Site Search

Share

X

Search Results

4/7/11 Affordable Care Act Update

...   House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a FY2012 budget resolution this week that includes severe cuts to several areas of critical importance to people with cancer, including Medicare, Medicaid, medical research, and disease prevention programs.   The resolution ... House Budget Committee approved the resolution Wednesday, and the full House will likely debate it next week. As many of you already know, ACS CAN is encouraging its grassroots advocates nationwide to contact their lawmakers in opposition to provisions that would cut and restructure ... discourage individuals and families from purchasing coverage through state-based exchanges for fear that getting a promotion or a new job might cost them thousands of dollars. ACS CAN supported an amendment offered by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that would have mitigated the impact on ...

4/7/11 Affordable Care Act Update

...   House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released a FY2012 budget resolution this week that includes severe cuts to several areas of critical importance to people with cancer, including Medicare, Medicaid, medical research, and disease prevention programs.   The resolution ... House Budget Committee approved the resolution Wednesday, and the full House will likely debate it next week. As many of you already know, ACS CAN is encouraging its grassroots advocates nationwide to contact their lawmakers in opposition to provisions that would cut and restructure ... discourage individuals and families from purchasing coverage through state-based exchanges for fear that getting a promotion or a new job might cost them thousands of dollars. ACS CAN supported an amendment offered by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) that would have mitigated the impact on ...

President’s FY 23 Budget Jeopardizes Essential National Cancer Institute Resources, Boosts ARPA-H Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C.—  Monday the Biden administration released its FY 2023 budget, which includes $5 billion for the forthcoming creation of the Advanced Research Project on Health (ARPA-H) but reduces funding by nearly $200 million for the National Cancer Institute (NCI); a scenario which may threaten to undermine the president’s recently relaunched Cancer Moonshot effort and his goal of ‘ending cancer as we know it.’ Congress increased funding for NCI and appropriated $1 billion to ARPA-H in the FY 22 omnibus earlier this ... are critically needed. A statement on the proposed budget from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “The president’s budget, unfortunately, creates a scenario where ARPA-H is being created to the detriment of NCI and NIH more ...

SD Governor Signs Bill Giving Cancer Patients Equal Access to Oral Chemotherapy

... their insurance plans. The oral chemotherapy access bill, which passed the Legislature with unanimous support, will eliminate disparities in cost-sharing for treatments taken by pill and those delivered intravenously in an oncology clinic. “By signing this bill into law Governor Daugaard helps ensure South Dakota cancer patients get the care they need regardless of how their treatment is administered,” said David Benson, South Dakota government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Increasingly the best and sometimes the only treatment available for patients comes in the form of a pill not through an IV drip. With ...

Franklin students lobby for raising tobacco age

By Scott Calzolaio MetroWest Daily NewsPosted Mar 30, 2018 at 6:39 PM FRANKLIN – One group of Franklin High School girls is a leading youth voice in state government’s decision to raise the tobacco age to 21. The pending Tobacco21 bill would raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products to 21, an issue that a group of Franklin students has been lobbying for since last year. Currently, about 180 municipalities across Massachusetts have already made this change. ... at the Statehouse advocating for change is inspiring, said state Rep. Jefferey Roy, D-Franklin. He said he is willing to do everything he can to make sure their voices are heard. Franklin High School junior Teerithveen Pasricha was at the Statehouse last year and this year advocating ...

Over Two Dozen Patient Groups and Partners Call for a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

... family and medical leave program, including caregiving leave. The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), ALS Association, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Organization for Rare Disorders, the ... Congress to include a national paid leave program in the proposed upcoming human infrastructure package. The groups are advocating for a set of principles that any such national paid family and medical leave program must meet in order to best serve patients, including: A federal paid leave program must provide medical, parental, and caregiving leave; A paid leave program must have a broadly inclusive definition of family for caregiving purposes; Leave should include meaningful compensation/wage replacement in an amount that allows employees, including ...

2026 New Jersey Legislative Priorities

... the full document here.  Victory in the fight against 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 New Jersey residents ... impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2026, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the New Jersey Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that protect cancer research funding, ensure adequate ... state regulated insurance plans, including Medicaid, to provide a comprehensive benefit for evidence-based prostate cancer screenings, without cost sharing. For more information, contact: Quinton Law, New Jersey Government Relations Director ACS CAN at [email protected] ACS CAN is ...

House and Senate Introduce Legislation Vital to Eliminating Health Disparities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 25, 2024 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate introduced legislation to help eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities. Sponsored by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) and Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2024 provides a comprehensive set of strategic policy solutions designed to enhance the health and well-being of underserved and marginalized ... Asian Pacific American Caucus.  A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows:  “Cancer is a disease that affects everyone, but it does not affect everyone equally. We thank Rep. Lee, Rep. Chu and Sen. Hirono ...

Supreme Court Ruling Preserves Critical Patient Protections for Families Affected by Cancer

WASHINGTON June 28, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical to ensuring that people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases can access quality, affordable health care. The ruling is a victory for people with cancer and their families nationwide, who for decades have been ... and their families to access needed care by ensuring that proven preventive services such as mammograms and colonoscopies are offered at no cost to patients, eliminating arbitrary dollar limits on coverage that can suddenly terminate care and prohibiting insurance companies from ...

30 Health Groups Urge President Obama to End Delays and Issue Overdue Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products, Including E-Cigarettes and Cigars

WASHINGTON, DC Expressing alarm about repeated delays that have endangered the health of children, 30 leading public health and medical groups today urged President Barack Obama to promptly issue a final rule providing for Food and ... in April 2015, the Administration indicated the rule would be finalized by the end of last summer. Every one of these delays comes with a cost to public health, the health groups wrote to President Obama. We ask for your leadership in ensuring prompt Administration action to finalize ... the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deem other tobacco products subject to FDA 's jurisdiction.ξ Until this occurs, there can be no federal oversight of e-cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products that have serious public health consequences.ξ There are no ...

Type

Priority Issue

State

Policy Issue

Judicial Advocacy