville said. “For ... for medical research and cancer prevention programs has had a role in every major advance against this disease. View a full list of the OVAC health-care groups joining ACS CAN in this year’s lobby day . ### Local Cancer Survivor Travels to D.C. to Urge Congress to Fund Research ...

MO Basketball Coaches, Cancer Advocates to Sport Suits & Sneakers at Capitol

... touched by cancer together to call on the Missouri legislature to support policies to improve patient quality of life through palliative care and increase funding for Show Me Healthy Women, Missouri’s free breast and cervical cancer screening program, and the state’s tobacco ... said Mark Runyan, Missouri state lead ambassador for ACS CAN. “Making these lifesaving policies a priority will not only help improve the health of Missourians, but also eliminate death and suffering from a disease that touches us all.” This year, nearly 35,000 people will be ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

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