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Lawmakers and Community Gather to Honor Lives Touched by Cancer
... Governor Josh Shapiro signed Act 39 into law. The legislation will go into effect on January 1, 2025 and will require all state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, to cover comprehensive biomarker testing, enabling more Pennsylvanians to access the testing that can open the ... the chance to honor them, celebrate their legacy and remind lawmakers that they, too, can honor those lost to cancer by prioritizing access to care and cancer prevention policies, like that which was recently passed in PA to improve patients’ ability to activate biomarker testing and precision medicine in their cancer care,” said American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) State Lead Ambassador Donna Kemberling. During this evening’s ceremony, ACS ...
Lawmakers Could Take Critical Step to Remove Cost Barriers to Cancer Prevention
... for lifesaving prostate cancer screenings for men at high-risk of developing prostate cancer, thus reducing barriers and increasing access to care for men over 40 with certain high-risk factors. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in the U.S. When the ... CAN). “We hope state lawmakers see HB 281 and SB 447 for what it is: a critical step toward eliminating a rock-solid barrier to lifesaving care.” ACS CAN thanks Representative Jeanne McNeill and Senator Devlin Robinson for sponsoring this legislation and looks forward to working with ... 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 stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in ...
Reducing the Toll of Tobacco
Health and Economic Costs of Tobacco Use in Pennsylvania The use of tobacco products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death. ... 22,000 deaths are caused by smoking each year. - 15.8% of adults smoke cigarettes. - Smoking is estimated to cost $6.38 billion in direct health care costs, including $2.07 billion in Medicaid costs. - 26.7% of high school students use tobacco, including 6.6% of high school students smoke ...
College Students Call for Passage of Strong Tobacco Control Legislation
... the American Cancer Society’s 40 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on local lawmakers and the governor to protect the health of state residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. The Society’s advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer ... tobacco products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing $289 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. In Pennsylvania, tobacco is responsible for 22,000 deaths each year. ACS CAN is working with the ...
Pennsylvania Cancer Group Continues Push for Tobacco Control Funding During Virtual Week of Action, Apr. 6-10
... volunteers will be asking state lawmakers to preserve $14.7 million for tobacco prevention and cessation funding to lessen the economic and health toll of Big Tobacco in Pennsylvania and help protect the state’s next generation from a lifetime of addiction. Currently, the state ... Seventeen percent of state adults smoke cigarettes, well above the national average; Smoking is estimated to cost nearly $6.4 billion in direct health care costs including more than $2 billion in Medicaid costs annually; More than 1 out of 5 of high school students currently use e-cigarettes. ...
Coalition Members Mark Great American Smokeout
... the American Cancer Society’s 39 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on Pennsylvania’s lawmakers and governor to protect the health of Pennsylvania’s residents by significantly raising the state’s cigarette tax, establishing a tax on other tobacco products such as ... and cessation programs. “The Great American Smokeout has become a day to persuade lawmakers to reduce the harmful impact of tobacco on the health of our state, and we know that increasing Pennsylvania’s tobacco tax is critical to helping people do just that,” said Diane Phillips, ... remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing $96 billion in direct health care costs each year. In Pennsylvania, tobacco is responsible for an estimated 22,000 deaths each year. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan ...
Legislation Introduced to Increase Pennsylvanians’ Access to Biomarker Testing, the Key to Precision Medicine
... following Sen. Devlin Robinson’s introduction of a companion bill, Senate Bill 954, in the Senate last week. A game-changing part of cancer care, biomarker testing opens the door to targeted therapy and personalized medicine which can improve patient survivorship and quality of life. ... likely to receive biomarker testing. The push to expand access to biomarker testing has drawn the support of medical professionals and public health groups representing patients across the disease spectrum; at present, over 20 organizations are working together with ACS CAN to pass Senate ... me time, money and emotional stress by ruling out unnecessary treatments. It is vital that all Pennsylvanians have access to the same cancer care I do. Our lawmakers must do what’s right and pass this bill.” If passed, Senate Bill 954 / House Bill 1754 would require ...
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
... by the program. Need for Adequate Funding for this Lifesaving Program Although access to preventive services has increased through expanded health care coverage and elimination of most cost-sharing, millions of low-income, underserved women still do not have adequate access to breast and ...
Advocates Hold Cancer Action Day at Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing & Paid Medical Leave, Address Medical Debt
... Johnson, Co-Founder and Medical Co-Director of the Precision Medicine Initiative at the Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson Health, highlighted the importance of improving Pennsylvanians’ access to paid family and medical leave and alleviating their medical debt. “If we are able to improve patients’ access to the quality care they need without fear of impacting their employment, then we can begin to address the pervasive, financially toxic issue of medical debt,” ... 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 ...
Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction
... and our high school and adult smoking rates are above the national average! ACS CAN says our state leaders must do all they can to protect the health of state residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. As our battle with COVID-19 continues, we must do everything in our power to keep our communities healthy and safe—which means building strong public health infrastructure including comprehensive tobacco control measures. As the advocacy affiliate of ACS, the ACS CAN, supports evidence-based ... products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans, and costing $170 billion in health care costs and $151 billion in lost productivity annually. In Pennsylvania, tobacco is responsible for 22,000 deaths each year. ### ...