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Oral Anti-Cancer Medication Fairness

... been waiting ?   Our Story In 2006 around the country the push began to ensure that cancer patients had the ability to truly access all forms of treatment. This started the 15-year journey that ACS CAN volunteers and staff would embark on to finally get fairness for cancer patients in Michigan. The main issue we face is that even though oral anti-cancer treatments are covered, the cost alone that patients face does not make them affordable. This leads to patients either not following their treatment regiment, financial ...

Wyoming Must Pass Medicaid Expansion

... care is essential to detecting, treating and surviving cancer. Today, more than 33,000 Wyoming residents live with cancer at some stage of treatment or survivorship. Providing individuals and families access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage is critical in the fight ...                     Myra Garcia is one of tens of thousands of people in Wyoming who work jobs that don’t provide insurance and who can’t afford it through the Healthcare Marketplace. When she found out she had stage-four cancer, Myra worried not only about her health and how to stay alive to care for her family, but also about the crippling financial burden. Myra’s surgery and chemotherapy cost more than a quarter of a million dollars. The hospital waived many of those costs, passing them on to other patients in the form of higher ...

Affordable Cancer Care is Past Due

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)’s video campaign highlights the urgent need for Congress to take action on public policies to increase access to quality, affordable cancer ... and survivors. ACS CAN urges Congress to prioritize affordable cancer care and make increased Affordable Care Act subsidies permanent; cap out-of-pocket costs in Medicare Part D; and close the Medicaid coverage gap. Taking action is past due. Affordable Cancer Care is Past Due (Video) Video of affordable_cancer_care_is_past_due   Affordable Cancer Care is Past Due (Print) Download PDF   Affordable Cancer Care is Past Due ...

Dr. Patrice High

Black Volunteer Caucus (BVC)  > Meet the Caucus Members I am Dr. Patrice High from Columbia, SC.   I am a wife, mother of a teenage son, a dual board-certified Family and Lifestyle Medicine physician teaching the power of lifestyle to prevent, improve and reverse disease in a telehealth practice format. My hobbies include purposeful movement by walking outdoors, group Zumba Classes and traveling (to name a few).   My role in ACS CAN is as a legislative ambassador.  I also had the pleasure of sharing as a panelist during the ACS-CAN Priorities and Partners meeting in ...

Dr. Patrice High

I am Dr. Patrice High from Columbia, SC.   I am a wife, mother of a teenage son, a dual board-certified Family and Lifestyle Medicine physician teaching the power of lifestyle to prevent, improve and reverse disease in a telehealth practice format. My hobbies include purposeful movement by walking outdoors, group Zumba Classes and traveling (to name a few).   My role in ACS CAN is as a legislative ambassador.  I also had the pleasure of sharing as a panelist during the ACS-CAN Priorities and Partners meeting in ...

New Report: Failure by Southeastern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... policies to reduce and prevent tobacco use, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The result of this inaction has led to some of the highest tobacco use rates in the country and contributed to cancer death rates that are significantly above ... death and exposure to secondhand smoke. (In North Carolina, smoking-related health care costs total $3.81 billion annually, which includes the cost to Medicaid of $931 million.)   The 12 Southeastern states are projected to collect nearly $5.3 billion in tobacco revenues in 2017 yet spend ...

Share your support for the Let’s #ScreenNY campaign on Social Media (Under construction, please continue to check back for updates).

... time to increase funding for the CSP by $2 M in this year’s budget. Let’s #ScreenNY A ccess to cancer screenings remains the first line of defense in the war on cancer. @LizKrueger @HeleneWeinstein ensure low income and uninsured NYers get their life saving breast, cervical & ... (CRC) Screening Campaign Tweet @LizKrueger and @HeleneWeinstein please include in your one-house budget bills language to ensure that out-of-pocket costs for a colonoscopy are not a barrier to screening. S906-A/2085 should be a part of the final NYS budget.  #ScreenNY When it comes ... budget.  #ScreenNY The out-of-pocket costs associated with some cancer screenings and the potential costs of treatment if cancer is detected can make care unaffordable. @LizKrueger and @HeleneWeinstein do the right thing and include language in the budget to cover ALL colonoscopies. ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Iowa

Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN Iowa & Partners Support  SSB 3001   This bill would increase access to biomarker testing, which is a necessary first step to accessing precision medicine.  Precision medicine includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality of life for cancer patients. Timely access to guideline-indicated comprehensive biomarker testing will enable more patients to access the most effective treatments for their disease and can potentially help achieve the triple aim of health care: better health outcomes, improved quality of life and reduced costs.  This legislation will ensure Iowans covered by Medicaid and ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Michigan

Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN Michigan & Partners Support legislation to expand access to biomarker testing for Michiganders.   This bill would increase access to biomarker ... step to accessing precision medicine.  Precision medicine includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality of life for cancer patients. Timely access to guideline-indicated comprehensive biomarker testing will enable more patients to access the most effective treatments for their disease and can potentially help achieve the triple aim of health care: better health outcomes, improved quality of life and reduced costs.  This legislation will ensure Iowans covered by Medicaid and ...

Let's Screen New York Action Center

  The Let’s #ScreenNY campaign is a statewide coalition of patient advocacy groups, health systems, community organizations, individuals, policymakers, and others who are committed to helping ensure that all New Yorkers get back to regular cancer screening. Visit our homepage for more information. Ways you can make a meaningful impact in this campaign and take action are listed in this web page. Sign up for the Let’s #ScreenNY campaign Share your ... (CSP). The CSP provides low income and uninsured New Yorkers access to life saving breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screenings at no cost. Colorectal Cancer Screening Bill - When it comes to colon cancer screenings, some choose to have a less invasive procedure. But what happens ...

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