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$1.50 Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda at Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol

... smoking. The tobacco tax increase would also prevent 7,300 premature deaths due to smoking and save the state nearly $534 million in long-term health care costs due to smoking. “An increase in the tobacco tax is long overdue, especially since New Mexico’s current tax creates a loophole for ... raising the tobacco tax will save lives and money, and it should be a key issue this legislative session.” ACS CAN has joined other leading health organizations in New Mexico including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to ...

2015 State Legislative Agenda

... curable life-threatening diseases – but only if we take the steps necessary to prevent it outright, detect it early, and improve access to care. To this end, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in New Mexico is working on the following legislative priorities in support of our mission to end cancer as a major health problem.   Ensuring Access to Quality Care and Implementation of 2010 Affordable Care Act Work with the legislature and governor to ensure ... for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and other cancer-related chronic disease programs at the New Mexico Department of Health. Protect funding for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program through Medicaid.         For More Information, Contact: Sandra ...

ACS CAN's 7th Annual New Mexico Cancer Summit: Access to Care and Health Equity

... The NM Cancer Summit is a premiere event that brings together key leaders and decision makers in business, education, medical research, cancer care, government, and health policy Amid this pandemic, it is more important than ever to talk about access to timely and affordable care.  Cancer affects everyone, but ... PhD.,Director, Co-founder, Comadre a Comadre Program Angela Meisner, M.P.H, NM Tumor Registry Dr. Duane Ross, M.D. Internal Medicine, True Health New Mexico  Miria Kano, PhD Department of Internal Medicine, UNM                                                  ...

Cancer Summit: Treating the Person Beyond the Disease

... Mexico Cancer Summit, a premiere event that brings together key leaders and decision makers in business, education, medical research, cancer care, government, and health policy. This event not only helps unite those in New Mexico who are fighting to end cancer, but serves to empower ACS CAN, and its work to ... across thecountry make cancer a top priority. The 2016 summit is dedicated to educating patients, providers and the public about palliative care and will include discussion around: · Why is palliative care important to patients, providers and insurers? · What state-level policy ...

Senate Passes $1.50 Increase for Tobacco Products

... in a quadruple win by keeping thousands of New Mexico kids from smoking, helping thousands of adults quit, saving the state millions spent on health care, and raising millions more in needed revenue for public schools,” said Senator Morales.  Health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association ...

New Law Regulating ‘Step Therapy’ Puts Patients First

SANTA FE, N.M. – Starting Wednesday, a new law will protect New Mexico’s cancer patients from health risks caused by step therapy — also known as “fail first” therapy. In February, Gov. Susana Martinez signed into law a bill that helps ... “I sponsored this bill to benefit the thousands of New Mexicans already facing a hard road to recovery, and because we need to trust health care providers to make the best decisions for their patients,” Sen. Stefanics said. “Now patients and providers will face one fewer ...

E-cigarette Legislation Earns N.M. Highest Mark on Smoke-free Policies

... this legislation was sorely needed to take swift action,” said ACS CAN Government Relations Director Sandra Adondakis. “This is a national health crisis, which is why just a few weeks ago the U.S. Congress held hearings on the epidemic.  “The New Mexico Legislature made the right ... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.” 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 ...

Volunteer Spotlight: Regina Martinez

... grandchildren and great grandchildren. Regina Martinez has done all of those things since she retired from her career as a hospice and home health nurse. But Regina also felt that there was a need for people to learn and talk about cancer. She had seen how cancer affects lives during her career, and she saw how cancer care saves lives when her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at 44 (and is still living well at 76). So when she was invited to serve on the ... a translator for their publications). She continues to be active in advocating for diversity and outreach to minority communities and educating health providers about the importance of recognizing cultural differences in their services. That work on diversity led her to encourage the ...

The Costs of Cancer: ACS CAN 6th Annual New Mexico Cancer Summit

Please join us for the 6th annual New Mexico Cancer Summit. The 2019 NM Cancer Summit will examine the direct and indirect costs of cancer care during the patient journey. We will explore how benefit design, treatment plans and modalities, geographic location and other factors affect cancer patient costs and discuss what state and federal policymakers can do to help people maintain adequate and affordable access to care. PROGRAM MODERATOR: Dr. Jean McDougall, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER: ... or 505-262-6019. Champion Sponsors: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer Community Sponsors: Celgene, Genentech, Janssen Oncology, PhRMA, Presbyterian Health Services In-Kind Sponsor: Resources for Change, Inc.     Contributions or membership payments to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ...

Lawmakers should avoid raiding the tobacco permanent fund

... from 19.9 percent to 11.4 percent, thanks in large part to tobacco prevention and cessation programs implemented through the Department of Health and the Indian Affairs Department. Even with these declines, smoking costs New Mexico $844 million each year in direct health care costs. The programs’ funding must be sustained over time both to protect the hard-won decreases in tobacco use New Mexico has already seen ...

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