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Report Shows Majority of States Not Measuring Up On Laws and Policies to Fight Cancer

... challenges, many state legislatures missed opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives.ξ The report, How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer ... with much more work left to be done. Effective public policy measures in the states that encourage prevention, guarantee access to affordable health care, curb tobacco use and focus on patients ' quality of life have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still ...

Patty got the word out. Did you?

Patty Avery is ACS CAN's lead volunteer in Indiana and she's making sure her community understands how health care reform will help people fighting cancer. Patty wrote an op-ed piece that was printed in the Courier & Press in Evansville, Indiana.ξ She ... saving their life or their life savings.ξ The status quo is not an option for cancer patients and survivors who are struggling to afford the care they need." Read the complete editorial and let us know what you think by adding a comment of your own to this blog entry. Patty got the word ...

Can You Picture A Cure?

Please urge your  federal legislators to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans.  To fill our a "Picture A Cure" form, go to www.fightcancer.org/relay and click on "Picture A Cure" to send a ...

Join Our Fight to Expand Coverage for Over 230,000 Missourians - Vote Yes on Amendment 2

Vote YES on Amendment 2 Bring Federal Tax Dollars Back to Missouri and Expand Health Care for Over 230,000 Missourians   This August 4, 2020,  Missouri voters will have an opportunity to vote on Amendment 2 . Amendment 2  will provide access to affordable and comprehensive health care coverage through Medicaid for low-income adults and families. Amendment 2  is critical in the fight against cancer . For the 37,540 ...

2021 Montana Legislative Priorities

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Montanans touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. ... the state breast and cervical cancer screening program for low-income uninsured and underinsured women administered by the Montana Department of Health and Human Services.                     Ensuring Access to Quality Care Medicaid Expansion: ACS CAN will advocate for ...

West Virginia Budget Bills Fail to Address the State’s Tobacco Crisis

... reducing West Virginia’s high tobacco burden. Delegates, like their counterparts in the Senate last week, missed an opportunity to reduce health care costs, protect kids and save lives by failing to propose increased funding for tobacco control programs in the state budget. Increasing ... which would reduce youth smoking by 15.2%, prevent 3,900 kids from growing up to be adults who smoke and save the state $62.4 million in future health care expenditures. “In the most recent Broken Promises report, West Virginia ranked 50th when it comes to properly funding the state’s ...

House Missed an Opportunity to Protect Ohio Kids

... by $5.5 million to $20 million annually would prevent 1,300 kids from becoming adults who smoke and save the state $20.8 million in future health care expenditures.   “There is still an opportunity for lawmakers to change course and increase investment in tobacco control to keep kids from ... on the Senate to restore the governor’s recommended funding level of $20 million in tobacco prevention and cessation to protect kids, reduce health care costs and save lives.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for ...

Senate Committee Advances FY24 Appropriations Bill That Increases Cancer Research Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 27, 2023 –The Senate Appropriations Committee on Labor Health and Human Services advanced legislation today that increases spending levels for federal cancer research funding, continuing our nation’s bipartisan investment in the space.   The Senate spending bill allocates $47.8 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that includes $12.5 million for a new palliative care research program, a critical aspect of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education Act (PCHETA). The bill also includes $7.38 billion for the ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Iowa

... testing will enable more patients to access the most effective treatments for their disease and can potentially help achieve the triple aim of health care: better health outcomes, improved quality of life and reduced costs.  This legislation will ensure Iowans covered by Medicaid and state regulated ...

Senate Votes to Remove Barriers to Precision Treatments

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Indiana: "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and improve lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s specific type of cancer. Over the past few months, we have heard countless stories of the difficulties patients ... and the Indiana Senate for approving this legislation. We urge the House to quickly follow suit and take this significant step towards improving health outcomes and lowering health care costs." In 2024, approximately 14,280 Hoosiers will die from cancer. Improved access to biomarker testing can connect more patients to ...

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