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April 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... for the 2011 fiscal year (FY 2011), with the current one set to expire on April 8. This is likely the last stopgap measure, as a growing number of members of both parties and both chambers indicate that they will not support another short-term bill. A final compromise bill that would fund ... of it comes from entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid and major changes to the programs would accompany the budget cuts.   ACS CAN has strong reservations about the budget’s proposal to finance Medicaid through block grants, which could lead to new restrictions in ... Medicare benefit started January 1, more than 150,000 seniors and others with Medicare have taken advantage of the visit. This new visit is a no-cost preventive benefit available to Medicare beneficiaries as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Read the ACS CAN fact sheet on April 2011 ...

8-9-10 Monthly Advocacy Update

...   Senate Action On July 29, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1 billion (3.2 percent) increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the 2010 fiscal year (FY10) budget, for a total of $32 billion in FY11. This amount includes $5.2 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read the ACS CAN press release .   Unfortunately an amendment from Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) that would have added another $1 billion to the NIH budget ... Care Act.   The regulations require new individual and group health plans to provide beneficiaries with certain preventive benefits at no cost starting September 23, 2010 (“grandfathered plans” do not have to comply with the regulation). Preventive services with a rating of "A" or ...

Health Care Providers Call on Governor Hochul to Sign Biomarker Testing Bill without Delay

... in June with support from over 65 patient and provider groups, who now fear that Governor Hochul will veto the bill or severely limit the scope of the bill, stripping the proposal of its potential impact.   Biomarker testing has become a game-changing part of cancer care given its role in opening the door to targeted treatments that can lead to improved survivorship and quality of life.   Hal Sieger is a cancer survivor from Greenlawn, NY, who beat Stage 4 melanoma in 2012 ... President of Research at the ALS Association. “With biomarker testing, ALS patients will be more able to unlock precision medicine's value and cost-savings potential. Without action to expand coverage and access to biomarker testing, advances in precision medicine could exacerbate existing ...

Leading Health Groups Call for Bold Action To End the Tobacco Epidemic In the United States

WASHINGTON, DC - As the United States marks the 50 th anniversary of the first Surgeon General 's Report on Smoking and Health, seven leading public health and medical organizations today called for a new national commitment to end the tobacco epidemic for good. At a press conference today, the organizations called for bold action by all levels of government to achieve three goals: Reduce smoking rates, currently at about 18 percent, to less than 10 percent within 10 years; Protect all ... years; and 3) ultimately eliminate the death and disease caused by tobacco. Over the past 50 years, we have developed proven strategies that can achieve these goals if they are fully and effectively implemented.ξ These strategies include tobacco tax increases, comprehensive smoke-free ...

Leading Health Groups Urge FDA to Finalize Rule Regulating All Tobacco Products by April 2015 and Reject Exemption for Some Cigars

... current restrictions on cigarette marketing to newly-regulated products, including cigars and electronic cigarettes, and prohibiting the use of flavorings that appeal to kids. Today is the close of the period for public comments to the FDA on its proposed rule to assert authority over ... control centers involving nicotine poisoning of children exposed to the liquid nicotine used in e-cigarettes. The FDA should revise its flawed cost-benefit analysis of the proposed rule that led the agency to vastly underestimate the likely benefits.ξ Among other flaws, the FDA slashed ... Nursing Society Partnership for Prevention Prevention Partners Society for Public Health Education Trust for America's Health The comments can be read at https://www.fightcancer.org/content/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/24-Health-Groups-Deeming-Comments.pdf ACS CAN also submitted a ...

Raise It For Health DC: Tobacco Control Advocates Applaud Councilmember’s Proposed Cigarette Tax That Will Save Lives & Improve Health

A coalition of leading public health organizations praised Councilmember Vincent Gray’s proposal for increasing the District’s cigarette tax by $2 per pack and designating a portion of the revenue to critical tobacco prevention and cessation programs.  Experts say the measure will decrease youth smoking in the District by 21.1 percent. The Raise It For Health DC coalition includes the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Breathe DC, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, DC Fiscal Policy Institute and the March ...

Movement Grows in States to Address Effective Pain Management for Cancer and Chronic Diseases

WASHINGTON, DC A growing number of states are enacting policy measures that promote the delivery of effective pain management, according to a report released today. Over almost a decade, states have made considerable progress in enacting ... barriers. The report, Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card (CY 2013)ξ shows the extent that state policies can support pain management and patient care. The University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) prepared the report, which was jointly ...

"Return On Investment" Rally for Tobacco Prevention Funding Held at Roundhouse

... to bring attention to the need to re-invest in tobacco prevention, education and cessation programs.  Teens and college students were some of the several dozen advocates asking the public to sign dollar bill-shaped petitions urging lawmakers to renew their commitment to funding tobacco prevention in the state of New Mexico. Lawmakers received pictures of New Mexico youth holding signs that say "I am the Return on Investment."   In the final hours of the ... tobacco products including e-cigarettes .   “Right now, 40,000 New Mexico kids alive today will die prematurely from smoking. State lawmakers can change this statistic with fully funded tobacco prevention and cessation programs and increased tobacco taxes,” said ACS CAN New Mexico ...

Health organizations and partners call for improved access to healthy food

... American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, Food Industry Alliance, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, and the Alliance of New York State YMCAs joined forces to call for the final state budget to include funding to make it easier for kids and families to eat healthy ... non-profit community, and the private sector to call for continued investment in the Healthy Food and Healthy Communities Program. Together, we can feed a healthier, stronger, and more prosperous New York State.”   “The deteriorating health of our residents will bankrupt our health ... and one-third of the state’s children , are at serious risk for diet-related diseases, which can be influenced by unhealthy nutrition. The cost of treating the chronic diseases related to excessive weight is staggering: related medical expenses in New York State are estimated at more ...

10-21-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Meeting   Earlier today, the full membership of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) approved a proposal on how to calculate and define Medical Loss Ratios (MLR), the ... federal regulation based on the proposal.   Read the NAIC press release .   This is good news for patients and consumers, and we have many ACS CAN and Division staff to thank for it as they spent the last few months helping the commissioners look at the issues through the “cancer ...

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