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Idaho Cancer Advocates Host Virtual Week of Action in Support of Increasing Tobacco Taxes

... advocates from across Idaho will meet virtually this week with state lawmakers for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Week of Action. During the virtual meetings, the advocates will urge their lawmakers to support a cigarette tax increase of $1.50 per pack with an equal tax increase on all other tobacco products including e-cigarettes. Currently, Idaho has one of the lowest cigarette ...

ACS CAN Comments on March-In Rights Framework

In response to a request from the National Institute of Starndards and Technology (NIST), ACS CAN has offered comments on the use of march-in rights to address drug costs.  ACS CAN Comments on March-In Rights Framework ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on Health Premium Subsidies

... would receive subsidies to help pay their premiums. The ACA makes the premium subsidy available to people whose family income is 100-400 percent of the federal poverty level who do not have access to minimum essential coverage. The provision applies specifically to people who pay more than 9.5 percent of household income for employer coverage. The proposed rule ties the employee contribution to the cost of an individual plan, raising concerns that people buying a more expensive family plan could pay more than 9.5 percent of household income for coverage but be ineligible for premium subsidies. ACS CAN is urging that eligibility for premium subsidies be based on the coverage -- individual or family -- sought by the employee, not merely the ...

ACS CAN Supports the Find It Early Act (H.R.3086)

Background Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S. and the second leading cause of cancer death among women after lung cancer. In 2023, an estimated 297,790 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, and ... Black women are more likely to experience longer intervals between mammograms and between abnormal results and follow-up. Some insurers apply cost sharing when initial breast cancer screening requires additional follow-on testing to determine whether an individual has cancer, or if dense ... and diagnostic services include but are not limited to 2D or 3D mammograms, breast ultrasounds, or breast magnetic resonance imaging.    ACS CAN’s Position ACS CAN supports H.R. 3086 to increase access to no cost breast cancer screening, diagnostic and follow-up testing. ACS CAN ...

2017 End of Session Report

Volunteers from across the state attended our 2017 ACS CAN Day at the Capitol on January 30th. As a result, we saw easy passage of the Idaho Med-Synchronization Rule , which allows Idahoans to ... Fund for the American Cancer Society to provide public outreach about cancer screening services in rural parts of our state at low to no cost. ACS CAN supported a coalition that landed a key hearing on a proposal to increase the age of sale for tobacco products from 18 to 21, which ...

ACS CAN Quoted in today's New York Times

The Senate voted yesterday in favor of an amendment to its version of the health care reform legislation that would guarentee access to no-cost cancer screenings to women. Click here to read today's New York Times aricle on preventive care for women that mentions the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and quotes Dan Smith, President of ACS CAN. ACS CAN Quoted in today's New York Times ...

Advocates Join Reps. Payne Jr., Dent, Lance Calling for Legislation to Remove Cost Barriers to Colon Cancer Screening for Seniors

WASHINGTON, DC More than 30 colon and rectal cancer advocates and survivors are on Capitol Hill today calling for members of Congress to support legislation to ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries trying to access lifesaving colon cancer screenings. They are joined by U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, ... when a polyp is removed during a screening colonoscopy. Colonoscopies are proven to prevent colon cancer and save lives, but any cost-sharing can be a deterrent from getting the screening, said Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). This ...

2021 ACS CAN OHIO LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES

Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Ohioans touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2019, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Ohio Legislature in support of the following priorities: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Increase Funding for Breast and ...

Strengthening Kentucky’s Workforce by Breaking the Cycle of Tobacco Addiction

... prepare for the 2024 legislative session and continue to focus on workforce issues, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize proven tobacco prevention and cessation measures that would improve the health of Kentucky’s workforce.  “ACS CAN urges state lawmakers and Gov. Beshear to invest $10 million annually in fact-based tobacco prevention and cessation programs,” said Doug Hogan, ACS CAN government relations director. “Smoking is estimated to cost Kentucky $2.23 billion in direct health care costs, including $634 million in Medicaid costs annually. Additionally, smoking costs the state ...

ACS CAN Reacts to House Budget Changes

"We are disappointed that the House did not take the opportunity to implement proven strategies to reduce the terrible toll of tobacco use in Ohio," said Jeff Stephens, director of government relations in Ohio for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. "Increasing the cigarette tax by $1 per pack would raise a ... for reducing tobacco use would positively impact the enormous health care costs associated with treating tobacco-related disease."   ACS CAN Reacts to House Budget Changes ...

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