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... this post, Shott will oversee advocacy efforts promoting evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Shott comes to ACS CAN after serving as a Senior Program Manager for the State Health Reform Assistance Network and State Health and Value Strategies programs.  These two Robert Wood Johnson Foundation programs housed at Princeton University provide technical assistance to states in their implementation of the coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act and efforts to improve population health and reform the delivery of health care services.  “New Jersey is facing crucial health care ...

... This letter follows up on my earlier communication this year regarding federal legislation to overturn many provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Given the House of Representatives’ passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) and the ongoing discussions in the Senate, we want to provide you with our best information on the potential impact on ... by the House, AHCA could leave cancer patients and survivors - young, old and across all income ranges – unable to access or keep quality health insurance. The bill would create a state-by-state coverage patchwork in which individuals with pre-existing conditions could be charged more ...

... report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states are falling behind in their efforts to prevent cancer and promote access to health coverage. The report grades states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to health care coverage through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, passage of quality of life (palliative care) policies, implementation of ...

... both appropriations and mandatory funding (21st Century Cures) options. Protect mandatory spending authority of the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Global Tobacco Control Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Support House and Senate passage of TPP to curb the tobacco industry's ability to overturn government tobacco control policies in the U.S. and around the world. Patient and Survivor Quality of Life Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). Support House and Senate passage of PCHETA, legislation to facilitate access to palliative ... pain medications for cancer patients and survivors. Global cancer prevention Integrate tobacco and second hand smoke control into USAID global health programs. Support increased funding for HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screen and treat programs. Skin cancer Support efforts to reduce ...