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2009 Legislative Agenda & Talking Points Issue Overview: Access to Care/Catamount Health Studies show that lack of adequate insurance affects cancer outcomes. To win the fight against cancer, all Vermonters should have access to affordable, quality health care. There remains over 47,000 uninsured Vermonters, and many more whose insurance fails to provide adequate or affordable coverage when ...
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... so much for registering for the 2020 ACS CAN Vermont Policy Forum. We are excited to have you join us for our inaugural policy forum Achieving Health Equity: A Conversation About Cancer Care in the Green Mountains . We look forward to a dynamic discussion on achieving health equity in our state with speakers addressing rurality’s impact on access to care, disparities in cancer screenings and disparities in ...
December 2015 Advocacy Update
... of ACS CAN volunteers and staff across the country, we are well-positioned to see an increase in research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) in a final bill as well as a continuation of level funding for cancer screening and prevention ... partners will continue to work with the city to help draft measures with language that avoids confusion and lack of compliance. Access to Care ACS CAN Hosts National Summit on Health Equity ACS CAN hosted the National Summit on Health Equity in St. Louis, Missouri. The event, held Nov. 10, convened leaders in business, ...
January 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update
... in the future, Congress has been demonstrating increased support as evidenced by their increasing funding for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute budgets in the final 2012 fiscal year spending bill. During the speech, ACS CAN held its annual State of ... a national priority in 2012. In addition, ACS CAN President Chris Hansen shared his thoughts on the address in a new video . AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Training Opportunity TODAY Today (Wednesday, February 8) at 2:00 pm ET, ACS CAN will host a webinar on the Affordable Care Act-created ... Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP). PCIP is a high risk pool for people with pre-existing conditions who are currently unable to obtain or afford health insurance. The program is temporary and unable to serve all in need, but it does serve as an important first step to unlocking the health ...
November Monthly Advocacy Update
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UPDATE For more information, visit http://fightcancer.org/healthcare . Consumer Brochure Now in Print A few weeks ago I informed ... The guide, which also discusses provisions of the law as they apply to the Society’s original “4 A’s” that define meaningful health coverage – adequacy, affordability, availability, and administrative simplicity – is part of ACS CAN’s and the Society’s continuing ... Testify About “Mini-Med” Policies The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on December 1 on limited-benefit health plans, also known as “mini-med” policies. Steve Finan, ACS CAN’s senior director of policy, and ACS CAN volunteer Eugene Melville of ...
February 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update
... Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention Fund is meant to refocus the nation's health care on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels. Using these monies ...
Letter to Governor Phil Scott regarding Impact of Graham-Cassidy Proposal on Cancer Patients
... States. This letter follows up on my earlier two communications this year regarding federal legislation to repeal and replace the current health care law. As I’m sure you know, the Senate is now considering a proposal offered by Senators Graham and Cassidy, and we want to provide you ... sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health benefit protections, and potentially open the door to annual and lifetime caps on coverage, endangering access to critical care for millions ...
March 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update
... threat to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The bill also cuts the budget at the National Institutes of Health by 5.2 percent. The Patient Navigator program at the Health Resource Services Administration is completely eliminated. With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) refusing to bring up the House ... the benefits of strong federal investments in biomedical research funding. Read a feature about George in the Catonsville Times . AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Amendments Defund Affordable Care Act In addition to the severe cuts to cancer research and prevention program described above, the ...
ACS CAN Lights of Hope Harvest Dinner
Do you care about access to health care for all Vermonters? Well so does ACS CAN. Please join us for our Lights of Hope Harvest Dinner which is part of ... of Hope fundraiser. The Lights of Hope will help send two Vermont volunteers and one staff to D.C. to tell Congress to protect our access to health insurance. The Lights of Hope are luminaria bags that represent a loved one impacted by cancer that will be set up for a ceremony with ...
Anti-Smoking Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Preserve Funding for a Life-saving Tobacco Program
... a priority. The numbers tell a powerful story. Smoking will kill 1,000 Vermonters this year. Vermont spends $348 million on tobacco-related health care costs every year. 1 in 4 Vermont kids report using e-cigarettes. The Coalition supports the Vermont Senate’s prudent decision to boost ... money is in jeopardy if the Governor vetoes the budget. Research shows investing in prevention will save lives and money from tobacco-related health care costs. An independent evaluation shows that with the $72 million the state invested in tobacco control between 2001-2014, it resulted ...