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... to the Small Business Jobs Credit Act that would effectively strip dedicated prevention funding from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  Before PPACA was enacted, roughly three percent of the federal budget was dedicated to keeping our nation healthy and stopping ... reverse efforts to transform the old ‘sick care’ system by nearly eliminating all of the funding in the newly created Prevention and Public Health Fund. The text of the letter from Christopher W. Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: September 13, 2010 Dear Senator: Acting on behalf of ... 5297, the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act.  The Johanns amendment would eliminate nearly all of the funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and furthermore would result in fewer Americans having ...

... a national and state priority. The  ACS CAN Oklahoma Policy Forum  is a premiere event that brings together leaders from business, academia, health care, government, life sciences, and cancer research communities to support ACS CAN’s mission. Translating Action Into Influence . Eliminating ... your company’s commitment to saving more lives from cancer. Come network and build relationships with business, medical research, and health care leaders in attendance. 0 ...

For the 37,540 [i] Missourians who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2020, access to affordable, comprehensive care is essential to detecting, treating and surviving the disease. In Missouri, cancer is the second leading cause of death and an estimated ... 13,010[ii] Missourians will die from the disease this year.  Providing low-income adults and families access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage is critical in the fight against cancer . Medicaid expansion will promote earlier cancer detection, fewer deaths and improved ... tobacco product purchases, as well as increased access, utilization, and coverage of evidence-based smoking cessation medications.[v] Access to health insurance coverage makes it easier to work, find a new job, pay for basic needs and succeed in today’s economy. The health coverage ...

... that help to prevent a disease that kills more than 1,600 people a day nationwide and will cost the country an estimated $216 billion in health care costs this year alone. The report, which was released at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Seattle, WA, finds ... in seven or more policy areas. Most states are failing to implement laws and policies that not only prevent cancer and save lives, but lower health care costs and generate revenue at the same time, said Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN. By enacting evidence-based policies that ...