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"I don't think that just because you wake up in the morning that gives you the right to health care." This statement, as reported in a prominent southeastern newspaper, was made by a woman attending a town hall meeting. Well, this is where we ... To put it simply, all Americans should have access to cancer screenings and treatment. This is a concept that goes beyond just the issue of health care reform.ξ It is also a core part of our breast cancer campaign and drives our desire to see more funding for cancer research and ...

January 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention Fund is meant to refocus the nation's health care on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels. Using these monies ...

February 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention Fund is meant to refocus the nation's health care on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels. Using these monies ...

February 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention Fund is meant to refocus the nation's health care on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels. Using these monies ...

February 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention Fund is meant to refocus the nation's health care on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels. Using these monies ...

Tobacco Control and Prevention

... tobacco and help adult users quit. A $2 increase on cigarettes with an equivalent increase on other tobacco products will have far reaching health benefits including preventing 12,100 New Mexico kids from becoming smokers and preventing 7,700 premature deaths due to smoking. Raising ... the impending budget battle, raising taxes on tobacco products is one of the few options that everyone can agree on.   New Revenues, Public Health Benefits & Cost Savings from a $2 Cigarette Tax Increase in New Mexico   The current state cigarette tax is $2.00 per pack (18th among all states and DC). Annual health care expenditures in New Mexico directly caused by tobacco use are $844 million.   Projected New Annual Revenue from Increasing the Cigarette Tax ...

National Report: Missouri Ranks 50th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco

... in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. The report challenges states to do more by shining the spotlight on Florida, which has cut its high school smoking rate to a record low 7.5 percent. The report details the lives and health care dollars each state could save if it brought its teen smoking rate down to Florida’s. If Missouri reduced its high school smoking rate from ...

Patient and Medical Professional Organizations Applaud U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Take the Case of Braidwood v. Becerra, Urge the Justices to Protect Access to Preventive Services

... petition for certiorari in the Braidwood Management v. Becerra case. At the core of this case is the requirement under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for most insurers to cover preventive services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) without ... 2024: “Amici support the petition for certiorari because preventive care recommended by USPSTF is crucial for maintaining strong public health, preventing the development of a wide range of conditions, promoting early detection of certain conditions and improving survival rates. ...   Cancer Support Community   Crohn's and Colitis Foundation   Cystic Fibrosis Foundation   Epilepsy Foundation of America   GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ+ Health   Hemophilia Federation of America   Infectious Diseases Society of America   National Hispanic ...

New Survey Finds Failing to Extend Enhanced Tax Credits for Marketplace Plans Would Have Significant Negative Impact on Cancer Patients and Survivors

... percent of cancer patients and survivors who receive tax credits to afford Marketplace plans say they would have difficulty getting the care they need without the enhanced premium tax credits, according to the latest Survivor Views survey released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN.) Majorities would consider alternatives that expose them to greater financial or health risk, such as enrolling in high deductible plans (81%), or plans with less coverage (69%). Further, 65% were unaware before the survey that ... credits are set to expire at the end of 2025.  “The enhanced tax credits made it possible for millions more people in America to afford the health coverage they need. These credits mean they can see a doctor regularly, receive lifesaving cancer screenings and if diagnosed with cancer, ...

"Well I guess she's just going to die isn't she."

... company you called due to a pre-existing condition. And, for the truly tragic part of this story, imagine that your wife dies because a lack of health insurance meant the cancer was caught late and since you didn't have a few hundred thousand dollars handy, she never got the treatment that ... might have saved her life. Now, you know the life of Dan Brodrick. His story is featured in ACS CAN's new television ad . Still not sure we need health care reform? You can watch the ad on our home page - fightcancer.org - and on our You Tube channel - youtube.com/acscan . Watch the ad and then ...

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