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ACS CAN 2025 New York City Priorities
2025 New York City Legislative Agenda Download the document here. In 2025 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the New York City Council and other city leaders on legislative and regulatory efforts to promote cancer prevention and early ... have access to quality care. ACS CAN will make the following fact-based policies a priority and asks for your support: Ending the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and Reforming How Tobacco Laws are Enforced: Smoking remains the number one cause of preventable death and disease in New York City. 27.3% of all cancer deaths in New York are smoking-related and smoking results in more than ...
ACS CAN and Other Organizations Ask State Senate to Act on Tobacco Tax Increase
... commitment to New Yorkers during this unprecedented time. While we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, public health is at the forefront of every New Yorker’s mind. With the World Health Organization stating smokers are likely more vulnerable to severe and potentially ... healthcare costs. The projected health care savings of increasing the cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack in New York include: 5-Year health care cost savings from fewer smoking-caused lung cancer cases: $10.81 million 5-Year health care cost savings from fewer smoking-affected pregnancies & ... after the rate increase and from fewer sales to smokers or smugglers from other states, including sales on tribal lands. For ways that the state can protect and increase its tobacco tax revenues and prevent and reduce contraband trafficking and other tobacco tax evasion, see the Campaign for ...
ACS CAN 2025 New York State Legislative Priorities
2025 New York State Legislative Priorities Download the document here. In 2025, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the New York State policymakers on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health ... cancer outcomes for patients and reduce health payer costs by increasing community-based patient navigation services for everyone at risk of cancer, those diagnosed with cancer, and cancer survivors. Patient navigators have been shown to help increase cancer screenings rates, help ... provide a comprehensive benefit for lung cancer screening including all follow-up testing according to recommended guidelines, without enrollee cost sharing or other barriers. Lung cancer is the only form of cancer that can be detected early through routine screening where prior ...
Steps Governor Hochul Can Take to Make New York a Leader in Health Equity
... years. New York has seen declines in both cancer incidence and mortality from breakthroughs in research and treatment, but there is still a lot of work to be done. If New York aims to remain a national leader in cancer care, as I believe the Empire State is meant to be, our elected ... and diagnostic services. In this, Governor Hochul has the opportunity to make New York a health equity champion. There are steps she can take now as well as in the coming year to ensure equitable and impactful policy becomes law. Let’s walk through them, starting with actions ... two bipartisan bills limiting New Yorkers’ out-of-pocket health expenses. The first, A2085-A / S906-B, or the Colorectal Cancer Screening Cost Sharing Removal Act, requires that every state-regulated health plan covers 100% of the cost of colorectal cancer screening beginning at age ...
Request for Proposals for ACS CAN NYS Lobbying and Legislative Consultant
... Lobbying and Legislative Consultant Contract Request for Proposal Date: November 19, 2015 Response Due Date: December 4, 2015 Statement of Confidentiality All recipients of this document must treat this Request for Proposal (RFP) as confidential and must not disclose it to any party ... recipients’ employees on a need to know basis, or other individuals authorized under a written Confidential Disclosure Agreement signed by ACS CAN and the recipient. If the recipient does not agree with these provisions, this RFP must be immediately returned. 1.0 American Cancer ... Consideration will be made of: The proposed level of service and performance standards Demonstrated knowledge of legislative process Cost to value ratio Vendor industry reputation and experience While cost will remain a critical decision factor, quality, level of service and ...
ACS CAN delivers letter to Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins asking for a vote on a critical colorectal cancer screening bill
Hon. Andrea Stewart-Cousins New York State Senate New York State Capitol Albany, NY 12224 Re: Request to Passage of S906 to clarify insurance coverage for colorectal cancer screening Dear Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, I am writing to request that you ... cancer screening coverage for those average-risk populations starting at age 45, and ensure that state regulated insurance plans, cover, with no cost-sharing, follow-up colonoscopies after a positive non-invasive stool test. This legislation simply clarifies to insurers and patients alike ... must be included in colorectal cancer screening coverage following recent federal and state guidance. By passing this legislation New York State can ensure that state statute reflects recent federal and state guidance including the following: The 2010 Affordable Care Act requires that all ...
Public health groups applaud Essex County’s passage of Tobacco 21
ALBANY, September 4, 2018 — Today, the Essex County Board of Supervisors took an important step in protecting the youth of the county by raising the minimum legal sales age for tobacco products to 21. The American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society ... chronic diseases. Keeping tobacco products away from our youth sets them up for longer, healthier lives.” “Tobacco 21 just makes sense. It can improve health and help combat the huge health costs of smoking,” said Julie Hart, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network New York ...
ACS CAN Applauds Albany and Chautauqua County Leaders for Tobacco 21 Law
... CONTACT: Name: Marc Kaplan American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Cell: (518) 796-1038 Email: [email protected] ACS CAN Applauds Albany and Chautauqua County Leaders for Enactment of Tobacco 21 Bill ALBANY, NY – Albany County Executive Dan McCoy and Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan has each signed into law a measure that will prohibit the sale of cigarettes, tobacco products, liquid nicotine and electronic cigarettes to anyone under 21. Albany and Chautauqua County have joined New ...
ACS CAN Calls on New York City Council To Adopt Comprehensive Tobacco Control Package
Earlier today, Michael Davoli, ACS CAN Director of Government Relations in Metro New York testified in front of the New York City Council Committee on Health in support of the ... This includes lung, bronchus, esophagus, oral and pharynx. The impact of tobacco use goes beyond the public health toll. The annual health care cost in government expenditures in New York State directly caused by smoking is $10.39 billion. Lower income New Yorkers who smoke suffer ...
ACS CAN testifies at NYS Legislative Budget Health Hearing
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Sr. Director, Julie Hart, testifed this week to lawmakers on the importance of cancer fighting policies in the state. Cancer remains the second leading killer in New York. An estimated 111,870 state residents will be ... is Julie Hart and I am the New York State Senior Director of Government Relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative ... colorectal cancer screenings to low-income women and men who do not have health insurance, or who have health insurance that does not cover the cost of these cancer screenings. According to the latest census data, approximately 5.7 percent of New Yorkers remain uninsured. [1] Cancer ...