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Alaska Cancer Policy Forum

Preregistration is now closed, but you can access the event live or as a recording by going to acscan.windrosemedia.com  The event will be live from 8:30-10:00 a.m. Alaska time on ... an interactive community discussion! This is a free, live webcast. At this year’s policy forum, our panel will be exploring the economic side of prevention, access to care, treatment and survivorship. Participate in the discussion about ways to improve the health of our people AND our economy.     0 ...

COVID19: Patient advocates speak out against increasingly restrictive health insurance processes amid pandemic

... issue goes much deeper than our present environment. Prior authorization and step therapy are often applied to patients living with a wide range of diseases and chronic conditions, like, cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, heart disease, arthritis, and multiple sclerosis. A practice that started as ... to the drug, test, or treatment option that was recommended by their physician. “We must consider long term solutions for the delays that can be caused by prior authorization and step therapy, not just a temporary fix. If these practices can be curbed for COVID-19, they should be ... are already fighting for our lives. We cannot afford to wait on insurers to approve tests or treatments ordered by doctors. Those delays can cost us precious, life-saving time.” According to a recent survey of physicians by the American Medical Association, the negative impact of ...

The Medicare Appeals Process: Reforms Needed to Ensure Beneficiary Access

The incidence of cancer increases with age and thus the Medicare program is vitally important to millions of Americans who are undergoing active cancer ... services.  At the same time public and private payers increasingly employ a variety of measures to minimize their liability for paying for high-cost services, such as cancer therapies. As a result, cancer patients increasingly have to go through appeals or exceptions processes in order to ... save their lives.  To better understand how the Medicare program’s appeals process works for beneficiaries who have a history of cancer, ACS CAN released a paper analyzing  the existing appeals processes used by the Medicare program by walking through the Medicare Part A and B appeals ...

House Proposal Signals Retreat in War on Cancer

    Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, in response to proposed budget cuts in the U.S. House of Representatives that would decimate cancer programs. “A generation ago, ... the word “cancer” was whispered, if it was even uttered at all.  The promise of a world where cancer is no longer a major health threat can be achieved, but only if we keep the momentum moving forward.  If we slow down, we risk losing the ground we've gained and we will cost our nation far more resources and lives in the long run. The American Cancer Society understands lawmakers are under a lot of pressure to cut ...

2025 Texas Legislative Priorities

2025 Texas Legislative Priorities   In 2025, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Texas Legislature on efforts that ensure Texas remains the second largest public funding source for cancer research in the ... Research Appropriations: ACS CAN will work to secure $600 million in appropriations to support the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.   Data Collection: Advocate for full funding of the Texas Cancer Registry, while working to defeat any efforts to restrict the ... for prostate cancer is not only an essential first step for diagnosis but is also a powerful tool for early detection that saves lives. However, cost sharing presents a significant impediment to screening for vulnerable populations. We support legislation that would address this head on by ...

Governor Scott Proclaims March “Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month” In Vermont

MONTPELIER, VT – Mar. 12, 2019 – Tim Kavanagh of South Burlington is a colorectal cancer survivor. He is now committed to ensuring that others have the resources they need to prevent, diagnose, and cure a colorectal cancer diagnosis, advocating with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on state and local policies to fight cancer. Kavanagh came one step closer to his goal today by working with Governor Phil Scott to officially ... the state’s Congressional delegation to support the Federal “Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act,” which would eliminate cost-sharing for Medicare recipients during a routine screening colonoscopy when a polyp is removed. “Recognizing March as Colorectal Cancer ...

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 ...

Legislature Votes to Remove Barriers to Precision Treatments

... step in accessing precision medicine treatments.  “Biomarker testing has given me better, more effective treatment options, a better chance of surviving cancer and more time with my family,” said Keith Hollingsworth, a Hoosier husband and father of two young boys and stage 4 colorectal cancer patient. “Thank you to our state lawmakers who are giving more Hoosier better access to precision ... The following is a statement from Allie Kast, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Indiana: "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and improve lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Oregon Lawmakers to Finish the Job on Flavored Tobacco, Provide Access to Biomarker Testing in Line with Advances

SALEM, Ore. –– On the first day of the 2025 Oregon Legislature, advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network call on lawmakers to finish the job and end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other ... as significant increases in health care costs statewide for every Oregonian. “It’s time to end this problem once and, truly, for all,” ACS CAN Oregon Government Relations Director Kari Hampton said. “We appreciate that legislative solutions take time, but this should have been done ...

Polling Shows Strong Public Support for Accepting Federal Funds to Increase Access to Care Through Medicaid

... to expand their Medicaid programs. It's up to each state to make the decision for itself. Since the ruling by the high court, a geographic mix of states have been wrestling with the decision of whether to make health coverage under Medicaid available to individuals and families under 133 percent of the federal poverty level, as urged by ... We're hopeful that states still grappling with the decision will recognize the significant impact that expanding the number of people who can receive Medicaid coverage would have on low-income people suffering from serious illnesses such as cancer. That's why ACS CAN conducted a poll ...

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