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New York Patient Navigation Campaign
Welcome! To improve cancer outcomes for patients and reduce health care costs overall, ACS CAN has launched a campaign to expand access to patient navigation services in New York State. Patient navigators have been shown to help ... navigation? Patient navigation can help eliminate health disparities and reduce costs across the cancer care continuum by addressing the needs of people who have been historically marginalized and excluded as well as those living in under resourced communities. Navigating the health ... Navigation Coverage Yet to date, patient navigation services are still absent or limited in many cancer programs and hospital settings due to cost concerns and lack of clinical reimbursement. Throughout the U.S., a patchwork of coverage exists depending on the where patients live and ...
Statement from Donald Distasio on NY Tobacco Taxes
... 2009 COLLECTING THE TOBACCO TAX WILL SAVE LIVES, GENERATE NEEDED DOLLARS Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding NYS Senate public hearing on tobacco tax evasion on Indian reservations. “It’s a simple formula – the higher the cost of cigarettes, the more people who will quit smoking. But if there’s a way to avoid paying a higher cost, people will. Access to less ... granted them 15 years ago to collect the tax on tobacco sales made on Indian reservations? Already, there are uninsured men and women who can’t get cancer screenings due to budget cuts, with more cuts threatened. The dollars being lost to tax evasion could literally be a lifesaver ...
New Study Highlights Need for New York Lawmakers to Prioritize Efforts to Reduce Medical Debt
ALBANY, NY – February 14, 2024 – Protecting free preventive cancer screenings and reducing the burden of medical debt are the top issues of concern for cancer patients and survivors today, according to a new survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) that asked participants to select their leading policy priorities for the year. Over half of (51%) of survey participants noted that ...
Let's Screen NY Campaign Homepage
Cancer screenings save lives! Like going to the dentist or changing the oil in your car, cancer screening should be a regular part of your life. Screening tests are used before a person has any symptoms to help find cancer early, when it may be easier to treat. Print this ... public policy proposals, all of them are committed to removing barriers to cancer screening. Join the 2022 Let's #ScreenNY Campaign Today! ACS CAN NY has launched the Let’s Screen NY Campaign . The goal of the campaign is to mobilize federal, state, and local policymakers around an ... offers a critically important service to men and women who lack health insurance – screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer at no cost to the patient. Detected early, these cancers are more effectively treated. Failing to have these cancers detected early can lead to deadly ...
Drug Formulary Bill Passes Assembly
... will stop health insurers from changing their drug formularies during the health plan year. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior New York Government Relations Director Julie Hart released the following statement: “A cancer diagnosis is scary enough without having to worry if you can afford your medication. Cancer patients pick their health plan after carefully considering the coverage and cost. It simply isn’t fair to patients when a health insurer turns around and increases the cost or drops coverage of medications during the health plan year. Increasing the price or eliminating coverage of a drug during the plan year could force patients to ...
Public Health Groups Condemn Paterson's Tobacco Cut
... yet DRP cuts lifesaving Tobacco Control Program by more than $10 million Today, Gov. David Paterson and the State Legislature put the health of all New Yorkers at risk by cutting the Tobacco Control Program (TCP) appropriation by $10 million and mandating a clawback of 12.5 percent of ... of mid-year budget cuts," said Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ. "Reducing tobacco use is a commitment, one that just can't be made when it's convenient and tossed aside when times are tough. This program saves the state money over the long haul, slashing it will cost taxpayers dollars and some New Yorkers will pay for these cuts with their lives." “New York has gone from being the nation’s leader in ...
15,300 New Yorkers’ Lives to Be Saved with Cigarette Tax Increase
... shepherding a tobacco-free generation in New York, leading public health organizations—the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (TFK)— released an analysis of the public health benefits & cost savings that New York can expect to see with a $1.00 per pack cigarette tax increase. In addition to saving New York State millions of dollars ...
Real People and Real Stories from the Health Care Crisis
... cancer survivor who lost both parents to cancer at a young age. She receives her health insurance under COBRA, which covers 60 percent of her medical care but leaves her responsible for the remaining 40 percent, which she must pay out-of-pocket. The combination of her prescription medication and out-of-network care costs around $2,500 to $3,000 per month. Despite her ... who are struggling. “I spend at least 20 hours a week helping friends, or friends of friends, find a clinical trial or some way that they can gain some sort of access to health care.” She also works with various pharmaceutical companies to obtain drugs she needs that her insurance ...
Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction
... 45 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to protect the health of state residents by increasing the tax on all tobacco products and ensuring the additional revenue is used for the state’s public health ... tobacco control measures. In New York, cigarette taxes and most tobacco taxes have not been increased in ten years. As the advocacy affiliate of ACS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), supports evidence-based strategies proven to reduce tobacco use including comprehensive smoke-free laws, regular and significant tobacco ...
New York Reduces Financial Barriers to Lifesaving Cancer Care
ALBANY, NY –12.23.22-- Earlier today, Governor Hochul signed two bills into law, both of which address gaps in New Yorkers’ access to affordable, lifesaving care for those facing a cancer diagnosis—or other chronic illness. The ... The details are as follows: A2085-A / S906-B, now Chapter 739, requires that every state-regulated large-group health plan cover 100% of the cost of colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45 and removes cost-sharing for individuals who require a follow-up colonoscopy after a ... Hochul’s signature, state leaders have taken significant steps in ensuring that every New Yorker has access to affordable, lifesaving care. We can expect to reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates as well as the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis,” said Michael Davoli, ...