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6-9-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   ACS CAN filed comments this week with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed Medicare regulation creating Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ACOs, which were mandated in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), are groups of providers that receive bonus payments for delivering more integrated and coordinated care for Medicare beneficiaries. ACS CAN’s comments acknowledge the potential of ACOs to improve the health and quality of care of cancer patients, and encourage the administration to improve the regulation to better benefit ...

6-9-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   ACS CAN filed comments this week with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed Medicare regulation creating Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ACOs, which were mandated in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), are groups of providers that receive bonus payments for delivering more integrated and coordinated care for Medicare beneficiaries. ACS CAN’s comments acknowledge the potential of ACOs to improve the health and quality of care of cancer patients, and encourage the administration to improve the regulation to better benefit ...

$1.50 Tobacco Tax Tops Agenda at Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol

... from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque joined the cancer advocates making tracks to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol.  The government students learned from the ACS CAN volunteers how to advocate for a good cause—cancer ... youth. American Cancer Society (Society) statistics show cancer has risen to become the #1 killer in New Mexico.  Knowing nearly 30 percent of all cancers are linked tobacco use, the Society’s advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN, urged lawmakers at its annual Cancer Awareness Day at the ... “An increase in the tobacco tax is long overdue, especially since New Mexico’s current tax creates a loophole for the growing number of ways tobacco is being marketed to young people to get them hooked,” said New Mexican Kathleen McVicker, a longtime volunteer for ACS CAN and ...

Patient and Caregiver Groups Press Congress to Preserve Paid Family and Medical Leave in Reconciliation Package

... the Administration today making clear the need to preserve the nation’s first-ever paid family and medical leave program as part of forthcoming reconciliation legislation. The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Heart Association, the Epilepsy Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, UsAgainstAlzheimer's, and others, set forth the ... continue between the House, Senate, and White House, lawmakers are weighing the possibility of cuts as a means to reduce the bill’s overall cost. The letter urges lawmakers to ensure paid leave is included in the final package. “Providing millions of Americans the support they ...

New Integrated Clinical Trials Matching Tool Holds Potential to Expand Access to Cancer Innovation

WASHINGTON, DC –  The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today announced the launch of a prospective study of a new tool that would automatically identify relevant clinical trials through one-button ... cancer data called mCODE™, or the minimal Common Oncology Data Elements , to support better, safer, faster cancer care, with lower burden and cost. CodeX recently announced efforts to leverage the CodeX/mCODE accelerator’s experience within two new domains: Genomics and Cardiovascular. ...

Cancer Patients, Survivors to Congress: Make Cancer a National Priority

... survivors and their loved ones from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district are on Capitol Hill this week to ask their members of Congress to make the fight against cancer a national priority. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its annual Leadership Summit and Lobby Day to urge lawmakers to protect funding for cancer research and prevention programs, endorse legislation that supports patients ' quality of life and ensure lifesaving colon cancer screenings are affordable for seniors. Science has made major advances in the way cancer is prevented, ...

ACS Supports Calorie Labeling in Albany

... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2009 NEW LAW WOULD INFORM CUSTOMERS, COMBAT OBESITY       American Cancer Society, Panera Bread Join Chorus of Support, Calorie Labeling Legislation for Chain Restaurants in Albany County Would Provide Answers LBANY, NY (July 28, 2009) – Do you know how ... and poor nutrition are major risk factors for cancer, second only to tobacco use. Approximately one-third cancer deaths in the US this year can be attributed to poor diet, physical inactivity, overweight, and obesity. “It’s a simple and proven idea – informed consumers make better ... citizens in New York State and related medical costs surpassing $8 billion annually, it is truly imperative to pursue such common sense, low cost efforts as part of a multi-pronged approach to improving the public’s health. Albany County should certainly be at the forefront of this ...

2020 Idaho Legislative Wrap Up

Idaho’s 2020 legislative session has come to an end. While the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) did not have a major legislative victory during the session, there is certainly a lot of positive news that we can report.  The session ended with growing concern about COVID-19 and our daily lives have certainly changed as a result ... request.  The legislature discussed, but ultimately did not act on proposals to require counties to help fund the state’s share of the cost to expand the Medicaid program. Idaho is still awaiting feedback from the federal government on the proposal to add work and related reporting ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Warns That Bill Threatening Access to Cancer Screenings is Fatally Flawed

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 10, 2006 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) today cautioned the U.S. Senate that the Health Insurance Market Modernization and Affordability Act (S. 1955) is fatally flawed and cannot be ... the damage this bill would cause, such amendments do not fully redress the flaws in the legislation and consumers would still be at risk of losing important cancer-related protections such as guaranteed insurance coverage of colorectal cancer screenings and clinical trial ... protections. Should it come before the Senate as an amendment to S. 1955, we encourage your support for this legislation as a way to lower the cost of health insurance without jeopardizing crucial patient protections already in place. Thank you for taking cancer patients and their ...

7-21-11 Affordable Care Act Update

...   Although little progress has been made in reaching a consensus on a path forward, Congress has been quite active this week in its pursuit of competing deficit reduction strategies.   The House passed its “Cut, Cap, and Balance” bill earlier this week on a largely party-line vote. ... of Medicine (IOM) recommends that additional preventive health services for women be added to the services that health plans will cover at no cost to patients under the ACA.   The list of additional preventive health services include human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as part of cervical ... that help cancer patients and their families.         Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)     0 7-21-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

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