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Oncologists to Visit New York State Capitol & Urge Legislators to Improve Access to Biomarker Testing
... – a tool that opens the door to precision medicine. WHAT: Improving Access to Biomarker Testing: Opportunity to Revolutionize Cancer Care in New York WHO: Oncologists, cancer survivors and patient advocates representing ACS CAN to host press conference on biomarker testing ... oncologists and policy experts on how biomarker testing can improve survival outcomes and patients’ quality of life, often with reduced health care costs for the state. Members of the media are invited to attend the press conference and interview volunteers, oncologists and ACS CAN staff ...
April Advocacy Roundup
... a new Vice President for Advocacy! For over thirty years, Blair Horner has been one of New York State's leading advocates for consumer, public health and government reforms. As legislative director for the New York Public Interest Research Group, Blair worked side-by-side with the ... will keep you informed as this issue plays out over the next several months, and will be calling on you to take action as needed. State Health Insurance Exchanges Slowly Taking Shape Under the Affordable Care Act, all states are required to establish a Health Insurance Exchange by 2014 or participate instead in a federal Exchange. A Health ...
8.6.15 New York State Receives Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... indoor tanning devices for minors. The report also looks at whether or not a state has said yes to federal funds available to increase access to care through its Medicaid program, has passed policies proven to increase patient quality of life and offers a well-balanced approach to pain medications. Additionally, the report offers a blueprint for states to effectively implement provisions of the health care law in a way that benefits cancer patients and their families, and discusses the negative financial impact if New York State fails to ... and implementing the policy recommendations in the report would not only save lives in New York State, 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 ...
ACS CAN Applauds Albany and Chautauqua County Leaders for Tobacco 21 Law
... continues to claim too many lives and is the leading cause of preventable death. This law will not only save lives but also dramatically cut health care costs. “Thank you County Executives McCoy and Horrigan for acting to protect the health of the people in your counties.” ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports ...
Arthor von Blomberg Orchestra with a Tribute to Gene Krupa
... Tickets are $50 general admission, $35 for seniors, and are available now through the Bardavon Box Office, UPAC Box Office, and Ticketmaster. Health Quest, Woodstock Chimes Foundation, Design Intervention Studio, Kirchhoff-Consigli Construction, WDST-Radio, Tri-State Building Facade ... research and programs, enacting smoke-free laws and raising tobacco taxes, or paving the way for more people to access quality, affordable health care, ACS CAN is working to ensure that elected officials across the country make cancer a top national priority. Who: The American Cancer ...
Support continues to build in NY for Tobacco 21
... Kids • The Children’s Agenda • Children’s Defense Fund-New York • Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York • Community Health Care Association of New York State • Healthcare Association of New York State • March of Dimes • Medical Society of the State of New York • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Mental Health Association in New York State • New York Chapter American College of Physicians Services Inc. • National Alliance on Mental Illness-NYS ...
New York City needs a council that will act on menthol
... and it came time to choose a specialty, I found myself asking; what is the biggest, baddest actor in the body and how can I work through patient care and research to limit its influence and foster healing? It’s no surprise that such motivations led me to cancer research and specifically ... use and become addicted to menthol. Upholding the sale of menthol cigarettes in New York City will only contribute to and compound on existing health disparities among people of color and queer individuals. With Black people maintaining the highest death rate and shortest survival rate of ... or ethnic group in the U.S. for most cancers, we cannot afford to wait. Current practices, if sustained, will continue to affect the physical health of those who smoke menthol cigarettes, the mental health of those that love them and the hope of the community that yearns for change. I do ...
Dr. Clare Bradley speaks to NYC Council on Mammography
... in conjunction with New York City Council hearings on mammography guidelines NEW YORK December 10, 2009 —“As we face a turbulent time in health care, New Yorkers and Americans alike need to access consistent and understandable health information that allows them to make meaningful decisions with their doctors about preventative services. We have made a great deal of ...
**PRESS CONFERENCE** Cancer Survivors to Urge Legislators to Make Fighting Cancer a Priority in Visit to Capitol
... Legislative Office Building, LCA Pressroom, Room 130 WHEN: Tuesday, February 28, 12:00pm The press conference will take place during the Health Committee budget hearing and provide a breakdown of the proposals around the CSP as well as those found in Governor Hochul’s Executive ... and American Lung Association among others on the importance of such legislation in the fight to end all suffering and death from cancer and the health inequities that permeate cancer care. ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level ...
NY State Lawmakers Introduce Compromise Legislation to Improve New Yorkers’ Access to Paid Family & Medical Leave Before Session End
... Bill 9840 / Assembly Bill 10561 aims to improve benefits within the Temporary Disability Insurance program through increased job protection, health insurance continuation and full intermittent leave. New York currently maintains a Paid Family Leave (PFL) and Temporary Disability ... is one day at a time, and the TDI program does not cover any intermittent leave. For many cancer patients, this is problematic given that cancer care often demands sporadic or intermittent time off. A nationwide survey of cancer patients showed that, of those who had to take unpaid leave ... York see this proposal as a critical step to ensuring that a diagnosis—of cancer or otherwise—does not define their physical or financial health. Everyone at ACS CAN applauds Senator Ramos and Assemblyman Solages for their leadership on this issue and urges their colleagues to take up ...