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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Special Session Priorities Jeopardize the Safety of Floridians with Chronic Illnesses and Their Families

... including kids, and blocking business and organizations as well as cities and towns from enacting these policies jeopardizes the health of patients and their families and silences their voices. “As public health organizations dedicated to improving the lives of the patients we serve, the health and safety of the patients we serve is our top priority. ... reason why it’s critical for as many people to be vaccinated as possible. “Meanwhile, many with chronic conditions are delaying essential care because of the pandemic. Public health measures like vaccine requirements play an important role in reducing the risk of COVID-19 to cancer ...

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 ...

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