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New Survey Shows Voters Are Struggling with Inflation, Negatively Impacted by High Healthcare Costs, and Supportive of Policies that Expand Affordable Health Coverage.

... “just getting by” and worried about inflation and rising costs, including healthcare costs.1 Half of voters say they are putting off medical care or making other sacrifices to avoid incurring healthcare costs and 49% have current or past medical debt. Voters are looking for relief from ... for government action. Specifically, they want government to prioritize making healthcare more affordable and protecting people’s access to health coverage during this period of high inflation. This includes efforts to make health coverage on the Marketplace (Obamacare) more affordable, including making the increased premium tax credits passed during the pandemic into ...

30 Health Groups Urge President Obama to End Delays and Issue Overdue Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes and Cigars

WASHINGTON, DC Expressing alarm about repeated delays that have endangered the health of children, 30 leading public health and medical groups today urged President Barack Obama to promptly issue a final rule providing for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... FDA finally was given the tools to significantly reduce the 480,000 deaths caused by tobacco products each year and the $170 billion in health care costs attributable to treating tobacco-caused disease.ξ Yet it is now seven years since the statute was enacted and your Administration has ...

Ahead of Oral Arguments, 33 Patient and Medical Professional Organizations Urge the US Supreme Court to Protect Lifesaving Preventive Care Without Patient Cost-Sharing

... to hear oral arguments in the case Braidwood Management v. Kennedy on Monday, 33 organizations representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals are urging the Court to protect access to lifesaving preventive care without patient cost-sharing. In February, the group ...

34 Health Groups Urge MLB Players to Set Right Example for Kids by Making Baseball Tobacco-Free, Once and for All

WASHINGTON, DC With the start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season just three days away, 34 leading public health and medical groups today urged MLB and its players to set the right example for kids and end smokeless tobacco use at all major league ... Our organizations are committed to advocating for these ordinances city by city until all of Major League Baseball is tobacco-free, the health groups wrote in a letter sent today to Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) . But we hope ... of Family Physicians American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology American Academy of Pediatrics American Association for Respiratory Care American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network American College of Cardiology American Heart Association American Lung Association American ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Praises South Carolina Legislature for Supporting Access to Palliative Care, Calls on Governor to Sign Bill into Law

Yesterday, House Bill 4935 to create the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Study Committee passed in both the House and Senate and will now go to the governor to sign. Palliative care can provide ... life for cancer patients and others battling chronic diseases by increasing awareness of palliative care, one of the fastest growing trends in health care.   “About 25 percent of South Carolina hospitals with 50 or more beds currently offer palliative care. The study committee will ... number of symptom crises a patient can experience which can result in fewer unnecessary hospital and doctor visits. Research done by two private health plans showed palliative care saved between $12,000 and $12,600 per patient.   “If the governor signs this bill into law, forming a study ...

Leading Public Health Organizations Urge Augusta-Richmond County Commission to Oppose Cigar Bar Exemption That Would Jeopardize Youth and the Black Community

... Commission tries to rush an amendment to the county’s smoke-free ordinance that would allow smoking in certain indoor spaces, leading public health organization are urging the county commissioners to oppose this effort to weaken Augusta’s effective smoke-free protections. The ordinance ... Jordan Johnson to weaken Augusta’s smoke-free law by allowing cigar bars. This proposal will only help Big Tobacco, while threatening the health of Augusta’s workers, youth and the Black community.    “As Georgians continue battling COVID-19, county leaders should be ... 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 ...

Bossier City Father Whose 10-Year-Old Daughter Died of Cancer Spoke at Louisiana Capitol Today about Need for Palliative Care

Trey Gibson who lost his 10-year-old daughter, Emilie, to cancer spoke at the State Capitol today on the need for palliative care throughout Louisiana. The event was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) annual Day at the Capitol where ... “Palliative care throughout the course of an illness achieves the triple aim of better patient experience, better quality of care and lowered health care costs,” said Lance Barbour, Louisiana government relations director for ACS CAN. “Today, we call on state lawmakers to support the implementation of a Palliative Care Advisory Council within the Louisiana Department of Health to provide consumer and provider education on services available throughout the state.”   In addition to asking lawmakers to support ...

Los Angeles Takes Critical Step to Help Reduce Health Disparities, Becomes the Nation’s Largest City to End Sale of Menthol Cigarettes

... patient advocacy organization, supports ending the sale of all flavored tobacco products as a critical step to reduce tobacco use and address health disparities. Statement from Dr. Willie Goffney, surgical oncologist and ACS CAN ambassador volunteer: "We thank the Los Angeles City Council ... By ending the sale of most flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, Los Angeles has made a significant impact to prioritize the health of roughly 4 million residents and help decrease health disparities. "But we need to go further to protect Los Angeles children, Black, ... 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 ...

Local Students & Public Health Groups Mark American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout by Urging Lawmakers to Raise the Tobacco Age to 21

DAMASCUS - Local high school students, public health groups and legislative representatives marked the American Cancer Society’s 42nd annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of Maryland residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. Only by tackling tobacco use through a comprehensive approach can we ... products remains the nation’s number one cause of preventable death, killing more than 480,000 Americans and costing $289 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. In Maryland, tobacco is responsible for 7,500 deaths each year.  ###   0 Local Students & Public ...

New study indicates medical debt associated with worse health status, underscoring importance of legislative proposal in New York to alleviate financial burden of disease

... impact of disease on patients and families, a new study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows that medical debt is associated with worse health status, more premature deaths and higher mortality rates. Researchers with the ACS have found that medical debt was associated with more days of poor physical and mental health, more years of life lost and higher mortality rates for all-cause and leading causes of death at the county level in the United States. The ... bills because of my cancer diagnosis. Patients should have access to the financial assistance they are eligible for so they can focus on their care and recovery without having to choose between lifesaving treatment and basic needs and without fearing debt collectors,” said Smith. ...

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