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Louisiana Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Louisiana measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   The 17 th edition of the report highlights we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer.   “This year alone in Louisiana, ...

Pennsylvania Tobacco Tax Increase a Victory for Public Health

... Lawmakers Will Save Lives and Protect Kids   Harrisburg, PA – July 13, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association (AHA), American Lung Association (ALA) and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Tobacco-Free Kids) are celebrating the legislature’s approval of a $1.00 cigarette tax increase that will reduce tobacco use rates, save lives and prevent thousands of kids from becoming addicted tobacco ... lives, but money too, said David Greineder, AHA government relations director. “Combined with at least $2.19 billion in long-term health care cost savings from the cigarette tax, the increases will have a tremendous positive impact both on the state budget and for health care consumers in ...

7-7-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update Medical Loss Ratio Last Thursday, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force recommended that the NAIC endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (HR 1206), which would take broker and agent commissions out of the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their ... MLR is clearly an important tool for consumers. The NAIC's Executive Committee meets via teleconference Tuesday to consider its next step. ACS CAN is concerned about the task force’s action and will be reaching out, along with other consumer groups, to committee members to encourage them ...

7-7-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update Medical Loss Ratio Last Thursday, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force recommended that the NAIC endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (HR 1206), which would take broker and agent commissions out of the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their ... MLR is clearly an important tool for consumers. The NAIC's Executive Committee meets via teleconference Tuesday to consider its next step. ACS CAN is concerned about the task force’s action and will be reaching out, along with other consumer groups, to committee members to encourage them ...

7-7-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update Medical Loss Ratio Last Thursday, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force recommended that the NAIC endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (HR 1206), which would take broker and agent commissions out of the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their ... MLR is clearly an important tool for consumers. The NAIC's Executive Committee meets via teleconference Tuesday to consider its next step. ACS CAN is concerned about the task force’s action and will be reaching out, along with other consumer groups, to committee members to encourage them ...

Idaho Falling Short in Enacting Cancer-Fighting Legislation

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Idaho measured up to policy recommendations in only one of the eight evaluated issue areas.  The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), which is the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. The 17th edition of the report highlights what we must do more to reduce ...

Virginia Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Virginia measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   The 17 th edition of the report highlights we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer.   “This year alone in Virginia, ...

South Carolina Falling Short on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, South Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   The 17 th edition of the report highlights that South Carolina must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer.   “This year ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Names New President

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 22, 2010 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, today announced the appointment of Christopher W. Hansen as president. Hansen previously served as Chief Executive Officer and is currently CEO Emeritus of TechAmerica, the tech ...

Screening is Seeing Advertising Campaign Emphasizes Critical Need to Fund Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Programs

Washington, D.C. – August 9, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is launching a new print and online advertising campaign in congressional districts across the country this week, urging lawmakers to fully fund a lifesaving cancer prevention, early detection and diagnostic program that is celebrating 20 years of screening low income, uninsured, and medically underserved women for breast and cervical cancer.  The ads also send the message that when it ... funding for cancer research for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute in a way that keeps up with the increasing cost of doing research so that promising discovery isn’t stalled.  The new “Screening is Seeing” ad campaign follows an ad run in Capitol ...

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