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2025 Virginia Legislative Priorities
Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Virginians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2024 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Virgina General Assembly on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance ... to prostate cancer screening by requiring health insurance coverage for evidence-based prostate cancer preventive care and screenings, without cost sharing. Remove copays for cancer screenings: ACS CAN will advocate for legislation to eliminate cost sharing for follow-up cancer screening ...
2024 Virginia Legislative Priorities
Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Virginia residents impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2024 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Governor and the General Assembly on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health ... colonoscopies that follow a positive stool-based test. Remove copays for cancer screenings: ACS CAN will advocate for legislation to eliminate cost sharing for follow-up cancer screening tests that are needed after an abnormal result and supplemental screening needed for some individuals ...
Gov. McAuliffe Signs Palliative Care Bill
... in a bill-signing ceremony for Virginia’s Palliative Care Information and Resources Bill. This legislation requires the Virginia Department of Health to use their website to make information and resources on palliative care available to the public, health care professionals and health ... The bill is scheduled to go into effect on July 1. Palliative care is a fast-growing medical specialty that improves a patient’s quality of life by focusing on relief from pain, stress and other symptoms of a serious illness like cancer. “This bill is designed to remove one the ... to patients receiving palliative care,” said Gov. McAuliffe, “By eliminating confusion among patients and health care professionals, we can build a common and comprehensive understanding of how palliative care can improve quality of life for patients suffering from cancer and other ...
Governor Youngkin Signs Legislation Aimed at Improving Access to Lifesaving Cancer Screenings
... both the Virginia House and Senate and, last week, Governor Youngkin signed it into law. The bipartisan proposal will ensure coverage, without cost-sharing, for colorectal cancer screening in accordance with the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines, including a follow-up colonoscopy after a positive non-invasive screening test. “Half of colorectal cancer deaths in the U.S. could be prevented each year if every individual age 45 and older received recommended colorectal cancer ... the completion of the colorectal cancer screening process,” said Dr. Bruce Waldholtz, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Board Member. “As a gastroenterologist who has treated what could have been preventable colon cancer cases, I am thankful that Virginia ...
2024 Virginia Legislative Summary
... Legislative Summary Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Virginians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2024 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Virginia Legislature and General Assembly on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to ... debt from reporting such collection or attempts to collect to a consumer reporting agency. Out-of-Pocket Bill: Health insurance; limit on cost-sharing payments for prescription drugs under certain plans: This bill would require that health insurance carriers in the individual and ...
Virginia Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies
... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Virginia measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The 17 th edition of the report highlights we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. “This year alone in Virginia, ...