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Philadelphia Tobacco Tax Increase Will Save Lives, Protect Kids

... and Governor; Offers Resources to Help Quit  September 24, 2014 – Governor Tom Corbett took a major step to save lives and protect public health today by signing a bill creating a $2 per pack tax on cigarettes in Philadelphia. The bill was sent to the governor’s desk yesterday after approval in both the House and the Senate. “Increasing tobacco taxes protects public health by reducing smoking and lowering health spending,” said Diane Phillips, Pennsylvania government relations director for ACS CAN. “We encourage more cities and states to follow Pennsylvania’s lead and consider a tobacco tax increase as a reliable means to reduce health care costs and help save lives. It’s a win for cities and states every way you look at it.” It is estimated that a $2 per pack tax in ...

New Report: Washington Falls Short on Tobacco Prevention, Public Policies to Fight Cancer

... improve cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage." ACS CAN is particularly concerned with Washington’s red ranking, or failing grade, for its extremely low level of state funding ... of preventable death in Washington and causes roughly 27 percent of cancer deaths in the state. It costs the state about $2.8 billion in annual health care costs. Comprehensive, adequately-funded tobacco control programs reduce tobacco use and diseases caused by tobacco, resulting in lower health ...

Cancer Moonshot Task Force and Vice President Detail Necessary Next Steps to Accelerate Cancer Research and Prevention

... unleash the power of data, accelerate bringing new therapies to patients, strengthen prevention and diagnosis, and improve patient access and care. Among the recommendations, the panel suggests implementing proven cancer prevention, including increasing HPV vaccination rates by expanding ... in this country.” The Task Force also acknowledges the critical importance of the Affordable Care Act in improving access to recommended health care along the cancer journey for many who were previously unable to access health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition. The Task Force makes additional recommendations to improve efficiencies of existing ...

35 Patient and Provider Advocacy Groups Deliver Letter in Support of Step Therapy Reform Legislation (A4815/S3051)

... would ensure that when step therapy is used in New Jersey it is safe for patients, clinically grounded, and, transparent to patients and health care providers. Step therapy policies, also known as fail first, are used by health insurers to force patients to try medications that insurance companies choose, requiring the patient to “fail first” before gaining ...

New Report: Missouri Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer

States Measured by Progress on Tobacco Control, Access to Care and Cancer Prevention JEFFERSON CITY, MO – August 21, 2014 – Missouri is falling short when it comes to passing policies to prevent and ... opportunity to pass laws and policies that have been proven to help people fight cancer by emphasizing prevention, making affordable, quality health care accessible, curbing tobacco use and prioritizing quality of life for patients and their families,” said Stacy Reliford, Missouri ... for ACS CAN. “Missed opportunities to pass laws fighting and preventing cancer not only limit the potential for increased state revenues and health savings, but also limit the possibilities for saving countless lives from a disease that will kill an estimated 12,870 Missourians this ...

2021 Virginia Legislative Priorities

... that promote the prevention and treatment of cancer while offering the citizens of the Commonwealth expanded access to quality, affordable health care. In 2021, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Governor and the General Assembly on legislative and ... opponents have attempted to weaken the program asking for authorization to offer substandard healthcare programs such as Association Health Plans and Catastrophic Health Plans. These bare bones plans do not offer the levels of protection that Medicaid does. During the COVID ...

End of Session Summary

... 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 Maryland residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... million for the state breast and cervical cancer screening and early detection program. This program, administered by the Maryland Department of Health, aides low-income, uninsured and underinsured women. Cancer Research, Screening, Detection and Treatment: ACS CAN worked to maintain funding ...

110 Cancer Patients and Survivors from Around the State Unite

... them have been touched by cancer and will come together to call on lawmakers to listen to their stories and act on their behalf to pass public health policies that will put an end to cancer as we know it. An estimated 68,470 people in Ohio will be diagnosed with cancer in 2018 and nearly ... Therefore, it is imperative that Ohio raise its tax on other tobacco products (OTP) to prevent tobacco use and provide better palliative care, or care that focuses on palliative care - the quality of life - for those who have been diagnosed with cancer.  Cancer advocates will ask ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Survey: More than 80 Percent of Cancer Patients and Survivors Say Copay Assistance Programs Help Them Afford Their Prescription Drugs

... shows that while copay assistance programs can help cancer patients afford the medications they need, some aren’t able to apply them to their health insurance deductible or other out-of-pocket requirements, which can create a barrier to care.  An overwhelming majority of respondents (83%) who have applied to a copay assistance program and were accepted say the assistance enables ... than a quarter (27%) of respondents who enrolled in a copay assistance program report that the assistance they received was not applied to their health insurance deductible or other out-of-pocket cost requirements.  “Everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat ...

House & Senate Committee Hearings to Highlight Critical Need for Affordable Access to Lifesaving Medication

... create more predictability for patients facing high out-of-pocket expenses for lifesaving medication. The following day, February 29, the House Health and Government Operations Committee will hold a hearing on the companion bill, House Bill 879. Current practices in Maryland make it so that ... a bipartisan opportunity for lawmakers to ensure that patients have access to affordable and predictable out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving care. ACS CAN is urging Senate Finance and House Health and Government Operations Committee members to vote in support of this proposal, making it so that their constituents have fewer barriers to ...

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