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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 ...

Maine 2024 Legislative Priorities

... 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 Mainers impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In ... at disproportionately high levels. To prevent youth and young adults from using tobacco products, help people quit and reduce tobacco-related health disparities, ACS CAN will advocate in support of ending the sale of all flavored tobacco products including but not limited to menthol ...

Progress Slows in States Enacting Balanced Patient Pain Policies for Cancer and Other Chronic Diseases

... the findings showed while states have made considerable progress over the last decade in enacting policies that enhance access to pain care for patients with serious illness, this progress has slowed, and in some states reversed, in recent years. The report, Achieving Balance in ... (PPSG) prepared the report, which was jointly funded by ACS and ACS CAN. As a nation we must enact sensible policies to curb the growing public health crisis of opioid abuse, while at the same time recognizing the needs of cancer patients and survivors who have debilitating pain and must ... manager for the PPSG. "It is also important that new policies don 't impose undueξtreatmentξbarriers that affect important doctor-patient health care decision-making. The 2016 report found while there is some continued improvement in patient access to quality pain treatment, states ...

New Report Finds More Than a Quarter of States Falling Short on Cancer Policies

... can take action to fight cancer: access to breast and cervical cancer screenings for low-income, uninsured and underinsured women; access to care for the uninsured; access to screening for colorectal cancer (commonly known as colon cancer); preserving private insurance coverage for ... .  The report also features a section on expanding access to care.  The Society recently issued four principles that define meaningful health insurance and highlight major problems in the health care system that are impeding progress against cancer and other major diseases.  As part of their ongoing efforts to improve access to ...

Ohio Launches Policy Forum Series the week of November 16th

... Director, Bryan Hannon remarks, “the 2020 Policy Forum series in Ohio will allow our ACS CAN team to discuss issues related to access to care and cancer prevention that are at the core of our advocacy work. We are incredibly lucky to have two broad panels of experts helping our team ...   2020 ACS CAN Ohio Policy Forum: Cost of Cancer Care Held Virtually on November 16th 11:00 am   From rising costs to growing gaps in health coverage, we will take a closer look at the variety of issues cancer patients and their doctors face and the ways we can work together to ... 11:04 am Panel Introductory Remarks hosted by Julie DiRossi-King, Director of Policy and Public Affairs with the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC) Representative Susan Manchester, representing Ohio’s 84 th House District Wendy Xu, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Health ...

Final Insurance Market Reform Rule Better Defines Tobacco Rating Qualifications; More Guidance Necessary for Consumers

WASHINGTON, D.C. February 22, 2013 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the final Health Insurance Market Reform Rule of the Affordable Care Act, including a more specific definition of what constitutes a tobacco user for purposes of determining whether insurers can charge a higher ...

Addressing Cancer Disparities in LGBTQ+ Communities

A critical factor for eliminating disparities and ensuring health equity is the guarantee that all people have access to quality, affordable health care. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) people face a unique and increased cancer burden, disproportionately ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Governor Noem to Veto Bill that Undermines Patient Protections

Pierre, S.D. – Today, the South Dakota House passed Senate Bill 87 with a vote of 50-16 (four excused) to allow the sale of inadequate health plans that are exempt from state insurance regulation and that can avoid patient protections required by federal law. The American Cancer ... segmenting the insurance market, driving up premiums and making it harder for South Dakotans who live with serious or chronic diseases to find health insurance. A statement from David W. Benson, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in South Dakota follows: “ACS CAN believes everyone should have quality and affordable health care coverage. However, because the plans offered under SB 87 will not have to comply with requirements that limit out-of-pocket costs and may not ...

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