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Wisconsin Legislature Prioritizes Cancer Prevention and Early Detection, Misses Opportunity to Increase Access to Care

... by important wins for cancer prevention and early detection, as well as battles against unwarranted efforts to create barriers to accessing care. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commends the Legislature for maintaining funding for the Tobacco Prevention and ... Program and the Well Woman Program. However, ACS CAN regrets lawmakers’ support for legislation that will unnecessarily hinder access to health care coverage for limited-income Wisconsinites. The following is a statement is from ACS CAN Wisconsin Government Relations Director Sara ... from becoming addicted to dangerous tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and help adults quit. It is also vital to reduce the burden and health disparities that stem from tobacco use. While smoking rates have declined in Wisconsin over the last decade, we’re seeing that progress ...

100 Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Urge Lawmakers to Improve Access to Care, Tobacco Prevention

... becoming addicted to tobacco and prevent 37,200 premature, tobacco-related deaths. It would also save the state nearly $3 billion in long-term health-care costs and generate more than $287 million in new revenue. Fully fund state cancer prevention programs. Michigan brings in $1.2 billion in ... ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate organization of the American Cancer Society, dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers, candidates and government officials to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top ...

Kansas Cancer Advocates Rally at Capitol for Increased Access to Needed Care and Cancer Screenings

... from across the state gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to press lawmakers to address several critical issues affecting access to health care for tens of thousands of Kansans, particularly those in need of cancer screening and treatment. The meetings were part of Kansas Cancer Action ... higher costs or barriers to needed screenings and treatments.  "We are deeply disappointed that legislators are prioritizing politics over the health of our family, friends and neighbors. Proposals to freeze changes to Medicaid -- and potentially limit access to cutting-edge screening and ...

House Stimulus Package Would Expand Access to Health Coverage, Increase Medicaid Funding and Eliminate Medicare Patients’ COVID Costs

... he  U.S. House of Representatives will   vote  tonight  on a package of legislative proposals aimed at addressing numerous pandemic-related health, research and economic relief needs.  T he bill  includes  provisions that would  create a  two - month  special enrollment period for  people who are uninsured to enroll in  private  health  coverage through the federal health  exchange ,  and   provide an  increase in federal  Medicaid  funding  to  support ... frightening during a pandemic.   The special enrollment period and increase d  Medicaid funding will help ensure more people can get the care they need when they need it.   “ Eliminating COVID-19 associated cost   sharing for Medicare enrollees ,  including for any possible ...

Federal agency considering proposal that could raise cost of health coverage for cancer patients and survivors

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is currently considering a proposal that could significantly increase the cost of health care for cancer patients and survivors. The proposal would allow insurance companies to expand the sale of a niche insurance product called ...

Tobacco Use Among U.S. Veterans is Nearly Double the National Average; Legislation Could Help Lessen Health Burden

... help reduce that burden is through implementation of comprehensive smoke-free environments. A bill (H.R. 1848  and S.2119 ) making all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities smoke-free passed the House last spring.  We urge the Senate to pass its bill (S. 2119) as soon as ... all VHA facilities would ensure sick and disabled veterans are no longer subjected to the dangers of secondhand smoke while receiving medical care and would provide a more supportive environment for veterans who are trying to quit tobacco use to do so successfully. “Tobacco use remains ... for these individuals who have sacrificed their lives to protect and defend Americans. As a nation we must do more to improve and protect the health of our veterans, especially from the dangers of tobacco use. Providing a smoke-free VHA system is an important step in the right ...

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 ...

Governor Hochul Signs Game-Changing Legislation Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes, Quality of Life for New Yorkers

... Bill 1196a / Assembly Bill 1673a into law, securing a major win for patients across New York. The new law will require all state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, to cover comprehensive biomarker testing, which will enable more New Yorkers to access precision medicine ... lower costs for patients facing cancer and other serious illnesses.   “ACS CAN is proud to see New York, a longstanding leader in health equity and medical innovation, join thirteen other states that have recently enacted similar legislation,” said Lisa Lacasse, President ... treatments, giving patients a better chance of living longer, healthier lives.” Biomarker testing has become a game-changing part of cancer care given its role in opening the door to personalized care, including targeted treatments that can lead to improved survivorship and quality of ...

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

... prioritize HB 1194 (SB 920). If passed, the bill would curb restrictive prior authorization and step therapy (fail first) practices imposed by health insurers. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many states and insurers have temporarily lifted these restrictions in an effort to provide greater access to care. However, patient advocates are warning the issue goes much deeper than our present environment. Prior authorization and step therapy are ... cancer. For more information please visit www.fightcancer.org.    1 1 COVID19: Patient advocates speak out against increasingly restrictive health insurance processes amid pandemic ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on Lifetime and Annual Limits Provisions of the Affordable Care Act

... D.C. – August 27, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the interim final rule that bans lifetime and annual limits in the Affordable Care Act. The comments build on an already strong rule in an effort to define what essential benefits will apply to the ban on monetary limits; ... individual market plans who exceeded plan limits in effect prior to the law’s passage have the same right to regain benefits as those in group health plans.  ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and ...

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