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ACS CAN Comments on Section 1557 proposed rule

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (section 1557) proposed rule. ACS CAN is ... to get screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. [1] This not only impacts the more than 1.9 million Americans who will be diagnosed with cancer this year, but also the ...

ACS CAN and Other Organizations Ask State Assembly to Act on Tobacco Tax Increase

March 4, 2021 The Honorable Carl Heastie Speaker of the New York State Assembly New York State Assembly Albany, NY 12248 Dear Speaker Heastie, As public health and leading civic organizations ... healthcare costs.  The projected health care savings of increasing the cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack in New York include: 5-Year health care cost savings from fewer smoking-caused lung cancer cases: $10.81 million 5-Year health care cost savings from fewer smoking-affected pregnancies & ... after the rate increase and from fewer sales to smokers or smugglers from other states, including sales on tribal lands. For ways that the state can protect and increase its tobacco tax revenues and prevent and reduce contraband trafficking and other tobacco tax evasion, see the Campaign for ...

ACS CAN 2025 New York City Priorities

2025 New York City Legislative Agenda Download the document here.   In 2025 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the New York City Council and other city leaders on legislative and regulatory efforts to promote cancer prevention and early ... have access to quality care. ACS CAN will make the following fact-based policies a priority and asks for your support:     Ending the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and Reforming How Tobacco Laws are Enforced: Smoking remains the number one cause of preventable death and disease in New York City. 27.3% of all cancer deaths in New York are smoking-related and smoking results in more than ...

ACS CAN Delivers Fight Back Express Signatures and Photos to Capitol Hill

This week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) is sponsoring a photo exhibit in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Building in Washington, D.C. featuring several signature panels and photos from the 2008 Fight Back Express bus tour. The exhibit also features testimonials and portraits of real people burdened by the cost of cancer. The Russell Senate Building is one of three Senate Office Buildings located just north of the U.S. Capitol Building, and is ...

IOM Report a Critical First Step to Determining Meaningful Coverage for Millions of Americans

Statement by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Senior Policy Director, Stephen Finan WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 7, 2011 – “The Institute of Medicine report on essential benefits is a thorough first attempt to address the challenging and complex issue of determining a minimum standard of health coverage. The report properly identifies the weaknesses in the insurance system today and the need to balance coverage and cost as we go forward. To develop an essential benefits package, the administration must take the Institute’s report and fully review it in a ...

Legislature Takes Action to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Hoosiers

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. – Today, our elected officials worked to reduce the burden of cancer on Hoosier by passing House Bill 1238, which will eliminate cost sharing for all preventative colorectal cancer screenings, including follow-up colonoscopies after an abnormal stool-based test for most ... most preventable forms of cancer if Hoosiers have access to screenings,” said Bryan Hannon, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) government relations director. “ACS CAN thanks lawmakers for prioritizing the health of Hoosiers by eliminating cost sharing for all ...

Twenty Years of Broken Promises in the Fight Against Tobacco

... over time as compensation for the health costs related to the suffering, death and disease caused by their dangerous products. Each year, ACS CAN and public health partners track state spending of the settlement revenue, as well as other tobacco revenue states bring in from taxes, in the Broken Promises to Our Children report, and we continually find that states only spend a small fraction of their tobacco-generated revenue as intended -- on efforts to prevent youth tobacco use and to help people who smoke quit.    ACS CAN, Campaign ...

ACS CAN Joins More than 50 Patient Groups Applauding Justice Department’s Stay Request in Braidwood Lawsuit

Washington, D.C.— (April 13, 2023) — Patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions released a statement today to thank the Department of Justice for requesting a stay in the ruling of the Braidwood v. Becerra case, which threatens coverage of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended preventive services without cost sharing as required under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The nation’s leading health groups, including the American Cancer Society Cancer ... cost-sharing for the millions of individuals our organizations represent. “The preventive services impacted by this ruling ensure people can prevent, detect and treat their conditions as early as possible, improving health outcomes and saving patients and the healthcare system money. ...

House Passage of Health Care Reform Legislation a Victory for People With Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 7, 2009 – In an historic vote, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed legislation that the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) believes has the potential to take the fight against cancer in this country to a new level.  ACS CAN, working to advance the mission of the ... The bill would refocus the system to emphasize prevention, end the practice of denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions, limit the cost burden on families by providing care that covers more and costs less and emphasize patients’ quality of life. “This is our best chance in ...

ACS CAN and Other Organizations Ask State Senate to Act on Tobacco Tax Increase

... commitment to New Yorkers during this unprecedented time.  While we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, public health is at the forefront of every New Yorker’s mind. With the World Health Organization stating smokers are likely more vulnerable to severe and potentially ... healthcare costs.  The projected health care savings of increasing the cigarette tax by $1.00 per pack in New York include: 5-Year health care cost savings from fewer smoking-caused lung cancer cases: $10.81 million 5-Year health care cost savings from fewer smoking-affected pregnancies & ... after the rate increase and from fewer sales to smokers or smugglers from other states, including sales on tribal lands. For ways that the state can protect and increase its tobacco tax revenues and prevent and reduce contraband trafficking and other tobacco tax evasion, see the Campaign for ...

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