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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 ...

Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients

... to produce a viable Medicaid expansion plan in the conference means that Mississippi residents will remain in the coverage gap without access to health care coverage for services like cancer screenings and treatment and medications to treat high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and COPD, for at least another year. “By including work requirements in the Medicaid expansion report, lawmakers are erecting barriers to health care instead of increasing access to it. There is still time for legislators to do right by hard-working Mississippians this session. The ...

Protecting Funding for Cancer Prevention

ACS CAN was back walking the halls of Congress to protect an important health program. Along with representatives from 40 organizations, ACS CAN met with more than 70 U.S. Representatives and Senators to discuss the ... cancer and detect it early, we can prevent roughly half of all cancer deaths. The ask was clear - protect funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The fund, a new initiative created by the Affordable Care Act, provides an expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain ...

Cancer Action Day on the Hill with ACS CAN Utah

... speakers, and prep time, before meeting (in groups) with our elected officials to share our personal stories and advocate for the issues we care about. This is a great opportunity for anyone who cares about health care issues, from first-timers to seasoned activists. Everything you need will be provided on site! Come hungry and in comfy shoes, we will take ...

ACS CAN Names Shott New Jersey State Government Relations Director

... 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 ...

New Report-Cancer Patients & Recession

... in the Recession The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance – a worrisome development for any American, but especially for those also grappling with cancer or other serious illnesses. A ... patients and survivors and the challenges they face to help gauge how the recession is affecting workers who are most in need of ongoing medical care.   The report, Patients Under Pressure: Profiles of How Families Affected by Cancer are Faring in the Recession illustrates the kinds of ... if they are uninsured even for short periods of time. The report is a follow up to Spending to Survive: Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health Insurance System [ http://tinyurl.com/ny7erd ], a joint project of the Foundation and the American Cancer Society released in February. Both ...

New Report Spotlights How Some Families Affected By Cancer Are Faring in the Recession

... -- July 31, 2009 --The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance a worrisome development for any American, but especially for those also grappling with cancer or other serious illnesses. A new ... patients and survivors and the challenges they face to help gauge how the recession is affecting workers who are most in need of ongoing medical care. The report, Patients Under Pressure: Profiles of How Families Affected by Cancer are Faring in the Recession illustrates the kinds of ... if they are uninsured even for short periods of time. The report is a follow up to Spending to Survive: Cancer Patients Confront Holes in the Health Insurance System ( http://tinyurl.com/ny7erd ), a joint project of the Foundation and the American Cancer Society released in February. Both ...

ACS CAN Applauds House Vote to Improve KanCare Access

... Cancer Action Network, issued the following statement. “Today, the House of Representatives took an important step toward increasing access to health insurance coverage for an estimated 150,000 low-income Kansans, which will be critical in the fight against cancer in our state. We would like to commend the bipartisan group of lawmakers who led the effort to expand eligibility for the KanCare program. “Quality health care coverage is critical to preventing, detecting and surviving cancer. But right now, most low-income parents and adults do not qualify for any ...

American Cancer Society Past President, Dr. Elmer Huerta, Receives President 's Champions of Change Recognition

... Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, was honored as a Champion of Change at the White House today for his work to promote good health and prevent disease among minority and underserved communities. Huerta was the first Latino elected as volunteer national president of the ... CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, nominated Huerta for his work to encourage policymakers to eliminate barriers to care and reduce death and suffering related to cancer. Dr. Huerta is a tireless advocate for ensuring that all cancer patients and survivors have access to the affordable health care, said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN. He is also without peer as a champion ...

Oregon Cancer Policy Luncheon to Address Cost of Breast Cancer in The State

... Month and this year, an estimated 3,400 Oregon women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Research shows that access to quality and affordable health care coverage is key in the ability to fight cancer. Cancer is one of the leading causes of disease and death in the United States. An analysis by ... that cancer patients pay nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket costs each year and the disease cost the country nearly $88 billion every year in health care spending. On Friday, October 26, a group of patient advocates, health care experts, insurers and medical professionals will discuss the ...

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