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Colorado Health Advocates Sound Alarm on Looming Medicaid Cuts Ahead of Critical Congressional Vote
Health advocates from across Colorado expressed concerns Tuesday morning during a virtual press conference hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) over the impact looming Medicaid cuts and changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace will have on Coloradans, specifically cancer patients, and the state’s rural population. According to recent estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), nearly 11 million people nationwide would lose health insurance under the current proposal before Congress. Additionally, more than 152,000 Coloradans will lose health insurance if this bill is ...
Colorado Survivors, Patients Highlight Tobacco Prevention and Access to Care with State Lawmakers
... by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Volunteer advocates met with lawmakers and discussed supporting access to care and sustaining funding for tobacco prevention and cessation. During meetings with lawmakers, volunteers touted the 20 years of progress ... to programs to prevent teens from starting to use tobacco and help those who are addicted, quit. Funds collected from the tax also go towards health services like the Women’s Wellness Connection which provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women who qualify. The program ... can improve quality of life and survivorship. Colorado lawmakers passed a bill during the 2024 session to require state-regulated private health insurance to cover biomarker testing when supported by scientific and medical evidence. The bill, however, did not include Medicaid, so ...
2016 Colorado Legislative Priorities
... curable life-threatening diseases – but only if we take the steps necessary to prevent it outright, detect it early, and improve access to care. To this end, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in Colorado is working on the following legislative priorities in support of our mission to end cancer as a major health problem. Ensure Access to Quality Care Via Federal Health Care Reform ACS CAN will work throughout 2016 in partnership with the governor’s office, the General Assembly, the insurance commissioner, ...
ACS CAN Urges Governor Hickenlooper to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership
Proposed changes to the health care law in the American Health Care Act (AHCA) could reverse progress in the cancer fight and shift the economic burden for health care coverage to the states. Ahead of scheduled ...
Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization Urges Colorado’s Senate Candidates to Make Fighting Cancer a National Priority
... Senate candidates to state their positions on cancer issues such as cancer research funding and access to health care, including rural cancer care. ACS CAN also issued an invitation to Sen. Gardner’s opponent, John Hickenlooper, to meet with volunteers. “Lawmakers have the power to approve public health policies that help prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, as well as to ensure that cancer patients and survivors like me maintain access to ...
ACS CAN Applauds Basalt Voters for Approving a $2 Cigarette Tax Increase
... the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement: "ACS CAN applauds Basalt voters for putting the health of the community over Big Tobacco profits and passing this lifesaving tobacco tax increase. Making tobacco products significantly more ... from tobacco and help adults quit successfully. Fewer smokers means less people dying from cancer and other tobacco-related illnesses, and lower health care costs overall. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, claiming the lives of 5,100 Coloradans each year. Not to mention that ...
Proposed Law to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Colorado Passes Committee
Link to video DENVER, COLO. – FEBRUARY 23, 2023 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds members of the Health & Insurance committee for passing House Bill 1110, Health-care Coverage for Biomarker Testing , this week. The bi-partisan bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet (D) and Rep. Anthony Hartsook ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on Those Impacted by Cancer in Colorado for New Survey
... , which focused on cancer patients and survivors, found half of the 1200 respondents said coronavirus had caused a change or disruption in their health care. “The current pandemic is affecting cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and healthcare providers in ways that few others understand,” ... is covered by insurance the same way traditional IV therapy is, allowing patients to get treatment at home when medically appropriate; Directing Health and Human Services to initiate a special enrollment period to increase access to affordable, quality health insurance; Enacting an ...
United States Representative Diana DeGette Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Incredible Leadership on Critical Cancer Legislation
... Representative Diana DeGette has shown a tireless dedication to cancer patients and has been a tenacious advocate for expanding access to care. The Representative has been a bold advocate for the federal health care programs that cancer patients across our country rely upon, including aiding in the passage of the landmark Patient Protection and ... generations to come. ACS CAN appreciates her steadfast leadership on lifesaving legislation that will help cancer patients and improve public health nationwide.” The award was presented as part of the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. More than 700 cancer patients, ...
Eagle County Fights Big Tobacco at the Ballot
... on the price of e-cigarettes and other tobacco products on the November ballot. Tobacco use also costs the state nearly $1.9 billion in annual health care costs with each household paying roughly $654 in taxes to offset the financial cost of smoking on our economy. Raising the price of all tobacco products will not only save lives, it will also generate vital new revenue, while lowering health care costs. It’s a win-win. As an organization dedicated to fighting cancer through public policy, ACS CAN urges you to vote “yes” on ...