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Duluth News Tribune: Wrong to require those on Medicaid to work

Reader's View: Wrong to require those on Medicaid to work The side effects of cancer treatments can be horrendous: Fatigue, nausea, lymphedema, neuropathy, low blood counts, infections are just some. When cancer patients have to take time off ... comply is wrong. Taking coverage away from cancer survivors and other patients who are unable to go back to their normal work routine because of debilitating effects of their treatment is irresponsible and short-sighted. As a cancer survivor myself, I called to urge my Sen. Tom Bakk and ...

Globe Gazette: Move tobacco policy to help Iowa

... that has changed for the better. But despite this progress, Iowa could do more to reduce smoking rates, protect our kids and improve the health of our communities. We can raise the tax on tobacco products to discourage kids from taking up smoking and encourage those who are trying to quit. I support a tax increase of $1.50 per pack of cigarettes and a similar amount for other tobacco products. Such an increase is projected to save Iowa more than $750 million ...

2017 State Legislative Priorities

2017 Legislative Priorities   Defeating cancer is as much a matter of public policy as scientific discovery.  Lawmakers play a critical role in determining how much progress we make in the fight against cancer.  ACS CAN supports proven legislative measures that help save lives in support of our mission to end cancer as a major public health problem.   ACS CAN Recommends Evidence-Based Tobacco Control Strategies ˜Protect our ...

Guest Post: Checking in on the PCIPs

By Sabrina Corlette and Erin Reidy As the second anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)  approaches, we decided it was a good time to check in with the call center specialists at ... approximately 45,000 people enrolled nationwide. The programs must accept people who have been rejected by commercial insurance companies, and can't charge a higher premium because of someone's pre-existing condition. The programs must cover a broad range of benefits, including primary and ... dramatic difference in premiums between the PCIP program and previous state options. In Texas, for example, the PCIP premium is roughly half the cost of the existing Texas program for high-risk individuals, even though the state imposes a pre-existing condition exclusion for a full ...

Senate Committee Vote to Cut Medical Research Funding Disappointing to Families Affected by Cancer

ACS CAN Calls on Members of Congress to Place Higher Priority on Cancer in Final Spending Bill WASHINGTON – September 21, 2011 – Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about today’s Senate Appropriations Committee vote on the bill to fund the ... its commitment to key cancer prevention programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that will help save lives and avoid the high cost of treating advanced disease.   “Cancer still kills 1,500 Americans every day. Patients waiting for new treatments and therapies can’t ...

California Cancer Action Day Travel and Expenses

California Cancer Action Day > Travel and Expenses   Travel Booking Guidelines  To be good stewards of donor dollars, we kindly ask you to book the lowest cost travel when possible. Please arrive to Sacramento by 9:00am (if arriving by plane) and by 9:30am (if arriving by car or rail) . Plan to ... comuníquense con su Gerente de Base para discutir posibles acomodaciones especiales que puedan estar disponibles.   Please use only the ACS CAN travel website to book travel. Please do not book travel on your own then seek reimbursement (even if you see a great deal elsewhere) unless ...

New Flyer Available: NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screenings

New Flyer Available: NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening!         NY Must Fund Breast Cancer Screening! We Can’t Afford to Back Down From the Fight Against Breast Cancer—Especially in Tough Economic Times. The Cancer Services Program (CSP) offers lifesaving breast, cervical and colon cancer screening to people without health coverage in every county of New York. Operating through 47 Partnerships--a network of more than 5,000 hospitals, clinics and doctors' offices, they provide the only hope of ... Detecting cancer early, when it is most treatable, saves lives and it also saves money. The New York State Department of Health estimates the cost of the Cancer Services Program in the last year was offset by $46 million in savings due to early detection. DON’T TURN YOUR BACK ON THE ...

The Great Mammography Debate

... health plans to cover mammography screenings with no deductibles or co-payments. Offered by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), this measure was one of two mammogram amendments that the Senate voted on today. The second amendment, which was offered by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and would not ensure no-cost preventive services for women, was denied. This news signals forward motion for the ongoing health care debate and comes just one day after ... last month by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force advising that routine mammograms were not required for women under the age of 50. ACS CAN strongly supports improving the process for determining recommendations for preventive services by making the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...

1-6-2012 Affordable Care Act Update

... Congress completed its work on the 2012 fiscal year (FY 2012) federal budget in late December.   At the start of the budget process, we faced the prospect of draconian cuts to cancer research and prevention, as well as the elimination or consolidation of cancer control programs at the Centers for ... and Public Health Fund. Technically, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has the discretion to allocate the fund; however, ACS CAN was told that there is a bipartisan, bicameral agreement as to how the fund should be allocated. Congressional appropriators are expected to ...

1-6-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... Congress completed its work on the 2012 fiscal year (FY 2012) federal budget in late December.   At the start of the budget process, we faced the prospect of draconian cuts to cancer research and prevention, as well as the elimination or consolidation of cancer control programs at the Centers for ... and Public Health Fund. Technically, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) has the discretion to allocate the fund; however, ACS CAN was told that there is a bipartisan, bicameral agreement as to how the fund should be allocated. Congressional appropriators are expected to ...

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