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Advocates Urge North Dakota Lawmakers to Reduce the Cost of Fighting Cancer

BISMARCK, N.D. –– North Dakota legislators have strong momentum against cancer heading into the second half of the session as bills on prior authorization reform, supplemental breast cancer detection screenings and co-pay accumulator adjustments are ... Prior authorization reform: For the more than 4,500 North Dakotans who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2025, medical prior authorization can delay treatment, increase stress and have a negative impact on care. Senate Bill 2280 would establish standards and transparency to prior ... breast diagnostic mammograms (x-rays), breast ultrasounds, and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans be covered by insurers at no-cost-share when deemed medically necessary by their physician. It would allow North Dakotans to complete the full continuum of breast cancer ...

Advocates Urge North Dakota Lawmakers to Reduce the Cost of Fighting Cancer

BISMARCK, N.D. -- As North Dakota legislators close their first week of business for the new year, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocates on Monday will ask them to take strong action to reduce the cost of fighting cancer.  ACS CAN volunteers look forward to meeting with lawmakers and urging them to pass important legislation around prescription drug copay accumulator ...

Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

... curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns to select governors invited to attend a Medicaid meeting led by the Senate Finance ... current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely implement restrictions to make up ...

New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent and Reduce Cancer

... Deb Knuth American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 701-314-4880 Email: [email protected] New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent and Reduce Cancer Special Section: New Opioid Policies Are Threatening Access to Essential Pain Treatment for Patients and ... How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality grades states on the strength of evidence-based policies that help to prevent cancer, which kills roughly 1,670 people a day nationwide, forces patients to pay nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses every year and in 2015 cost the country more than $80 billion in direct medical expenditures.  The report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states ...

Cancer Advocates Excited for Possibilities to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Access, Celebrate Senate’s Passing of HB 1283

... a “do not pass” in committee, House Bill 1283 passed the full Senate on Monday behind strong Senate voices who took a stand on behalf of North Dakotans who might need additional breast cancer screenings beyond mammograms. HB 1283, sponsored by Rep. Karen Karls of Bismarck, would ... abnormal finding on a screening mammogram or supplemental imaging because of certain risk factors. The steps needed for a clean bill of health can cost thousands out of pocket. These patients are often put in position of choosing between a full medical workup or paying for a month’s worth of ...

North Dakotans One Step Closer to Better Peace of Mind on Breast Cancer Diagnostics as House Bill 1283 Clears Chamber Easily

BISMARCK, N.D. –– House Bill 1283 cleared the chamber today in a 66-26 vote, putting North Dakotans one step closer to the peace of mind they need when it comes to breast cancer diagnostics. The bill now moves to the Senate for further consideration. “North Dakota patients ... abnormal finding on a screening mammogram or supplemental imaging because of certain risk factors. The steps needed for a clean bill of health can cost thousands out of pocket. These patients are often put in position of choosing between a full medical workup or paying for a month’s worth of ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Senators to Pass HB 1283 Despite ‘Do Not Pass’ Committee Result

... Senate Business and Industry Committee on Monday following passage in the House. The bill would put North Dakotans one step closer to the peace of mind they need when it comes to breast cancer diagnostics. North Dakota cancer advocates urge senators to consider fully the deep need for this ... abnormal finding on a screening mammogram or supplemental imaging because of certain risk factors. The steps needed for a clean bill of health can cost thousands out of pocket. These patients are often put in position of choosing between a full medical workup or paying for a month’s worth of ...

North Dakota Cancer Advocate in Washington, DC

... patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district came together in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Advocates urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national priority and help end a disease ... half of all colorectal cancer deaths could be prevented each year if everyone over the age of 50 received screening. Studies show that patient cost-sharing is a consistent barrier to screening. While -cost-sharing has been mostly eliminated in the private insurance market, seniors on ...

North Dakota Voters Reject Tobacco Tax Increase

Deb Knuth ACS CAN Government Relations Director 701-250-1022 [email protected] Big Tobacco's Dirty Money and Misleading Measure 4 Ads Deceive Voters:  North ... victory is a tragedy for North Dakota. Measure 4 would have raised the tax to $2.20 per pack on cigarettes and instituted a new tax rate of 56 percent of the wholesale purchase price on all other tobacco products including e-cigarettes.  Raising tobacco taxes is a proven way to ... course, tobacco companies fiercely opposed the initiative because they knew it will cause people to quit smoking or never start - and that would cost them millions in profits. In every state that has significantly raised its tobacco tax, the number of cigarette packs sold has declined. ...

2020 ACS CAN North Dakota Policy Forum

Pre-registration is now closed. You may register day of the event at http://acscan.windrosemedia.com .   DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIP While this event is free to attend, donations are welcomed. For more ... sponsorship opportunities, please contact Deb Knuth at [email protected] or 701.314.4880. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host a virtual policy forum to discuss the future of cancer care.   This event will bring together key leaders and decision makers in government, research and academia to discuss emerging ...

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