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

... 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, North Carolina measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization Urges North Carolina U.S. Senate Candidates to Make Fighting Cancer a National Priority

... morning with U.S. Senate candidate Sen. Thom Tillis to discuss policies and issues that are critical to fighting cancer. The meeting was part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Votes campaign—the nation’s leading voter education program informing the public and candidates about the actions lawmakers should ... to be in a clinical trial is something that should be a part of a grant or someway to match with the private sector to phrase some of the cost so that they get better representation in the trials.” ACS CAN is strictly non-partisan and does not endorse, oppose, or contribute to any ...

Louisiana Getting Mixed Results 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 three of the nine issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   “This 16 th edition of the report shows that we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer. We have the power to make a ...

October 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

NEW VIDEO & BLOG To mark its 10 th anniversary ACS CAN produced a new video featuring ACS CAN volunteers, lawmakers, and others. ACS CAN is also launching a new blog on its website:  Cancer CANdor ... district gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 25-28 for the fifth annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Over the course of the event, the top two leadership tiers of ACS CAN's national volunteer organization -- state lead ambassadors (SLAs) and ambassador constituent ... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the ...

October 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

NEW VIDEO & BLOG To mark its 10 th anniversary ACS CAN produced a new video featuring ACS CAN volunteers, lawmakers, and others. ACS CAN is also launching a new blog on its website:  Cancer CANdor ... district gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 25-28 for the fifth annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Over the course of the event, the top two leadership tiers of ACS CAN's national volunteer organization -- state lead ambassadors (SLAs) and ambassador constituent ... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the ...

October 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

NEW VIDEO & BLOG To mark its 10 th anniversary ACS CAN produced a new video featuring ACS CAN volunteers, lawmakers, and others. ACS CAN is also launching a new blog on its website:  Cancer CANdor ... district gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 25-28 for the fifth annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Over the course of the event, the top two leadership tiers of ACS CAN's national volunteer organization -- state lead ambassadors (SLAs) and ambassador constituent ... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the ...

October 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

NEW VIDEO & BLOG To mark its 10 th anniversary ACS CAN produced a new video featuring ACS CAN volunteers, lawmakers, and others. ACS CAN is also launching a new blog on its website:  Cancer CANdor ... district gathered in Washington, D.C. from September 25-28 for the fifth annual ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. Over the course of the event, the top two leadership tiers of ACS CAN's national volunteer organization -- state lead ambassadors (SLAs) and ambassador constituent ... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the ...

8.6.15 New York State Receives Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... it comes to supporting 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 ,  New York State measured up to policy recommendations in just four of the nine issue areas ranked. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  “We’ve made tremendous progress in the way we diagnose and treat cancer across the country. But to leverage this progress, the Governor ...

Survey: LGBTQ+ Cancer Patients and Survivors Concerned about Facing Discrimination in a Health Care Setting

WASHINGTON, DC – June 26, 2023 – According to a new survey , half of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) cancer patients and survivors report they are concerned they may face ... timely care that is vital to surviving cancer. The latest Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) found that some of the forms of discrimination respondents experienced include feeling they were not taken seriously, not being treated with ... we must continue to identify and relentlessly pursue public policies that address barriers to care for LGBTQ+ people,” said Lacasse. “The cost of doing nothing is delayed cancer diagnosis and care, which could result in avoidable deaths, an unconscionable reality that ACS CAN is ...

2-24-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Amendments to Defund Affordable Care Act in House-Passed Continuing Resolution   The U.S. House of Representatives spent four days last week debating HR1, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September 30 of this year. The bill cuts federal funding by almost $100 billion, and includes a five percent cut of $1.6 billion to the National Institutes of ... another two weeks at 2010 fiscal year spending levels. At this time it is unclear how House and Senate leaders will negotiate a final bill that can be passed in both chambers. Read the ACS CAN statement on the HR 1 and coverage from The Washington Post , and NPR’s health blo g .   ...

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