Site Search

Share

X

Search Results

Arkansas Cancer Advocates Gather in Little Rock, Calling for Genetic Testing Access

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) met with lawmakers over lunch this afternoon before heading to the Capitol. Their goal: urging state lawmakers to remove barriers to genetic ... and recommended cancer imaging. During Cancer Action Day, advocates called for Senate support on House Bill 1079, which aims to eliminate cost-sharing requirements for clinically appropriate genetic testing and guideline recommended cancer imaging for those with high-risk of developing cancer.  Lindsay Penn was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2019. Now, she’s turning her cancer journey into a source of ...

Arkansas Cancer Advocates Gather in Little Rock, Calling for Genetic Testing Access

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) met with lawmakers over lunch this afternoon before heading to the Capitol. Their goal: urging state lawmakers to remove barriers to genetic ... and recommended cancer imaging. During Cancer Action Day, advocates called for Senate support on House Bill 1079, which aims to eliminate cost-sharing requirements for clinically appropriate genetic testing and guideline recommended cancer imaging for those with high-risk of developing cancer.  Lindsay Penn was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2019. Now, she’s turning her cancer journey into a source of ...

Cancer Advocates Oppose Bill to Fund Cancer Research that Advances Big Tobacco’s Dangerous Agenda

... Tomorrow, the Arkansas House Rules Committee is scheduled to hear House Bill 1565. While this bill’s stated purpose, funding for the pursuit of National Cancer Institute designation for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is laudable, it achieves this aim by undercutting effective tobacco control and implementing Big ... companies to phase in an increase in the age of sale of tobacco products from 18 to 21.  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) opposes this bill because it does not implement evidence based best practices that would reduce tobacco use and lead to lasting cancer ...

Forum Highlights Tobacco’s Deadly Toll on Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –   Leaders and decision-makers in health care and higher education will gather Friday to take a closer look at the high cost of tobacco in Arkansas, where lung cancer is the deadliest type of the disease. The Arkansas Policy Forum, hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, will examine what steps the state can take to reduce tobacco use, which hasn’t improved at the same rate as the rest of the country. The adult smoking rate in Arkansas is the ...

Arkansas Makes Progress on Some Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... cancer-fighting policies, there is still work to be done 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, Arkansas measured up to policy recommendations in 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 17th edition of the report highlights what must be done to reduce suffering and death from cancer. “This year alone in Arkansas, it’s ...

Governor Hutchinson Applauded for Signing Crucial Public Health Measure Into Law

LITTLE ROCK, AR – Governor Asa Hutchinson has signed a bill (Senate Bill 309 now ACT 779) into law that ensures insurance coverage of colorectal screenings for men and women across Arkansas starting at the age of 45 and removes cost-sharing for a follow-up colonoscopy following a positive stool-based screening test. The new law would align with the United States Preventive ... screening guidelines for colorectal cancer. The effective date for the law is January 1, 2022. American Cancer Society Cancer Action (ACS CAN) Arkansas Board President Dr. Jamie Byrne-McCollum  released the following statement: “We applaud Governor Hutchinson for signing this bill ...

2022 Arkansas 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 Arkansas residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2022 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Arkansas Legislature on efforts that address disruption in cancer care and screenings; provide affordable, adequate access ... Cessation: ACS CAN will advocate for the state Medicaid program to provide a comprehensive tobacco cessation benefit to all enrollees without cost-sharing or other barriers to accessing care.  Currently the Medicaid program covers all 7 FDA-approved cessation medications and individual ...

Type

Priority Issue

State

Policy Issue

Judicial Advocacy