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ACS CAN Announces Support for Senate Health Care Reform Bill
After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead ... the bill. In a letter to Senate leaders and communications to the news media, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) strongly opposed the filibuster and urged senators to approve the bill, which includes several strong provisions that would significantly ... to emphasize prevention; Guaranteeing quality, affordable coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions; Reducing the cost burden on families; Covering routine health costs for those who enroll in clinical trials; and Emphasizing patients’ ...
ACS CAN Looking to Work with Governor Scott on Crucial Health Measures
Governor Phil Scott is preparing to deliver his State of the State Message today. Bill Sherman, managing director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ACS CAN) released the following statement in advance of the governor’s message: “Vermont has a history as a leader in public health, but there is still much work to be done. We look forward to ...
ACS CAN and Relay for Life are Better Together in Vermont
ACS CAN and Relay for Life in Vermont are making integration look easy! In part because of our amazing Advocacy Liaison Jennifer Clark. In Vermont, the month of June is signified by the color purple. Not only do the lilacs light up the landscape, but a veritable sea of purple Survivor t-shirts can be ...
Letter to Governor Phil Scott regarding Impact of Graham-Cassidy Proposal on Cancer Patients
September 20, 2017 The Honorable Philip Scott Office of the Governor 109 State Capitol Pavilion Montpelier, VT 05609 Dear Governor Scott, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... in Medicaid support to your state over the next decade and beyond. In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...
Improve Nutrition in Kid's Restaurant Meals
ACS CAN will work to ensure that restaurant meals marketed to Vermont kids meet minimum nutrition standards including the ensuring that a healthy beverage (water, 100% juice or milk) is the default beverage offered as part of kid’s meals and kid’s menus. Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network supports policy efforts to make the healthy choice the easy choice for Vermonters Up to one-third of cancer cases and cancer deaths in the United States are due to poor nutrition, lack of physical activity, overweight and obesity. Obesity is ...
1-18-13 Affordable Care Act Update
Policy Update Proposed Rule Medicaid, CHIP and State Based Health Exchange Coordination Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans will gain access to affordable health coverage through health insurance exchanges and improvements in Medicaid and the Children's ... lay out a structure and options for coordinating Medicaid, CHIP, and exchange eligibility notices and appeals; provide additional benefits and cost-sharing flexibility for state Medicaid programs; and codify several provisions included in the ACA and the law reauthorizing CHIP. ACS CAN is reviewing the proposed changes to determine if there are areas where we should comment from the cancer perspective. Network Adequacy for ...
Anti-Smoking Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Preserve Funding for a Life-saving Tobacco Program
MONTPELIER – May 23, 2018 – Vermont has made great headway in tackling the problem of tobacco, but it is far from solved. Tobacco is still the number one cause of preventable death nationwide. As the budget debate simmers in Montpelier this week, the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont is calling on ... state currently funds its tobacco control program at less than half of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends. Vermont can do better and this increase can help us get there. As Big Tobacco continues to make its products more deadly and addicting and continues to ...
5-25-12 Affordable Care Act Update
... would have diverted additional funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund that was established in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACS CAN has consistently opposed legislative attempts to eliminate or divert funding for prevention services and fortunately, the amendment received ... the current fee-for-service payment system, which reimburses providers for every visit or procedure, with global or flat payments to cover the cost of providing all care given to individual patients or groups of patients for a particular illness. Providers who remain within a set budget and ...
7-15-10 Affordable Care Act Update
... Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. Department of Health and Human Services Releases Rules on Prevention Benefits Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released interim ... and insurance companies that offer group or individual health insurance coverage provide beneficiaries with certain preventive benefits at no cost starting September 23, 2010. Preventive services with a rating of "A" or "B" in the current recommendations of the United States Preventive ... at no cost. The rules will encourage millions of people to protect their health by taking advantage of lifesaving preventive measures. Read ACS CAN’s press release and a New York Times story about the rules. ACS CAN will submit comments on the rules within the 60-day public comment ...
Affordable Care Act Update 5-22-14
... to navigators, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges, premium stabilization programs and health plan quality measures. ACS CAN previously registered its support for provisions of the proposed rule that pre-empt state laws preventing navigators from doing their jobs. We are pleased to report that these provisions were ... patients in an emergency situation to access to non-formulary prescription drugs within 24 hours. Federal Update Legislation Would Remove Cost Barriers to Colon Cancer Screenings for Seniors Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) last week introduced the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer ...