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Important Message From John Seffrin

... to becoming a reality. Following decades in which the nation’s health care system has fallen further into decline, and after more than a year of debate in Congress, the effort to significantly improve our broken health care system for cancer patients and their families is entering its ... clear in recent days that it wants Congress to move forward with a final effort to pass health care reform legislation.   As the leading voice of patients in the debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) has been working with lawmakers from both parties to produce legislation that   1.    Increases the emphasis on disease prevention , such ...

Maine 2023 Legislative Session Summary

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 Mainers impacted by cancer ... saw a return to in-person proceedings with new hybrid public hearings. In addition, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) worked with the Maine Legislature in support of the following fact-based policy priorities: Ensuring Access to Quality Care  Access to ... to successfully advocate in support of a bill that requires private health insurance coverage of follow-up breast cancer screenings at no cost when the result of the original screening test is inconclusive. The bill passed the Maine Legislature and went into law without the ...

Candidates in the 51st Assembly District Run-Off Say NO to Tobacco Contributions

Los Angeles – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) announced today that both candidates for California’s 51st Assembly District runoff accepted ACS CAN’s challenge to not take special ... interest contributions from tobacco companies. Assembly candidates Wendy Carrillo and Luis Lopez say they support the Snuff Tobacco Money Out of California Politics pledge and will refrain from taking tobacco money. The tobacco industry has spent more than $100 million in California in the last five years on campaign contributions and lobbying to prevent the passage of public health policies that help people stop smoking, reduce tobacco use and result in fewer cancer deaths. This is in addition to the industry ...

Oregon 2025 State Priorities

... 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 Oregonians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2024 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Oregon State Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance ...   Cancer Prevention and Early Detection   Remove copays for cervical cancer screenings: ACS CAN will advocate for legislation to eliminate cost sharing for follow-up cervical cancer screening tests that are needed after an abnormal result and supplemental screening needed for some ...

Patient Groups Urge HHS Secretary Azar to Reject Idaho Bulletin; Uphold Patient Protections in Health Care Law

WASHINGTON, DC – February 14, 2018 – ACS CAN joined more than a dozen patient groups to send a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today urging the Secretary to ... to be sold on the individual market that would essentially discriminate against older and sicker individuals would violate numerous requirements of the health care law that provide essential protections to individuals and families. The groups who represent millions of patients facing serious, acute, and chronic health conditions across the country note, “Idaho’s action—if it is permitted to stand—would ...

West Virginia Budget Bills Fail to Address the State’s Tobacco Crisis

... help prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help people already addicted quit. “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks forward to working with the West Virginia legislature to include funding in the final appropriations bill. ACS CAN will continue ... West Virginia has the country’s highest high school and adult tobacco use rates. Furthermore, tobacco use is our state’s leading cause of preventable death, killing 4,300 West Virginia residents yearly. West Virginia can and must do better.”  ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that ...

Increasing Access to Treatment Options Through Biosimilar Legislation

Access to quality care has long been one of our top priority issues. To increase access to potentially lifesaving treatments, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) advocates for legislation that enhances access to biosimilar drugs, which offer safe and effective treatment options for cancer patients. This week, ACS CAN released new materials aimed at educating cancer patients, lawmakers and advocates on the benefits of biosimilars and highlighting ACS CAN’s continued work to advance policies that increase access to treatment options.   Biosimilars are close ...

Gov. Bevin Signs Palliative Care Legislation Into Law

Frankfort, KY.–March 26, 2019– The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commends Sen. Julie Raque Adams, the Kentucky general assembly and Gov. Matt Bevin for supporting legislation that will improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families through palliative care legislation. The legislation authored by Sen. Raque Adams and supported by Sen. Ralph ...

2025 Kansas Legislative Priorities

... people in the United States die from cancer each year because they lack access to affordable, adequate, quality care and treatment, and millions of others are forced to skip lifesaving care or spend their savings to pay for it. Medicaid Expansion : ACS CAN will advocate for low-income individuals and families to have access to comprehensive health insurance coverage and non-emergent medical ... Environment. Reducing the Toll of Tobacco Tobacco use is the leading cause of cancer death and disease in the United States. In 2024, the annual cost of health care in Kansas directly linked to smoking is $1.31billion. Effective tobacco control policies are necessary to reduce tobacco use in ...

A Broken Promise to Our Children

Did you know tobacco use is the number one preventable cause of death in our country? Yet, our progress in the fight against Big Tobacco is being undermined, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health groups including ACS CAN. Issued annually, the report assesses whether states have kept their promise to use funds from the landmark 1998 settlement between them and ...

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