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Bill Lands on Governor Jerry Brown’s Desk Improving Cancer Patients’ Ability to Get Chemotherapy in the Comforts of Their Own Home
... Limon and Sabrina Cervantes. The legislation extends the sunset on the state’s oral chemotherapy fairness law to 2024 and ensures that health care service plans and health insurers charge no more than $250 per filled prescription for orally administered anti-cancer medication. More than 40 other states, plus ...
New ACS CAN projects in California aim to recruit volunteers, reduce tobacco exposure in Hispanic communities
... – Vecindarios Elevados” (Important Lives – Elevated Neighborhoods) in California is tackling over a five-year grant which will focus on health disparities in some Hispanic communities in Southern California. This project, along with another in Central California which will prohibit smoking at community colleges, trade schools and health care facilities, will not only educate members of the community and help keep people safe from secondhand smoke, it will help ACS CAN ...
California ACS CAN Leadership Council
... funding for cancer research and prevention, preventing youth tobacco use through evidence-based tobacco policies, and ensuring that access to care and early detection programs meet the needs of the communities we serve. What is the ACS CAN California Leadership Council? The ... Leadership Council (CLC) is comprised of leaders from corporations, state and local businesses, nonprofit foundations and associations, health care systems, and research institutions in addition to philanthropists and advocates who are willing to invest in ACS CAN’s mission of saving ...
Governor Newsom’s Veto of Legislation to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing Fails Cancer Patients
... , Calif. – Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have ensured comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by more health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, when supported by medical and scientific evidence. Senate Bill 912 – which was introduced by Senator ... throughout the legislative process because our lawmakers recognized that increasing access to biomarker testing is a crucial step to help reduce health disparities. The percentage of clinical trials that involve biomarkers has grown significantly; over one-third of the oncology drugs ... ACS CAN volunteers remain committed to continue working with our elected leaders to ensure all cancer patients can benefit from better care by removing barriers to biomarker testing and precision medicine.” 0 Cancer advocates lament the governor’s decision to veto a bill that ...
Tobacco Users Trying to Quit Ahead of April 1 $2 Tax Increase
... Society Cancer Action Network 916 802-4033 [email protected] Tobacco Users Trying to Quit Ahead of April 1 $2 Tax Increase Health Groups Offer Resources for Californians Wanting to End the Addiction Sacramento, CA – March 31, 2017 – It’s no April Fool’s joke: ... every state that has significantly raised its cigarette tax, pack sales have decreased sharply. According to the US Surgeon General, the World Health Organization and the Institute of Medicine, raising the price of tobacco is the single most effective way to reduce tobacco use. “Today, ... and education program that has been credited with averting more than a million premature deaths and saving more than $138 billion in health care costs since its inception 28 years ago. Proposition 56 will more than triple this program’s funding, which has been eroding for decades and ...
2024 California Ambassador Summit
... to Kenya, Amazon to Uber, Sheryl Sandberg to Jessica Alba, Fortune 500 CEO’s, and more. You will also hear from Dr. Erqi Pollom of Stanford Health Care who will present about America's Crippling Medical Debt Crisis. We have a great selection of breakouts, some fun activities, and plenty of time to connect with your fellow volunteers. To our fellow advocates who are unable to attend due to health, safety, and other concerns, we are happy to announce our virtual event option . We will carry your energy with us from afar! Recording of ...
David Ford Named to American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s National Board of Directors
... and guidance for ACS CAN, which pursues evidence-based public policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem nationwide. His term begins on Jan. 1, 2022. “ACS CAN is exceedingly fortunate to have a volunteer leader as dedicated and ... served in the American Cancer Society’s Board of Directors for the Los Angeles area and has championed local and national efforts to advance health equity. As an ACS volunteer, he recently partnered with L.A. Care Health Plan to promote regular cancer screenings, especially among communities of color. “As a cancer survivor and advocate, I’m committed ...
Supervisor Malia Cohen Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy
... legislation that will reduce the cancer burden for San Francisco’s diverse population, Supervisor Cohen has established herself as a health advocate and a health equity champion for all,” said Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN. “It was Supervisor Cohen who spearheaded this new law that ends the ... health and lure the next generation into tobacco addiction.” The flavored tobacco law will save lives and millions of dollars in health care costs that are now paid by local taxpayers. "I’m truly honored to receive this award from the very cancer advocates who have earned my ...
Cars, Trucks and Motorcycle License Plates Go Pink for Good Cause!
... services to low-income, underserved California women, which is critical because catching cancer early saves lives, and reduces overall health costs.” The California Department of Health Care Services manages the Every Woman Counts program. Click here for more information. Go here to order a Pink Ribbon license plate or visit ...
Voters Pass Historic $2 Tobacco Tax Increase in California While Tobacco Industry Defeats Similar Lifesaving Measures in Other states
... D.C. – Nov. 9, 2016 – “California voters saw through the tobacco industry’s smokescreen and delivered a historic victory for public health last night with the passage of a ballot initiative that increases the state’s tobacco tax by $2 per pack. Proposition 56 not only raises ... for their cigarette tax. “Prop. 56 is a win-win for California. It will not only save lives and protect kids, it will save $9.22 billion in health care costs and will generate a significant amount of new revenue to support public health programs like the state’s tobacco prevention and ...