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Status of Cancer-Fighting Programs Should Be Included in State of the State
... initiatives and what New York will do to reduce the prevalence of this deadly disease. Critically important cancer-fighting measures include: Health Benefit Exchange – New York’s Health Benefit Exchange is in the process of being built, thanks to an Executive Order from Gov. Cuomo. More than 2 million uninsured New Yorkers ... screening to the uninsured and underinsured. Funding for this life-saving program must be maintained. Even with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, this program will be necessary to serve vulnerable New Yorkers. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network hopes that Gov. Cuomo ...
ACS CAN Names Hart New York State Government Relations Director
... this post Hart will oversee advocacy efforts promoting evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Previously, Hart served for eight years as director of government relations for the American Heart Association/American Stroke ... Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits smoking in all places of employment including bars and restaurants. “New York State is facing crucial health care issues, including the availability of lifesaving cancer screenings to the underinsured, the health threats caused by the use of e-cigarettes ...
New Report: Over 1.2 Million Cancer Survivors Alive Today in New York
... without risking their income. The proposal in focus, Assembly Bill 84, would remove the $170/week cap on benefits for one’s serious health condition and increase that cap to 67% of the State’s average weekly wage by 2029. Additionally, it would provide coverage for intermittent leave and protect workers’ jobs and health insurance during medical leave. “All working cancer patients, survivors and caregivers should have access to paid family and medical leave that allows them to take time off work, including intermittently, to attend to their own or a loved one’s care without losing their job or income. No cancer patient should have to choose between feeding their family and keeping up with their ...
New York State Legislative Session Ends With Significant Wins for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
... Cattaraugus, Tompkins, Sullivan and Orange Counties; Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead Statewide Tobacco 21 legislation: Passed health committee in both houses. In Senate Finance and Assembly Codes. SUNY Tobacco free campus: Passed Assembly. Flavored Tobacco Products. Reported from Assembly Health. Tobacco Coupons. Reported from Assembly Health. Legislation would prohibit use of coupons for tobacco products. Multi-unit housing: ... Restaurant Meals. Reported from Senate Health. Requires DOH to set nutrition standards kids meals distributed with incentive items. Access to Care Time off for cancer screenings: Passed both houses. While current law allows public employees time off for breast cancer screenings, this ...
ACS CAN Releases Cancer Fighting Priorities for 2019 for New York
... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Cancer Screenings Save Lives All New Yorkers deserve to have access to a screening that could save their lives. The New York State Cancer ... Support policies to protect school nutrition guidelines. Support policies to promote healthy eating in restaurants. Access to Treatment and Care Cancer is often a very expensive and complicated condition to treat, requiring a team of medical professionals working together to help a ...
ACS CAN 2025 New York City Priorities
... leaders on legislative and regulatory efforts to promote cancer prevention and early detection and ensure the New Yorkers 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 ... menthol cigarettes, and 42.3% of high school students who smoke reported using menthol cigarettes in 2023. The City Council must prioritize the health of our kids, and communities who have been targeted by the tobacco industry. Intro 1152-2024 will end the sale of menthol cigarettes ... use or posses these products. Improve Access to Patient Navigation Services: ACS CAN seeks to improve 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 ...
ACS CAN Releases New Report, Reducing the Cancer Burden in New York City
... for ourselves and others,” said Diane Nathaniel of Brooklyn. “For me it was Stage 3 Colon Cancer.” “Despite the many improvements to health reported by city and state health officials, cancer is still a depressing problem that differs amongst racial and ethnic minority groups, and neighborhoods in our City,” said Dr. Tenya Blackwell of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health. “It’s time that the health care delivery system takes comprehensive redesign measures to partner with local community-based health organizations poised to address the social, ...
Cancer Advocates Hold Cancer Action Day at Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Improve Access to Lung Cancer Screening & Paid Medical Leave, Ensure Privacy around Genetic Testing
... III lung cancer and navigating cost-sharing around screening. She emphasized how these out-of-pocket expenses can act as a deterrent to seeking care. “We need to do better in detecting lung cancer in New York. Screening is incredibly effective but very few New Yorkers who are eligible for screening actually receive it. This is because the cost burden for follow-up care is too high and inhibits people from completing the lifesaving screening process,” said Nesbitt. Advocates were also present at the Capitol ... advocacy 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 ...
Oncologists Call for Improvements in Access to Biomarker Testing as Assembly Insurance Committee Signals Unanimous Support
... to improve New Yorkers’ access to precision medicine through biomarker testing. Biomarker testing has become a game-changing part of cancer care given its role in opening the door to targeted treatments that can lead to improved survivorship and quality of life. Despite the proven ... York have access to this testing.” “Timely access to guideline-indicated comprehensive biomarker testing can help achieve the triple aim of health care, including better health outcomes, improved quality of life, and, often reduced costs,” said Dr. Allyson Ocean, MD, Attending Physician specializing in ...
NEW YORK KIDS CAN’T WAIT! LAWMAKERS MUST END THE SALE OF ALL FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS NOW
... end to the sale of flavored tobacco products of any kind in New York. The advocates representing social justice organizations, public health advocates, healthcare providers, and parent and educational organizations are calling for swift passage of a pair of bills (Electronic ... and S6809/A8808 are an investment in our children’s future, and we call on the Legislature and the Governor to pass them.” “The health and wellness of our children is one of the most important things we can work on,” offered NYS PTA President Lorey A. Zaman. “We know ... representing the fourth largest Osteopathic Physician population in the country. Many Osteopathic Physicians in New York State practice primary care and of those, many also practice in rural and urban medically underserved regions,” said Stephanie LaBarbera, MHA, Executive Director, New ...