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Letter to the Editor: ACS CAN Volunteer Ethel Ricci

... Warwick Beacon ·  Tuesday,  December 5, 2017 To the Editor: As a volunteer with the American Cancer Society-Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) I learned at our last meeting that the tobacco industry is, finally, being forced to broadcast the harms of their products. They will be running ads on prime time, on major television networks telling the truth—their products are addictive and they ... in major newspapers across the United States. I have lost several family members to cancer caused by tobacco. Years ago, no one knew the dangers of tobacco. Tobacco products were advertised everywhere, on giant billboards, magazines and on television. If you smoked, you were cool. Women ...

TPP Tobacco Provision Big Win For ACS CAN & Global Health

... has been carved out in a trade agreement as many countries now see the heavy health and economic costs associated with tobacco use. Several of the Pacific Rim countries, including the United States, are actively fighting the extremely litigious tobacco industry in legal battles as the countries try to implement policies aimed at reducing death and disease from tobacco use. These lawsuits have cost countries millions of dollars in legal fees and in some cases have prevented them from trying to enact lifesaving public health measures. ... from tobacco use is a huge global economic burden, costing one trillion dollars globally and more than $300 billion in the U.S. every year. ACS CAN has been actively working for several years to lay the groundwork for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and all future trade deals to include ...

ACS CAN Applauds Basalt Voters for Approving a $2 Cigarette Tax Increase

... Basalt voters passed Ballot Question A on the April 3 ballot, which will increase the tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack and institute a local tax of 40 percent on the sales price of other tobacco products. RJ Ours, Colorado government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement: "ACS CAN applauds Basalt voters for putting the health of the community over Big Tobacco profits and passing ...

World No Tobacco Day. ACS CAN: The State Legislature Can do Better to Protect West Virginians from Big Tobacco

... is a statement from Juliana Frederick Curry, West Virginia government relations director for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network would like to take today, World No Tobacco Day, to remind the state legislature that they need to do better when it comes to reducing the toll of tobacco on West Virginians.  “Tobacco is a big problem for our state, both in the human toll and the financial cost. Tobacco products are addictive and deadly. In West Virginia, nearly 25 percent of adults still smoke, and more than 1,000 kids under 18 ...

Maryland Ambassador feauured in new ACS CAN ad

A huge thank you to Jacqueline Beale for being in a new ACS CAN ad to share her story.  Jacqueline, is a two-time cancer survivor and one of our very own Ambassador Leads in Maryland. The ad emphasizes that we can’t afford to let promising cancer research at the National Cancer Institute go to waste due to a lack of funding, while 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer in their life time, and cancer costing our economy more than $216 ...

Fate of Kids’ Meals Healthy Beverage Bill Rests in Hands of Governor Brown

... in kids’ meals.   Currently, most restaurant kids’ meals include a sugary beverage that contains more than the weekly recommended amount of sugary drinks for children. With the American Cancer Society findings now showing nearly 20 percent of all cancers are linked to weight, it is important that good nutrition starts early—and California is leading the way in showing how legislation can get kids on a healthy path that prevents cancer later in life.   “Approximately 7 in 10 adults and 1 in 3 youths in this country are ...

ACS CAN Comments on DACA proposed rule

Access to care for those who are uninsured not only ensures that serious diseases like cancer can be detected and treated earlier but also often means better patient outcomes and less costs to the individual and the larger health care system. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded health insurance coverage to millions of Americans. However, despite these coverage gains, thirteen years after the law was enacted approximately 31 million people in the United States remain uninsured with data showing that noncitizens are more likely to be uninsured. In 2021, 25% of lawfully present individuals and 46% of undocumented immigrants were uninsured, compared to only 8 percent of U.S. citizens. [1] Deferred Action ...

Review of New York's 2009 Legislative Session

New York's Year by Peter Slocum Vice President of Advocacy American Cancer Society staff and volunteers  took  aim at key budget and policy goals in Albany this year, looking to protect ... working adults to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (which amounts to $22,000 for a single person).  If the federal government approves, this can offer very solid insurance to  tens of thousands of working New Yorkers who cannot afford private insurance on their own. Also, the ... a partial solution, by allowing young people to continue on a parent's family plan until the age of 29.  The family will have to pay the full cost, but it will still be approximately half the cost of an individual policy.  Almost one-third of uninsured New Yorkers fall in this age group. ...

Federal Judge Rules Against Expansion of Inadequate Association Health Plans

Washington, D.C.—A federal judge has blocked a rule change that would have expanded the availability of Association Health Plans (AHP). These plans often leave beneficiaries underinsured because they are exempt from covering the essential health benefits required under the health care law, including prescription drug coverage, and can also cap coverage based on the number of hospital days or cost of services and cover less than 60 percent of a patient’s medical costs. Although this makes the plans less expensive and more attractive to ...

600 Advocates Meet with Lawmakers at Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day

... 600 cancer patients, survivors, caretakers, volunteers and staff from across the country convened recently in Washington, DC for the annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Constituents from all 50 states (plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam) and nearly every congressional district met with their lawmakers, urging Congress to support lifesaving policies ... asked their representatives to co-sponsor bipartisan legislation that would make palliative care more available to patients who need it. Remove cost barriers to colorectal cancer screenings . While the Affordable Care Act waives co-pays for screenings for colorectal cancer, Medicare ...

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