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ACS Advocates Lobby for Health Care Reform
Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Pass Health Care Now, Not Later More than 400 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every Congressional district united on Tuesday to lobby their members of Congress in support of comprehensive health care reform. ACS CAN hosted its annual leadership summit and lobby day this week in Washington, D.C. to urge lawmakers to focus on patients, not politics, by ...
ACS Urges Senators to Approve Health Care 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’ ...
9-29-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced grants to fight chronic diseases, the leading cause of death in America, to states and communities ... activity. Grantees will receive a total of over $103 million to transform where their residents live, work, play, and go to school so that they can lead healthier, more productive lives. House Appropriations Committee Releases Draft FY12 Health Spending Bill Also of note today, the ... adults up to age 26 to stay on their parents' insurance policies and those requiring some insurance plans to cover preventive services at no cost to patients -- accounted for approximate 1 to 2 percent of this increase. Drew Altman , president and CEO of KFF, attributed the increase to ...
U.S. House Passes Health Care Reform Legislation!
In two historic votes, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed health care reform legislation that includes several provisions that meaningfully improve the health care system for cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Although the bill is not perfect, it meets the reform priorities of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) specifically to: 1. Increase the emphasis on disease prevention , such as by reducing or eliminating out-of-pocket costs for ...
Increasing Access to Biomarker Testing
Specialized testing can help doctors ensure they are getting the right treatment to the right patient at the right time -- but not everyone has access. This testing, called “biomarker testing”, identifies markers or mutations in a patient’s cancer cells. The results of biomarker tests can help determine the best treatment plan for a specific patient, leading to improved survivorship and better quality of life. Unfortunately, not all cancer patients have access to these groundbreaking tests. Many insurance plans won’t cover this testing, even ...
Hartford Courant: It's Time To Raise The Age For Buying Tobacco And E-Cigarettes
Op-Ed by ACS CAN Connecticut Volunteers Dr. Andrew Salner & Jose Ortiz While the financial costs are astounding, the real price we pay from tobacco use is with our health: heart disease, cancer, lung disease — to name only a few of the terrible, life altering diseases that smoking causes directly. Without action to reduce smoking among young people, 56,000 kids now under 18 ...
9-23-10 Affordable Care Act Update
... thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. Please note: Due to the ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day taking place next week, there will be no Affordable Care Act Update next week (Thursday, September 30). Key ... insurance companies from placing lifetime dollar limits on coverage , so people with cancer are not forced to pay the often high costs of their care out-of-pocket. Tightly restricting annual coverage limits , which will be phased out completely by 2014. Guaranteeing coverage in new plans of ...
January 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update
CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS The President's Budget On February 13, President Obama released his budget for the 2013 fiscal year. ACS CAN was deeply disappointed to learn that the budget cuts funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute, especially as the President had singled out the importance of the issue during his State of the Union address last month. The cuts also contradict the president's previous commitment to increase cancer ... Fund. COLON CANCER ACS CAN has endorsed critical legislation introduced recently in the US House of Representatives that would ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries in obtaining lifesaving colon cancer screenings. Read the ACS CAN press release . The "Removing ...
Lamont Signs into Law Legislation to Remove Barriers to Biomarker Testing
HARTFORD – Yesterday, Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law S.B. 307 An Act Concerning Medicaid Coverage of Biomarker Testing . This legislation will increase Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health) coverage of biomarker testing, a form of precision medicine that enables patients to receive treatments personalized to their specific disease. The following statement can be attributed to Bryte Johnson, Director of Government Relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Responds to Final Budget
Hartford, CT – October 26, 2017 – The following statement can be attributed to Bryte Johnson, director of government relations in Connecticut for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “The legislature missed an opportunity to reduce the toll of tobacco on Connecticut by increasing tobacco taxes by an amount that will have little to no positive impact on public health. Small increases ...