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Lights of Hope Harvest Dinner - Get Your Tickets Here
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 helps our ... help send two Vermont volunteers and one staff to D.C. to tell Congress to make cancer prevention a federal priority and protect our access to health insurance #keepuscovered. Get your tickets here. Come share a night under the lights at this Community Street Dinner right on Langdon ...
Vermont 2025 Legislative Priorities
... requires bold public policy solutions that promote cancer prevention, increase early detection of cancer, expand access to quality, affordable health care, reduce disparities and advance health equity. State and local lawmakers’ decisions impact the lives of those affected by cancer. In 2025, the American Cancer Society Cancer ...
June 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update
... The meetings were timely and important, as Congress begins to take up next year's spending bills. Read the ACS CAN press release . AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UPDATE High Risk Pools The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several important changes to the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) recently. Among the 23 ... for nearly a year now and have identified some best practices that are being shared among all the states. Hearing on Interstate Sales of Health Insurance On May 25, Stephen Finan, ACS CAN’s senior director of policy, gave testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Health ...
August 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update
... and Medicaid, which treats about nine percent of cancer patients -- including women referred for treatment through the NBCCEDP. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Exchange Regulation The Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) released the long-awaited draft regulation governing health benefit exchanges. The proposal provides a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges ...
November 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update
... to encourage Congress to make cancer a national priority by protecting funding for cancer research, prevention, early detection and access to health care. ACS CAN's message and the urgency of its cause remain critical. Congress failed to propose a long term solution, but discussions over federal ... ad calling on Congress to make cancer a national priority by protecting funding for cancer research, prevention, early detection and access to health care. The national ad campaign is the second ever for ACS CAN. The ad debuted on Sunday, November 6 during NBC News' "Meet the Press" in the ...
Advocacy Update 1.6.2015
... Leadership Team (EVPs, SVPs, and VPs), Corporate Center Functional Leaders, Community Engagement and Partner Relationships Senior Directors, All Health Systems Staff, ACS CAN Field Staff and ACS CAN National Staff. Access to Care New Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Numbers Released According to enrollment numbers released Dec. 30 by the U.S. Department of Health and ...
Advocacy Update 11.13.2014
... Leadership Team (EVPs, SVPs, and VPs), Corporate Center Functional Leaders, Community Engagement and Partner Relationships Senior Directors, All Health Systems Staff, ACS CAN Field Staff and ACS CAN National Staff. Midtem Election Update Election Outcomes Last week, elections for several ... will control both houses in 11 states, and completely control both branches in only 6 of those states. Impact on ACS CAN Issues Access to Care The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will continue overseeing implementation of the Affordable ...
April 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update
... and media advocacy achievements at the local, state, and federal levels. This year's report highlights the Society and ACS CAN's joint Access to Care initiative and the continued implementation of, and education about, critical patient protections in the Affordable Care Act that are ... Senate Appropriations Committees set subcommittee allocations in late April. In the Senate, the Appropriations Committee subcommittee that funds health programs received a spending allocation for the 2013 fiscal year (FY 2013) of $157.7 billion. This figure represents a little less than a ... Budget Control Act, the law passed in August 2011 to raise the debt limit and greatly reduce federal spending. The House subcommittee that funds health programs received an allocation of $150 billion for FY 2013, more than four percent below FY 2012 spending levels. The allocation is also ...
2-1-11 Monthly Advocacy Update
Monthly Advocacy Update 2-1-11 Affordable Care Act Update Dr. Seffrin Named to New to National Prevention Advisory Group The White House announced its intention to appoint John R. ... advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), to the advisory group to the newly created National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council. The council, which was created by the Affordable Care Act, is working to integrate the prevention efforts of numerous federal ...
August 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update
... Senate Candidates on the Record Breast cancer has been a major issue in Montana's US Senate race, with both candidates running ads claiming to care more about the issue than their opponent. Cancer Votes seized the opportunity to have them go on the record. As a result, both the challenger ... Votes and the League of Women Voters held a forum in Wichita for state senate candidates in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The candidates talked about health issues in the state, including breast cancer early detection programs. ACS CAN Cancer Votes, AARP, the University of Delaware, and the ... of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that benefit cancer patients and their families, such as creating consumer-friendly state health exchanges, expanding access to coverage through Medicaid, and ensuring that health plans cover essential health benefits. Finally, the ...