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Gov. Bullock Teams Up with American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network During 2019 Cancer Action Day at Capitol to Keep Medicaid Expansion Alive
... 11, 2019, as he goes for a full-court press to urge the Legislature to ensure hard-working, low-income Montanans continue to have access to health care through Medicaid expansion. Going without health insurance can mean the difference between surviving cancer and dying from the disease. That’s why volunteer advocates with the American ...
Montana Makes Progress Enacting Cancer-Fighting Legislation But Falls Short in Other Policy Areas
... treatment.” How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, cessation ... Passing and implementing the policy recommendations in the report would not only save lives in Montana, but also save millions in long-term health care costs and in some cases would even generate additional, much-needed revenue. A color-coded system classifies how well a state is ...
Montana Senate Passes Lifesaving $1.50 Per Pack Cigarette Tax Increase
... decrease in the number of cigarette packs sold. That means fewer people dying from cancer and other tobacco-related diseases and lower health care costs overall. “We applaud the Montana Senate for passing this lifesaving $1.50 per pack tobacco tax increase and we look forward to working ... 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 ...
Missoula Resident Receives Government Relations Professional of the Year Award for Excellence in Cancer Advocacy
... in her state. As a seasoned government relations expert, Page-Nei combines her strengths in relationship building, strategy and a passion for health equity to improve quality of life in Montana and grow the organization’s capacity. During Page-Nei’s tenure, she has worked with partners to pass and sustain several public health policies to help fight cancer, including: Medicaid expansion, a statewide palliative care advisory council, numerous local and state tobacco policies, funding for breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment, funding for ...
Montana Cancer Advocates Host Virtual Week of Action to Prioritize Tobacco Control Efforts During Cancer Prevention Month
... Bill 285 had a hearing yesterday. ACS CAN believes everyone deserves to breathe clean, smoke-free air, and no one should have to risk their health to earn a living. There is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure, and secondhand smoke from cigars is just as dangerous as cigarette ... smoke. It would overturn 11 existing local smoke-free ordinances that prohibit e-cigarette use wherever smoking is prohibited, jeopardizing the health of nearly 500,000 Montanans and preventing communities from enacting similar policies in the future. Maintain funding for Montana’s ... million annually. Comprehensive, adequately funded tobacco prevention programs reduce tobacco use and related disease, resulting in lower health care costs. By maintaining Montana’s current funding, the state still spends just over 33% of the CDC-recommended level on tobacco prevention. ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on Montana's U.S. Senate Candidates to Make Cancer a Priority
... public policy issues that are critical to cancer patients and their families, such as cancer research funding and ensuring access to quality health coverage including for rural populations. WHO: Gov. Steve Bullock, cancer survivors and ACS CAN volunteers from across Montana including: ... Yoder, ACS CAN State Lead Ambassador and caregiver for her aging mother who will share personal experiences with the challenges of rural cancer care. Leah Zins, ACS CAN Congressional Act Lead and cancer survivor who will talk about how having access to Medicaid saved her life and how ...
Lt. Governor Mike Cooney Joins the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network for 6th Annual Hoops, Hops and Hope!
... advocacy programs conducted by ACS CAN, the Society’s advocacy affiliate. The issue theme for the Governor’s Hoops Challenge is access to care through Medicaid expansion, which prevents cancer and saves lives. "I’m honored to be here in support of the American Cancer Society’s ... ACS CAN Montana Government Relations Director Kristin Page-Nei. "Although work requirement exemptions are often available for those with chronic health conditions, the complexity and frequency of the administrative reporting requirements could lead to people losing their Medicaid coverage ...