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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. ...

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which gives us an opportunity to bring attention to one of the few cancers that can be completely prevented through screening. Not only have we discovered better and more effective treatments for colorectal cancer in the last ... 50,000 will die from the disease. Of those diagnosed this year, more than half will be seniors on Medicare. Currently, Medicare covers the full cost of routine colonoscopies, a screening and prevention tool used to find and remove precancerous polyps before they turn into cancer. However, ...

... shift how they receive federal funding from a percentage match, wherein the program’s funding adjusts automatically to account for the number of enrollees and rising health care costs, to one where funding could be capped. These grants would apply specifically to the Medicaid expansion ... who gained coverage through expansion.    A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows:   “If allowed to take effect, today’s guidance would fundamentally alter the Medicaid program for those who’ve gained ... through the program’s expansion. Allowing states to change their funding formula from one that accounts for enrollment shifts and medical cost increases within this population to one that is comprised of a single lump sum grant has the potential to significantly undermine the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - March 19, 2012 In a significant victory for public health, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld most of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 's (FDA) authority in place to regulate tobacco products. In the ruling, the ... tobacco use. In addition, each year, secondhand smoke causes about 50,000 deaths from heart disease and cancer among nonsmokers. The financial cost of tobacco use is staggering with smoking-related health care expenditures totaling an estimated $96 billion annually between 2000 and 2004. ... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, along with their public health partners, filed an amicus brief in the case, siding with the FDA. ACS CAN will continue to advocate for strong implementation of FDA regulation of tobacco, to ensure that tobacco companies no longer have unfettered ...