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CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS The President's Budget On February 13, President Obama released his budget for the 2013 fiscal year. ACS CAN was deeply disappointed to learn that the budget cuts funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute, especially as the President had singled out the importance of the issue during his State of the Union address last month. The cuts also contradict the president's previous commitment to increase cancer ... Fund.   COLON CANCER ACS CAN has endorsed critical legislation introduced recently in the US House of Representatives that would ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries in obtaining lifesaving colon cancer screenings. Read the ACS CAN press release . The "Removing ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Maryland Government Relations Update April 26, 2017 April 10 was the last day of the 2017 Session of the Maryland General Assembly.  ACS CAN had a mixed year in Annapolis this session.   Although our three priority bills did not pass we are poised to move these bills forward in the ... funding of the MD Quitline,  •    Fewer youth will become lifetime smokers, •    $13 million will remain in the budget for low or no cost mammograms, cervical exams and treatment for breast or cervical cancer for women whom are medically underserved, and •    Cancer patients ...

 Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Nebraska Government Relations Director Megan Word     LINCOLN, NEB. – “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on the Governor and the state legislature to seize the opportunity during the special session to reduce the toll of tobacco and cancer on Nebraskans by increasing the state’s cigarette tax by at least $1 per pack. Over 28% of cancer deaths in the state are attributable to smoking, and something must be done.  “If we are serious about reducing the toll of ...

... Update As noted in an earlier communication, Congress passed a measure on New Year's Day to temporarily avert the most immediate consequences of the so-called "fiscal cliff." We are pleased that federal funding for cancer research, cancer prevention and early detection programs, and key ... now, and we will work to ensure that the voices of people with cancer and their families are heard as the debate continues.   Policy Update ACS CAN Submits Comments on Two Major Proposed Regulations   ACS CAN submitted comment letters last month to the federal government on the proposed ... provisions of the ACA (i.e., the employer mandate). Under the law, employers with more than 50 full-time workers must contribute to the cost of "affordable" health insurance and cover at least 95 percent of their workers or be subject to penalties. The proposed regulation lays out ...