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Leading Health Groups Outline Guidance on Outcomes-Based Incentives

EDINA, Minn. (July 17, 2012) A forward-thinking new initiative by a group of leading health care organizations has produced the industry's most consensus-driven guidance for the use of outcomes-based incentives in employer-sponsored wellness (or health management) programs. The guidance is intended to help ensure that worksite ... American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Diabetes Association, and the American Heart Association. Together, they represent a wide range of stakeholders, including patients, ...

Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization Urges North Carolina U.S. Senate Candidates to Make Fighting Cancer a National Priority

... morning with U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham to discuss policies and issues that are critical to fighting cancer. The meeting was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Votes campaign—the nation’s leading voter education program informing the public and candidates about the actions lawmakers should ... 12 states – North Carolina among them – that we desperately need that coverage here in the midst of the pandemic, we should go back to 100% cost share. There has been bipartisan interest in that. I would be a champion for it and I am going to continue raise the importance of this.” ...

Legislation to Address Youth E-cigarette Epidemic Meets with Victory!

RENO, Nev. – June 3, 2019— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its volunteer advocates, most of them cancer patients and survivors, are pleased Senate Bill (SB) 263 has passed both the Senate and ... now on Gov Sisolak’s desk. ACS CAN is strongly urging the governor to sign this critically important bill that addresses the skyrocketing use of e-cigarettes by Nevada youth.  In response to the victory, Tom McCoy, Nevada government relations director for ACS CAN, released the following ...

Strong Bipartisan Support in Senate for Protecting Health Care Access, Improving Quality

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 14, 2015 -- Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement on tonight's Senate passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: The Senate displayed ... that reviews and endorses quality measures. The bill also makes permanent the Medicare qualifying individual (QI) program, which covers the cost of low-income Medicare beneficiaries' Part B premiums, providing vital assistance to cancer patients in need. The bill spares federally ...

Advocates Call on Washington Lawmakers to Prioritize Expanding Access to Biomarker Testing

... biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is about identifying the most effective treatment for patients with cancer and other serious illnesses. It can open the door to precision treatments that can improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with many diseases and conditions. Similar legislation has passed in 20 states including California, Texas, Georgia and New ... costs and avoiding potentially life-altering side effects.  It’s notable that biomarker testing is increasingly important to the treatment of conditions outside of the cancer space, like arthritis and other autoimmune conditions, organ and tissue transplant, and rare diseases. Research ...

Leadership Summit & Lobby Day: Cancer Advocates Bring Their Stories to D.C.

I keep saying it, but I can’t quite believe this is my 12 th Leadership Summit & Lobby Day. Each year brings fresh energy, new faces and a renewed commitment to carrying ... and know they’re here to make cancer a priority. Most importantly, they’re bringing their stories to D.C. It’s those stories – so full of passion, emotion and a true understanding of the toll cancer takes on us – that will most resonant with their lawmakers and leave a lasting impression. On Sunday, we’ll have the ...

Blair Horner on the NJ Up In Smoke Report

... Little to Help Smokers Quit and Keep Kids from Smoking Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Up in Smoke report detailing inadequate state spending on anti-tobacco programs despite billions in revenue from tobacco. "New Jersey ranks 46 th in the nation in funding programs to help smokers quit.  It's shameful that the state can collect billions of dollars from smokers in the form of taxes and spend less than one percent to help smokers who want to quit.  New Jersey leaders need to realize ...

Key Vote Today on $1.50 Tobacco Tax to Protect Kids, Save Lives and Raise Revenue

... support the tobacco tax increase ( see full list here ). Health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free strongly support the $1.50 per pack tobacco tax increase designed to keep cigarettes and a vast array of other tobacco products out of the hands of kids, while also lowering health costs from tobacco use. Research shows that increasing tobacco taxes will have a significant ...

Senate Committee Proposal Includes Small Increase for Research Funding and Flat Funding for Prevention Programs

WASHINGTON June 14, 2012 Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about today 's Senate Appropriations Committee vote on the bill to fund the Department of Health and Human Services: We appreciate that the ... funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget in this tough budget environment. But the amount doesn 't keep pace with the growing cost of medical research, and continues a multi-year trend that threatens progress in the fight to eliminate death and suffering from a disease ...

Love Notes to Lawmakers: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Deliver Valentines to Legislators

ALBANY, NY – February 11, 2023 – In anticipation of Valentine’s Day, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will be visiting Albany on Monday, February 13 to deliver love notes to lawmakers in the form of Valentine’s Day cards, advocating that they ... cancer prevention and early detection and so should you.”   WHY :  The CSP provides cancer screenings and diagnostic services at no cost to under- and uninsured New Yorkers. In 2017, the CSP budget was cut by 20%. If state leaders are committed to detecting cancer sooner and ...

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