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Advocates Look to Governor Hochul to Address Affordability Concerns across Cancer Continuum in 2025-26 Executive Budget

... Director Michael Davoli: “Coming off Governor Hochul’s State of the State address earlier this week, where access to and the costs of health care were sparingly mentioned, patient advocates are hopeful that the governor prioritizes health care affordability in her executive budget proposal for FY 2025-26.   “Concerns around the cost of living pervade everyday life for most ...

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 ...

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 ...

March 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Two Year Anniversary March 23 marked the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which included key provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care for people with cancer and those at risk of developing the disease. These provisions include critical patient protections that:   Ban ... that can cut off access to critical cancer care; Enable children with a history of chronic disease such as cancer to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; Prohibit insurers from charging people more for coverage because they have a condition such as cancer; Refocus the health ...

March 2012 Advocacy Update

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Two Year Anniversary March 23 marked the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which included key provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care for people with cancer and those at risk of developing the disease. These provisions include critical patient protections that:   Ban ... that can cut off access to critical cancer care; Enable children with a history of chronic disease such as cancer to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; Prohibit insurers from charging people more for coverage because they have a condition such as cancer; Refocus the health ...

March 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Two Year Anniversary March 23 marked the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which included key provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care for people with cancer and those at risk of developing the disease. These provisions include critical patient protections that:   Ban ... that can cut off access to critical cancer care; Enable children with a history of chronic disease such as cancer to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; Prohibit insurers from charging people more for coverage because they have a condition such as cancer; Refocus the health ...

March 2012 Advocacy Update

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Two Year Anniversary March 23 marked the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which included key provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care for people with cancer and those at risk of developing the disease. These provisions include critical patient protections that:   Ban ... that can cut off access to critical cancer care; Enable children with a history of chronic disease such as cancer to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; Prohibit insurers from charging people more for coverage because they have a condition such as cancer; Refocus the health ...

ACS CAN Quoted in today's New York Times

The Senate voted yesterday in favor of an amendment to its version of the health care reform legislation that would guarentee access to no-cost cancer screenings to women. Click here to read today's New York Times aricle on preventive care for women that mentions the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and quotes Dan Smith, President of ACS CAN. ACS CAN Quoted ...

Reducing the Financial Burden on Cancer Patients

Advocating for changes to the health care system that make cancer treatment more affordable for patients and their families includes protecting patients from receiving surprise bills ... that threatens the patient protections ACS CAN fought for in the debates.  ACS CAN filed an amicus curiae  brief  in the case of Haller v. Health and Human Services (HHS) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, providing extensive scientific research from ACS and other ...

This is where we disagree

"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 ...

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