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Cancer advocates meet with US Rep Andy Harris

... Meet With U.S. Rep. Andy Harris: “Don’t Cut Our Lifeline” About a dozen volunteer advocates hold onto life-preservers in support of Affordable Care Act protections SALSIBURY, Md. – March 7, 2017 – About a dozen cancer patients, survivors and volunteers rallied outside the ... medical debt,” said Julienne Edwards, a colon cancer survivor and volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Congress needs to know exactly what they're taking away from people like me. If there is a treatment that can save our lives, we ... Critical protections include: • enabling young adults to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; • providing patients no- or low-cost life-saving screenings, such as mammograms and colonoscopies; • preventing patients from having their coverage canceled when they get sick; ...

Polling: Public Wants States to Use Federal Funds to Cover Uninsured Through Medicaid

WASHINGTON, D.C. Jan. 23, 2013 Public opinion pollingŒ  released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows that registered voters in key states want their state to accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid, a move that would enable millions of currently uninsured people nationwide to get lifesaving preventive care and treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. The polls, conducted by a bipartisan pair of polling firms, Lake Research Partners and GS Strategy Group, were fielded in in Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, and ...

Comprehensive Tobacco Control

FULLY FUNDED TOBACCO PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAM The tobacco prevention and cessation program is one of the smartest and most fiscally responsible investments that West Virginia can make. It not only helps current smokers quit but also prevents our children from ever starting a lifetime of addiction to tobacco. PROTECT ... like cancer. Significant increases to cigarette and tobacco taxes result in substantial revenue increases for states as well as health care cost savings. Comprehensive Tobacco Control ...

Week 2 - Legislative Session in Tallahssee Update

Week 2 Update   Friday, March 15, 2013   The 2013 Regular Session of the Florida Legislature has completed its second week, with seven more yet to go. The Capitol was abuzz with news surrounding the resignation of Florida’s Lieutenant Governor, Jennifer Carroll, but that certainly did not distract our team from working towards our goal of saving more ... the hearing, however, was the emergence of alternative proposals to increase access to quality health care for those currently without it. ACS CAN will continue to work with key decision makers on this issue to ensure the voice of the cancer patient is duly represented in the important ...

Breaking: NJ Voters Say State Should Use Fed Funds for Uninsured

... Through Medicaid [TRENTON, NJ] - Jan. 23, 2013 - Public opinion polling released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows that registered voters in New Jersey want the state to accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage ... state with access to lifesaving preventive care and treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. The poll, conducted by a bipartisan pair of polling firms, Lake Research Partners and GS Strategy Group, indicates public support for New Jersey to make health coverage under Medicaid available to individuals and families up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, as urged by the Affordable Care Act. "New Jersey has an opportunity to provide thousands of currently uninsured ...

Tobacco Tax Victory in Nevada a Win for Public Health

Increasing the price of a pack of cigarettes is the most effective way to help people quit smoking and keep kids from starting the deadly habit. ThatŠ—'s why IŠ—'m ... adult smokers and prompting more than 15,400 adult smokers in Nevada to quit. This victory did not come easily, and I have the Nevada ACS CAN staff and volunteers to thank for their tireless efforts that were instrumental in getting the $1.00 per pack tax increase passed. While the ... on cigarettes is estimated to be more than $192 million in the first two years. Combined with at least $474 million in long-term health care cost savings from the cigarette tax, the increases are likely to have a tremendous positive impact both on the state budget and for reducing health ...

Health Advocacy Groups Support IM 25

... South Dakota State Medical Association, American Lung Association, and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids today publicly announce their support of IM25, an initiated measure on the November ballot that would raise tobacco taxes by a dollar per pack of cigarettes to reduce smoking and save lives. The money raised would be used to reduce tuition at the state’s technical colleges.   “South ... prevent and reduce tobacco use especially among youth, and the $1.00 increase in South Dakota’s tobacco tax as part of this initiated measure can be expected to significantly increase the price of tobacco products,” said Deborah P. Brown, Chief Mission Officer, American Lung ...

Cancer Community Calls on Senate to Move Forward on Meaningful Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 19, 2009 – After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on senators to invoke cloture and pass health care reform legislation this year so that House and Senate conferees can begin ... by refocusing the system to emphasize prevention; guaranteeing quality, affordable coverage regardless of pre-existing conditions; reducing the cost burden on families; eliminating lifetime coverage limits; covering routine health costs for those who enroll in clinical trials; and ...

Coalition Members Mark Great American Smokeout

... Strong Tobacco Control Legislation   Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – November 20, 2014 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 39 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on Pennsylvania’s lawmakers and governor to protect the health of Pennsylvania’s residents by significantly raising the state’s cigarette tax, establishing a tax on other tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco and invest in tobacco use prevention and cessation programs. Currently, ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, in Pennsylvania is working with its Breathe Free Pennsylvania coalition partners to strengthen Pennsylvania’s ...

CMS Proposes Long-Term Method for Covering CAR-T Cancer Therapy

... cancer therapy for Medicare enrollees. CAR-T is a promising new way to get immune cells to fight cancer by changing them in the lab so they can find and destroy cancer cells.  Because the treatment is new and complicated—requiring multiple steps—previous coverage models were ... long-term coverage for this new and innovative treatment. CAR-T has already been approved for treating difficult relapsing and resistant cases of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and childhood leukemia and may prove useful for several other cancers. “Medicare coverage of new treatments like CAR-T is essential to ensuring the latest and most appropriate treatments are available and affordable for those who need ...

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