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Update: Smoking Cessation and Medicaid
There's news on smoking cessation and the future of Medicaid. The American Cancer Society has recieved word that a proposal we submitted along with several other groups to expand access to smoking ... Sciandra, Sherry Tomasky and Michael Seserman for their assistance in preparing it. "We're pleased that the Redesign Team recognized the value of an aggressive smoking cessation program in Medicaid. It's certainly preferable to cut costs by keeping people healthy rather than reducing services," added Russ Sciandra, New York State director of advocacy for the American Cancer Society. You can read the full proposal on tobacco cessation here >>> [PDF 165k] Update: Smoking Cessation and Medicaid ...
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
... the state have come together at the State Capitol in Albany today to advocate for several legislative proposals that aim to address the needs of patients across the cancer continuum. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) gives people impacted by cancer a powerful voice with lawmakers by holding an annual Cancer Action Day. Topping the list of priorities this ... Bill 8553-A in limiting barriers to screening. ACS CAN volunteer Jackie Nesbitt shared her story with stage 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 ...
ACS Asks State High Court Act in Cayuga, Seneca Case
... Health in Cayuga, Seneca Case Albany, NY - The American Cancer Society today urged New York State's highest court to recognize that the flood of illegal, untaxed cigarette sales is a deadly health hazard, as it considers a key tax case involving Cayuga and Seneca counties. The American ... of NY & NJ. "This is about how tax-free cigarettes sold through Indian retailers are slowly killing 100,000 New Yorkers right now. We simply can no longer turn a blind eye to the public health menace that continues to creep across this state." A proven public health strategy to reduce the devastation caused by tobacco is to increase the cost of cigarettes so fewer people purchase them. Higher cigarette prices deter young people from smoking, provide incentive for adult smokers to ...
Preserve Medicaid Patient Access To Biomarker Testing
... proposal to roll back important Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing. State lawmakers must reject Governor Hochul’s proposed rollback of biomarker testing access for Medicaid patients. Biomarker testing saves lives and reduces long-term health care spending. The 2023 law, passed ... jeopardizing coverage for millions. This proposal is short-sighted for the budget and will result in worse health outcomes. Please join ACS CAN in calling on state lawmakers to preserve Medicaid patients’ access to biomarker testing. Background Research shows that ... biomarker testing for all patients who need it. This is a shortsighted effort to save money that hurts patients – and could potentially cost Medicaid more. As the state grapples with federal funding cuts, it is more important than ever to spend Medicaid dollars efficiently – and ...
Backwards Budget Bill Would Send Progress Up in Smoke
Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, Regarding Possible Elimination of NYS Tobacco Control Program in Assembly budget bill "This has got to be a mistake. How else can you explain something so short sighted and wrong headed? New York lawmakers should know better. The state's Tobacco Control Program works, and ...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2023: What Has New York Done to Address Rise in Colorectal Cancer Diagnoses?
DUTCHESS COUNTY, NY – MARCH 28, 2023 – At the start of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society (ACS) released their report “Colorectal Cancer Facts & Figures ... for patients with cancer and other diseases by expanding access to biomarker testing. Building off the progress of the Colorectal Cancer Cost-Sharing Removal Act, which was passed at the end of 2022 and will remove financial barriers to screening, Senate Bill 1196 / Assembly Bill ... resources—and the hope such resources bring,” said Peter, who is remission as of January 2023. Insight gained from biomarker testing can be used to help guide medical treatment in CRC as well as other cancers and diseases. Biomarker testing is often used to connect patients with ...
Oncologists to Visit New York State Capitol & Urge Legislators to Improve Access to Biomarker Testing
... York will gather at the Capitol building on Wednesday, May 17 to answer lawmakers’ questions about biomarker testing and ask for their support of Senate Bill 1196 / Assembly Bill 1673, which aim to improve New Yorkers’ access to biomarker testing – a tool that opens the door to ... 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 legislation WHERE: New York State Capitol, Floor 3, Hallway between Senate Lobby & LCA Press ... testing with her survivorship following a pediatric metastatic thyroid diagnosis, as well as mother-daughter duo Mary and Charlotte Carlin, both of whom benefitted from biomarker testing throughout their respective cancer journeys with Charlotte undergoing the lifesaving testing at just 6 ...
Congratulations to John J. Manna, Jr. on his well deserved recognition!
Thank you to John J. Manna, Jr. for all of your incredible support to ACS and ACS CAN. We are happy to share that our fellow New York State ACS CAN volunteer John Manna will be honored as a 2026 Honoree at the New York City Hope Lodge Bash Gala on Thursday, April 23 at Gotham Hall. This recognition is well deserved for his many years of leadership, generosity, and unwavering commitment to Hope Lodge NYC. The Hope Lodge Bash is the American Cancer Society’s premier fundraising ...
NY to Big Tobacco "We'll Help You Get New Customers"
Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding slashing of the NYS Tobacco Control Program in the 2011-12 budget agreement. “It’s a good day to be a tobacco lobbyist in Albany. Big cuts demanded by ... of resources. What makes the TCP different? A powerful, wealthy lobby against it that convinces lawmakers the program is a piggy bank that can be smashed when cash is needed to satisfy important constituencies. By cutting the TCP, New Yorkers will see more death, suffering and misery ...
Cancer Screening in New York State
... will have an estimated 123,430 people diagnosed with cancer and 31,190 will die from the disease. New York State will see: 19,170 new cases of breast cancer 790 new cases of cervical cancer 8,920 new cases of colorectal & rectal cancer The legislation that New York State will be working on in the 2025 Legislative Session that relates to cancer screening is listed below. Breast, Cervical and Colorectal Cancer: ACS CAN will advocate for a restoration of $2.5 million in funding for the New York State Cancer Services Program, the state breast, cervical and ... 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 ...