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New study indicates medical debt associated with worse health status, underscoring importance of legislative proposals in New Jersey 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 ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Mark 50th Anniversary of Surgeon General 's Report on Tobacco and Health, Cite Remarkable Progress

(ATLANTA) January 8, 2014 As the nation marks the 50th anniversary this month of the first U.S. Surgeon General 's Report on Tobacco and Health, the American Cancer Society and its nonpartisan advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), point to ... Surgeon General 's report brought about a sea change in the way people think about tobacco 50 years ago and forever changed the course of public health, said John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the Society and ACS CAN. Before the release of the report, nearly half of American ... smoke. Cigarette smoking costs the United States more than $193 billion a year ($97 billion in lost productivity plus $96 billion in health care expenditures).   About the American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of more than three million ...

On Fifth Anniversary of Landmark Tobacco Law, Leading Health Groups Call on FDA to Prioritize Three Actions To Accelerate Progress Against Tobacco Use

... fifth anniversary of the landmark 2009 law granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products, 10 leading public health and medical organizations today commended the FDA for the steps it has taken to reduce tobacco use and called on the FDA and the Obama ... Tobacco Prevention Network, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, and Tobacco Control Legal Consortium. Joint Statement by Leading Public Health and Medical Organizations On June 22, 2009, President Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which ... General found that smoking still kills 480,000 Americans each year, sickens millions more and costs the nation at least $289 billion in health care bills and other economic losses each year. The report also laid out a roadmap of specific actions that must be taken to accelerate progress ...

Court Order Requires Tobacco Companies to Post Signs About Health Risks of Smoking at 200,000 Stores Across U.S. – Order Stems from 2006 Racketeering Verdict Against Companies

... Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, The Center for Black Health & Equity (formerly the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network) and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Under a federal court order issued today, the major U.S. tobacco companies will soon have to ... staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health care system.” The fact that the tobacco companies have fought the point-of-sale corrective statements for 16 years shows how little they have ...

New Survey Finds Nearly 3 in 4 Cancer Patients and Survivors who Rely on the Marketplace for Comprehensive Coverage Risk Losing Access to Lifesaving Care if the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits are not Extended

... survey  exploring the impact of the enhanced premium tax credits on cancer patients and survivors who rely on the Marketplace for comprehensive health insurance coverage. According to the latest Survivor Views survey, almost all cancer patients and survivors who rely on health care tax credits to lower their monthly premiums (96%) say it would be difficult to get the care they need if the enhanced tax credits expire. In ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on the Affordable Care Act & Grandfather ' Rule, Citing the Need for Disclosure, Oversight and Greater Detail on Triggers for Cessation of Grandfather Status

... DC – August 16, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network filed comments on the ‘Grandfather’ rule in the Affordable Care Act, in an effort to more clearly define which plans will be exempt from certain provisions in the new law.   As noted in an earlier ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ... Phone: (202) 661-5711 or (202) 661-5772 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]   0 ACS CAN Files Comments on the Affordable Care Act & Grandfather ' Rule, Citing the Need for Disclosure, Oversight and Greater Detail on Triggers for Cessation of Grandfather Status ...

Letter to Lawmakers regarding HCAF

Jan. 31, 2019 Dear policymaker, One in five Minnesotans[i] depend on public health care programs that are funded in part by the Health Care Access Fund. Ensuring access to quality health care is a long-held Minnesota value. We write in support of the Minnesotans who could ...

New National Cancer Poll Builds Urgency for Reform

... American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released results from the only national survey that examines the state of the current health care system through the eyes of people with a history of cancer. The results show that cancer patients are not receiving accessible, affordable health care and overwhelmingly express the urgency needed to reform AmericaŠ—Ès health care system into one that better supports cancer ...

Fight Back: Make October A Month For Reform

... disease. Now is your chance to Fight Back and let your voice be heard.                     Let's make October a month of action for health care reform! Many people don’t realize it, but fighting cancer means fixing health care. Our current health care system fails millions of people, especially cancer patients. Even after beating cancer, many survivors can’t ...

A Focus on the Patient: Ensuring Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

While the merits of comprehensive health care reform legislation are debated in the halls of Congress, ACS CAN urges lawmakers to keep patients' needs top of mind. That means including measures that improve communication between health professional and patients -- ensuring that cancer patients and care givers are involved in all aspects of the decision making process ...

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