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ACS CAN Volunteers' Letters Printed in Local Newspapers

... of cancer patients and survivors are heard, no one does it better than our volunteers. As we work to ensure that any changes to the Affordable Care Act preserve crucial patient protections and make health insurance truly affordable, our volunteers are spreading the word in their communities. Across the country, volunteers have been writing ... Vicksburg Post to the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Merced Sun Star, these letters are  helping inform the public about the impact the current health care law has on people with cancer. Congratulations and thank you to all of our great volunteers. ACS CAN Volunteers' Letters Printed in ...

2016 Federal Priorities

... 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 ...

HHS Releases First Ever Coordinated Plan for Reducing Burden of Pain That Affects Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 18, 2016 ξThe National Pain Strategy, released today by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is the first ever national strategy to provide recommendations to better understand and reduce patient barriers to ... originated in a 2011 Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Relieving Pain in America . The IOM report was mandated in the National Pain Care Policy Act, authored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and enacted by Congress in 2010. A statement from ACS CAN ...

Oregon Congressional Candidates State Where They Stand on Cancer Issues

... to promoting further discovery. Will you vote for sustainable annual increases in cancer research funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute? Access to Health Care: Access to affordable, quality health care can determine whether you live or die from cancer. Will you support legislation to provide ...

California Makes Major Strides Enacting Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... licensing fees for tobacco retailers and distributors.   The only ranking in which California is “in the red” is access to palliative care.  California lawmakers have a chance to improve access to palliative care by passing Senate Bill (SB) 294 this legislative session. Senator ... including New York and Texas found that providing palliative care alongside curative treatment in hospitals can reduce costs for patients and health systems.  In fact, palliative care is estimated to save more than $2.5 million per year for the average academic medical center.   ... country’s top policy priorities, the How Do You Measure Up? report also offers a blueprint for how states can work within the current federal health care law on a state-based approach to improving access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It ...

ACS CAN Urges Kasich to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

... 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 ...

ACS CAN Urges Wolf to Voice Concerns About Impact of AHCA on State Cancer Burden Ahead of Discussions with Senate Leadership

... 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 ...

New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent, Reduce Cancer

... 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 ...

New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent and Reduce Cancer

... 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 ...

ACS CAN Statement on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Leadership Role In The Fight Against Cancer

... "Of particular note, Speaker Pelosi promoted support for robust and sustained investment in cancer research at the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute; elimination of discrimination and increased access to affordable, comprehensive health care through passage of the Affordable Care Act; and advancement of evidence-based tobacco control laws that have encouraged adults to quit and ...

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