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North Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies in 2018

... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.”   How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... to access legitimate pain care.   Additionally, the report offers a blueprint for how North Carolina can work within the current federal health care law on state-based approaches to improve access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It ...

Report Shows Majority of States Falling Short on Policies to Fight and Prevent Cancer in 2013

... and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). As the changing health care landscape presents new opportunities to prevent a disease that kills 1,500 people a day in this country, many state legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives. The report, How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence ...

2017 Texas Cancer Policy Forums

... Network (ACS CAN) will host its fourth annual Texas Cancer Policy Forum series this fall, uniting key leaders and decision makers in business, health care, and government to hear about the latest advances in cancer care and stories of success from the Lone Star State. Texas institutions are ... and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) fueling the effort. This ongoing work is also providing a health boost to the state’s economy. Join us at our forum events in Austin, Arlington or Houston to hear medical, economic, legislative and ...

Update on Surviving the System Lobby Day

... of ACS CAN, on their way to Capitol Hill. ACS CAN along with the patients, survivors, and caregivers are taking the message that the time for health care reform is NOW. The patients are telling their Members that we need adequate, affordable health insurance coverage that Americans can count on. In addition to ACS CAN patients and caregivers meeting their elected officials, AARP, ...

2021 PA Legislative Priorities

... against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, expand access to quality, affordable health care and reduce cancer disparities. Cancer is a disease that affects everyone, but it doesn’t affect everyone equally. Lawmakers make many ... for prescription drugs are clear, efficient and patient-friendly while also allowing for exceptions when appropriate. Affordable, Adequate Health Insurance: ACS CAN will advocate for policies that ensure access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health insurance and will support ...

Lights of Hope Harvest Dinner - Get Your Tickets Here

Do you care about access to health care for all Vermonters? Well so does ACS CAN. Please join us for our  Lights of Hope Harvest Dinner  which helps our ... help send two Vermont volunteers and one staff to D.C. to tell Congress to make cancer prevention a federal priority and protect our access to health insurance #keepuscovered.  Get your tickets  here.  Come share a night under the lights at this Community Street Dinner right on Langdon ...

Letter in Omaha World Herald: Raise cigarette tax even more

... the state’s cigarette tax. I say, great idea. By increasing taxes on cigarettes by $1.50 per pack, our state could save lives, reduce health care costs and generate much-needed revenue.   While lawmakers look for revenue, they should keep in mind that cigarette taxes are one of the most ... receive, even with the projected reductions in smoking due to a tax increase. Taxpayers would also benefit from reductions in smoking-caused health care spending by the government and private sector.   My fellow American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteers and I are asking ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally Legislators Virtually Due to COVID-19

... “Cancer hasn’t stopped. So, neither will we. As a cancer survivor, I let my lawmakers know if we’re going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Louisiana, this goal must be top of mind for our legislature,” said Kathleen Judge, ACS CAN Louisiana state lead ambassador. “By improving access to care, we can reduce suffering and death from this disease.” Specifically, the Louisiana volunteers asked the legislature to: Louisiana Breast & Cervical Health Program : maintain funding for the Louisiana Breast & Cervical Health Program. This program helps fill the health care coverage gap by ...

Patient Groups Urge U.S. District Court to Preserve Preventive Services Coverage Requirement

Washington, D.C.—  Patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions submitted an amicus brief today urging the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas to preserve the requirement that private health insurers cover U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended preventive services without cost sharing as required under the Affordable Care Act.  In September, District Court Judge Reed O’Connor ruled that the process used for requiring this coverage was constitutionally flawed, ...

Anti-Smoking Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Preserve Funding for a Life-saving Tobacco Program

... a priority. The numbers tell a powerful story. Smoking will kill 1,000 Vermonters this year. Vermont spends $348 million on tobacco-related health care costs every year.  1 in 4 Vermont kids report using e-cigarettes. The Coalition supports the Vermont Senate’s prudent decision to boost ... money is in jeopardy if the Governor vetoes the budget. Research shows investing in prevention will save lives and money from tobacco-related health care costs. An independent evaluation shows that with the $72 million the state invested in tobacco control between 2001-2014, it resulted ...

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