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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Praises Tennessee Legislature for Supporting Access to Palliative Care for Those with Serious Illness

Yesterday, the Tennessee Legislature passed SB 1170 that will establish a state task force on palliative care and quality of life. Palliative care can provide better quality of life for cancer patients, and those with other chronic diseases, and their ... life for cancer patients and others battling chronic diseases by increasing awareness of palliative care, one of the fastest growing trends in health care.   “Palliative care treats the whole person, not just their disease, by giving patients more control and helping to take away some ... an extra layer of support. Palliative care can actually lead to a longer, more satisfying life for cancer patients and those with other major health conditions.”   About ACS CAN ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports ...

Testimony of American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to the New York City Council Health Committee

January 30, 2019 • New York, NY Chair Levine and members of the Health Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Bill Sherman and I am Managing Director for Government Relations at ... deaths in the United States, [3] including about 80 percent of all lung and bronchus cancer deaths. [4] The impact of tobacco use goes beyond health. The annual health care costs in New York State directly caused by smoking are $10.39 billion. [5] Last year marked a landmark in New York City’s efforts to ...

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) Reintroduced, Marking Critical Step in Improving Patient Quality of Life

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 11, 2023 – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced S. 2243 Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA).   The bipartisan bill would create a national public education and awareness campaign to ... care , including pain and symptom management, and establish palliative care education and training programs for doctors, nurses and other health professionals.   “We applaud Senators Tammy Baldwin and Shelley Moore Capito for championing PCHETA and prioritizing these important ... for cancer patients and survivors and we urge the Senate to prioritize passage of this important legislation this year to save lives, reduce health care costs and simultaneously prioritize disease treatment with comprehensive support for the person diagnosed,” added Lacasse. “The ...

ACS CAN Looks Forward to Working with Legislature to Pass Lifesaving Policy That Addresses Pandemic’s Impact on Cancer Care

... – As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives lawmakers can accomplish in the new year. “For more than twenty years, we’ve advocated for proven public health policies that both reduce the cancer burden as well as protect cancer patients and their families because all individuals deserve to live ... American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Florida lawmakers have the opportunity to do more in ensuring adequate and affordable access to care specifically when it comes to cancer screenings. Increasing access to screening would come at a critical time for residents who continue to ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Pleads Legislature to Urgently Ensure Access to Care and Build on Current Momentum

... in and can be attributed to Derwin Montgomery, North Carolina Government Relations Director.   “We’re on the verge of securing lifesaving health coverage for the over 600,000 North Carolinians.  While we’re disappointed the legislature hasn’t taken action on the issue this month, ... bicameral commitment to do so this year.    “We’ve never seen such robust support and momentum on ensuring affordable, quality access to care for North Carolinians than today. Medicaid expansion is necessary to address our state’s dire access to care issue and will be ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

New Data: Some Measures Meant to Address Opioid Abuse Are Having Adverse Impact on Access to Legitimate Pain Care For Patients

... because their insurance plan would not cover it – a 19 percent jump from 2016. “It is well-documented that the nation is facing a public health crisis related to abuse and misuse of opioid medication, but policy solutions must be balanced in a way that doesn’t lead to the unintended consequence of creating barriers to legitimate pain care for those with serious or chronic conditions including cancer,” said Keysha Brooks-Coley, vice president of federal advocacy for ACS CAN and ... prescription medications. The data is being released as Congress this week considers some of those very proposals aimed at addressing the public health crisis. While the research found physicians and voters agree that policies should be put in place to rein in the growing epidemic of ...

ACS CAN: Six Protected Classes Policy Change Proposal Would Erect Barriers to Cancer Care for Nation 's Seniors

... of protected classes in 2015, as change could hinder access to vitally important medications and negatively impact a cancer patient 's overall health and wellbeing. With approximately one-quarter of cancer patients experiencing depression, access to a comprehensive range of antidepressants ... #acscan #cancer #Medicare #PartD #Protectedclasses 0 ACS CAN: Six Protected Classes Policy Change Proposal Would Erect Barriers to Cancer Care for Nation 's Seniors ...

Public Health Groups Laud Proposed $1.50 Increase in Tobacco Tax To Protect Kids, Save Lives and Raise Needed Revenue

 Leading public health groups expressed strong support for new legislation unveiled today to raise the state’s cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack and impose an ... $31.66 million from the cigarette tax increase and $10.7 million more from the tax on other tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco.” Health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association ... The tobacco tax increase would also prevent 7,300 premature deaths due to smoking and save the state nearly $534 million in long-term health care costs due to smoking. The same poll indicates it is not “politics as usual” when it comes to tobacco taxes. In the impending budget ...

Mississippi Health Advocates: Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase Inadequate to Save Lives; Urge Senate to Increase Tax by $1.50

JACKSON, MS – February 26, 2021 – Mississippi health advocate groups are calling on the State Senate to amend House Bill 1439 to increase the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. Currently, the ... residents from premature death due to the effects of smoking. Such an increase would also save Mississippi $584.53 million in long-term health care costs from declines in adult and youth smoking. “The primary goal of raising Mississippi’s cigarette tax is to lower smoking rates ...

Gov. Kay Ivey Avoids Commentary on Medicaid Expansion in State of the State Address as Need for Accessible Care in Alabama Grows

... and detailing her administration’s commitment to addressing them in the upcoming 2023 legislative session.   A lack of affordable, accessible care was notably left out of the conversation despite the  threat of mass closures of rural hospitals across the state and looming growth of the coverage gap when the federal public health emergency and Medicaid continuous coverage end. An estimated 61,000 of those Alabamians disenrolled from Medicaid coverage will become uninsured, compounding the existing access to care gap that has blocked approximately 220,000 residents from affordable health care coverage.  “We’re disappointed to see Gov. Ivey fail to address the dire state of affordable care in our state – or a lack ...

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