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November Monthly Advocacy Update

  AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UPDATE For more information, visit http://fightcancer.org/healthcare .   Consumer Brochure Now in Print     A few weeks ago I informed ...   The guide, which also discusses provisions of the law as they apply to the Society’s original “4 A’s” that define meaningful health coverage – adequacy, affordability, availability, and administrative simplicity – is part of ACS CAN’s and the Society’s continuing ... Testify About “Mini-Med” Policies The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on December 1 on limited-benefit health plans, also known as “mini-med” policies. Steve Finan, ACS CAN’s senior director of policy, and ACS CAN volunteer Eugene Melville of ...

2019 Advocacy Accomplishments

... information on ACS CAN’s advocacy efforts, explore our website. Sustained Investments in Cancer Research In 2019, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provided 50,000 extramural grants to 300,000 researchers at 2,500 universities, medical schools and other research institutions across ... increases for skin cancer, prostate cancer and ovarian cancer programs, as well as a $20 million increase for the Office on Smoking and Health A new $50 million initiative to support a data modernization effort at the CDC, with language that directs the organization to prioritize ... billion in research grants. The ACS CAN Texas team was instrumental in securing this mission-critical win, which will ensure world-class cancer care continues throughout the state for the next decade.   Advocating as One Voice Against Cancer ACS CAN is the founder and the leading ...

Cancer in Medicare: An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Chartbook

... Program Basics Medicare Beneficiary Characteristics Cancer Screening and Prevention in the Medicare Program Medicare Expenditures for Cancer Care Improvements in Medicare Still Needed Policy Recommendations   Introduction The risk of cancer increases with age, i   and having health insurance coverage is strongly associated with survival following a cancer diagnosis. ii   Cancer is the leading cause of death among ... be diagnosed with cancer. v   Over 1 million of those diagnosed are age 65 or older and rely on the Medicare program as their primary source of health care coverage. vi   Cancer incidence rates also vary substantially across the U.S. (see map). Figure 1: Incidence Rates for United States ...

Governor Bullock and Senator Daines Go on the Record with Their Positions on Issues to Fight Cancer as Part of National Voter Education Campaign

... that will help us prevent and treat cancer in Montana and nationwide." Specifically, both candidates answered the following questions: Access to Health Care: The decision on whether or not to repeal the Affordable Care Act will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. If it is overturned, how do you ... like cancer? Saving Lives through Cancer Research : Will you vote for annual increases in cancer research funding for the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute? Rural Health Care : Montanans in rural areas are often diagnosed with cancer at later stages, which have ...

2021 North Carolina Legislative Priorities

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of North Carolinians touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... support: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Medicaid Expansion : ACS CAN will advocate for low-income individuals and families to have access to health insurance coverage through state Medicaid programs. We will support policies that preserve funding and access to Medicaid for low-income ...

Fight Big Tobacco in West Virginia

Impact of Tobacco in West Virginia: The Need to Invest in Tobacco Control to Reduce Taxpayer Costs, Protect Kids, and Save Lives:   Health Costs of Tobacco to West Virginia Tobacco is an addictive and deadly product. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and remains the ... deaths are caused by smoking.   Economic Costs of Tobacco to West Virginia Smoking is estimated to cost West Virginia $1.17 billion in direct health care costs, including $298.1 million in Medicaid costs annually.v Additionally, smoking costs the state $2.4 billion in productivity costs ...

New Report: Breast Cancer Now Leading Cause of Cancer Death in African American/Black Women

... death rates are partly due to later stage diagnosis. Reasons for these disparities are complex but largely stem from less access to high-quality care and optimal treatment as a repercussion of long-standing institutional racism.   “African Americans continue to have a disproportionate burden of cancer mortality largely because of lack of health insurance and other socioeconomic barriers that limit access to cancer prevention and care,” said Dr. Karen Knudsen, American Cancer ... uninsured —the majority of whom are Black or Latino.   “There’s never been a more crucial moment to address the growing, long-standing health inequities we see in the Black community – and most recently among Black women,” said DonnaMarie Woodson, an ACS CAN North Carolina ...

Unlike South Dakotans, Medicaid work reporting requirements simply do not work

... plans. What Medicaid expansion meant for people in the gap, in a practical sense, is that they no longer were forced to forego basic medical care to cover rent, food, childcare, or other basic needs. It was – and is – a massive victory for the entire state, but especially to those who can now access health care. Regular health care visits and access to preventative screenings lead to earlier discovery and better treatment options for cancer and other ...

Forums to Focus on Court, State Legislature

The legislative forum is sponsored by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, AARP Montana and Montana Primary Care Association. All of Great Falls’ candidates for state Legislature were invited to participate in the nonpartisan event in which they can outline positions on issues related to disease prevention and access to affordable health care. (read more...) Forums to Focus on Court, State Legislature ...

Cuts to Medicaid Would Hurt Cancer Patients

1 in 3 children with cancer and 1 in 10 adults with a history of cancer rely on Medicaid for their care. Yet some in Congress want to make massive, rushed cuts to this lifesaving program that hardworking people in American count on for critical health care. Send a message to your members of Congress and urge them to oppose Medicaid cuts! 0 Cuts to Medicaid Would Hurt Cancer Patients ...

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