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2025 Legislative Priorities

... Legislative Priorities   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 Alabamians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2025 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the state legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance ... cessation benefit that covers individual, group, and telephone counseling and all FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications without cost-sharing or other barriers to accessing care.  Local Control  ACS CAN supports the authority of local governments to pass local policies that ...

Presidential Cancer Forums Emphasize Need for Presidential Commitment to Cancer Fight

... D.C. -- August 27, 2007 -- Presidential forums on cancer scheduled for today and tomorrow in Cedar Rapids, Iowa serve to elevate the importance of cancer on the national agenda and offer an opportunity for all presidential candidates to commit that they will make fighting cancer, the number ... in addressing the cancer crisis," said John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). "Deaths from cancer have declined for the second consecutive year in the United States, but 1.4 Americans will be newly diagnosed with cancer ... and Prevention’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, which provides uninsured and underinsured women with free or low-cost mammograms and Pap tests. This program is funded at a level serving only one out of five eligible women nationwide. No woman should be denied ...

New Jersey Budget Protects Funding for Cancer Programs but Fails to Include Cigarette Tax Increase  

... it fails to include the increase in the cigarette tax proposed by Governor Murphy. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on the legislature to prioritize efforts to reduce tobacco’s deadly toll on New Jersey by adopting the $1.65 per pack cigarette tax increase before the end of this year. ACS CAN also asks the Legislature to: Prohibit the sale of all flavored tobacco products; Prohibit smoking in all casinos, and; Require Medicaid to cover FDA approved smoking cessation products. American ...

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... any service required by the Affordable Care Act if they object based on undefined "religious beliefs or moral convictions." The implications of this provision could result in coverage denials of life-saving preventive services such as mammograms or tobacco cessation based on employer discretion.  The amendment failed 51-48.   Read ACS CAN's letter and press release opposing the amendment: ...

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... any service required by the Affordable Care Act if they object based on undefined "religious beliefs or moral convictions." The implications of this provision could result in coverage denials of life-saving preventive services such as mammograms or tobacco cessation based on employer discretion.  The amendment failed 51-48.   Read ACS CAN's letter and press release opposing the amendment: ...

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... any service required by the Affordable Care Act if they object based on undefined "religious beliefs or moral convictions." The implications of this provision could result in coverage denials of life-saving preventive services such as mammograms or tobacco cessation based on employer discretion.  The amendment failed 51-48.   Read ACS CAN's letter and press release opposing the amendment: ...

Florida Legislature Failing to Enact Proven Cancer-Fighting Policies

... evidence-based policies designed to fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Florida earned a “green” rating in only one of nine categories examined in the annual How Do You Measure Up? report. Only two states achieved fewer positive ratings. Recognizing that 135,170 ... from the disease, implementing the nine evidenced-based public health policies detailed in the report would curb the human and financial toll of cancer in the state. These policies are designed to tackle tobacco use, encourage healthy behaviors and improve access to health screenings and ...

Guest Post: On the Front Lines for Our Children

... read on the blog recently , itŠ—'s a critical time for our nationŠ—'s school meals program as Congress is attempting to roll back some of the nutrition standards that have already been successfully implemented. Secretary VilsackŠ—'s important comments remind us just how crucial it is for the health of our nation for those strong nutrition standards to remain in place. On the Front Lines for Our Children By: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack ... as a result of continuing obesity trends. In the battle for our childrenŠ—'s future, it is obvious that one of the most powerful things we can do to protect them is to teach them proper nutrition and healthy habits at an early age. These statistics send a dire warning about our ...

Delaware U.S. Senate Candidates Asked to State Positions on Cancer Issues

Washington, DC – October 13, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), an official supporting organization of tonight’s U.S. Senate debate at the University of Delaware, is calling on the candidates to go on ... 1,000 kids become regular smokers. ACS CAN supports substantially increasing the federal tobacco tax because every 10 percent increase in the cost of a pack reduces youth smoking by 7 percent and overall cigarette consumption by 4 percent. “As a breast cancer survivor who was helped by ...

June 4, 2013 - How KY Scored on Pain Management Report Card

... Pain Policies Since 2008   [Frankfort, KY] - [June 4, 2013] - Kentucky needs improvement in enacting policies that enhance the delivery of effective pain management for patients battling a chronic disease such as cancer, according to a new report issued today by leading researchers and patient advocacy groups. The report gave Kentucky a letter grade of "B+" in measuring the quality and balance of its policies to make pain treatment available to patients. Nationwide, the report showed that ... Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) and jointly funded the American Cancer Society, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and LIVE STRONG Foundation.  "Kentucky is showing encouraging improvement in implementing sensible policies that make the treatment of pain ...

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