Site Search

Share

X

Search Results

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 Urges Gov. Justice to Oppose Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill

... States.   This letter follows up on my earlier two communications this year regarding federal legislation to repeal and replace the current health care law.  As I’m sure you know, the Senate is now considering a proposal offered by Senators Graham and Cassidy, and we want to provide you ... sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health benefit protections, and potentially open the door to annual and lifetime caps on coverage, endangering access to critical care for millions ...

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Hutchinson to Rethink Support of Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill; Warns of Negative Impacts on Cancer Patients and Survivors in Arkansas

... States.   This letter follows up on my earlier two communications this year regarding federal legislation to repeal and replace the current health care law.  ACS CAN was disappointed that yesterday, you publicly supported the proposal offered by Senators Graham and Cassidy. We would like to ... sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health benefit protections, and potentially open the door to annual and lifetime caps on coverage, endangering access to critical care for millions ...

Letter to Governor Phil Scott regarding Impact of Graham-Cassidy Proposal on Cancer Patients

... States.   This letter follows up on my earlier two communications this year regarding federal legislation to repeal and replace the current health care law.  As I’m sure you know, the Senate is now considering a proposal offered by Senators Graham and Cassidy, and we want to provide you ... sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health benefit protections, and potentially open the door to annual and lifetime caps on coverage, endangering access to critical care for millions ...

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 ...

Montana Cancer Summit Speaker Bios

... Inc. Dr. Whitney Jones is a Gastroenterologist, a former Clinical Professor of Medicine and current adjunct Professor in the School of Public Health and information services at the University of Louisville.  He is a founding member and currently serves as Chair of the Kentucky Colon ... research in oncology as a postdoctoral scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder until 2005.      Suzanne Held, PhD, Professor, Health & Human Development, Montana State University Suzanne Held, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Health & Human Development at ... and successful experiences in community-based participatory research addressing health concerns such as cancer and chronic illness self-care management. She has numerous publications and has provided presentations nationwide regarding this work. Alma always shares that her passion ...

Sign our petition! Ask MA lawmakers to support quality of life

We have the opportunity to make life easier for thousands of Massachusetts residents living with cancer. Palliative care provides an extra layer of support to cancer patients and sees the person beyond their treatment. It brings trained specialists together with ... and improve quality of life during serious illness like cancer. It's about TREATING THE PATIENT as well as the disease (a big shift in focus for health care delivery). And it works. Ask your Massachusetts legislators to support HB 2104 "An Act to improve quality of life by expanding access to ...

Nation 's First Comprehensive Prevention Strategy Critical to Reducing the Toll of Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 16, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other departments today released the first-ever National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy. Developed by the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, which was formed under the Affordable Care Act, this comprehensive strategy will focus on coordinating prevention, wellness and health promotion efforts within the federal government ...

Sample Testimony for House Bill 1301

... Islander individuals. Research is critical to understanding and reducing cancer disparities, as well as examining gaps in cancer prevention and care delivery that contribute to these disparities including the identification of new cancer risk factors which can lead to new intervention approaches to reduce cancer disparities and promote health equity. Everyone should have equitable access to quality cancer care and an equal opportunity to live a healthy life. Our ability to ... relies heavily on eliminating the inequities that exist in cancer care, including research. Data collection will aid future research to improve health equity for minority populations unique to the people of Hawaii. Please support and pass HB 1301 HD1 SD1. Sincerely, Name City, Zip code   ...

Press Release: Massachusetts advocates praise tobacco tax increase

... Director for Massachusetts.  “The tobacco tax increases included in the transportation finance bill will save lives and reduce long-term health care costs for the Commonwealth.” Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Massachusetts, killing more than 9,000 residents each year while hundreds of thousands more suffer from its health consequences.  Tobacco-related health care expenses annually costs Massachusetts $4.3 billion – 10 percent of all our health care costs. ...

Type

Priority Issue

State

Policy Issue

Judicial Advocacy