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35 Patient, Provider and Physician Groups File Amicus Brief Urging the U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Lifesaving Preventive Care Without Patient Cost Sharing  

Washington, D.C. –  Today 35 organizations, representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals, filed an amicus curiae, or “friend-of-the-court,” ... petition for certiorari in the case, providing extensive scientific data demonstrating that preventive services save lives and are cost-effective. At the crux of the case is a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that requires most insurers cover preventive services ... in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality largely attributed to lower screening participation. Research has proven that any cost-sharing can be a deterrent to accessing proven prevention and early detection and recent survey data has shown that even motivated cancer survivors would ...

College Students Call for Passage of Strong Tobacco Control Legislation

... (888) 227-6446 Ext. 8601 E-mail: [email protected]  C ollege Students Mark the Great American Smokeout by Calling for Passage of Strong Tobacco Control Legislation Harrisburg, PA – November 19, 2014 – College students are celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 40 th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on local lawmakers and the governor to protect the health of state residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. The Society’s advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), supports increasing the state’s tobacco excise taxes by $1.60/pack.  College student are sharing video and photos with Pennsylvania ...

ACS CAN: Inadequate Health Plans a Danger to Cancer Patients

TOPEKA, Kan. – April 5, 2019 – Today, the Kansas House of Representatives approved a bill to allow for the sale of inadequate health products like Association Health Plans and plans proposed by the Kansas Farm Bureau. In response, Jordan Feuerborn, Kansas ... Society Cancer Action Network, issued the following statement. “As an organization dedicated to reducing suffering and death from cancer, ACS CAN stands opposed to any health plans that could discriminate against people with pre-existing conditions or increase the number of uninsured or ...

Week 9 - End of Legislative Session in Tallahassee Update

Week 9 Update   End-of-Session Edition   The 2013 Florida Legislative Session has come to a close and what a week it was for our priority issues. The Health & Human Services budget was one of the last sections of the budget to be resolved. In an uplifting development on the last day of budget conference negotiations, Speaker Will ... million in mission-related appropriations for next year is on its way to the Governor for his approval, including funding for all three of ACS CAN’s top session priorities . Below is a quick summary of how each fared:   Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program - ...

Arizona Cancer Advocates Mourn Passing of Rep. Raúl Grijalva

Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) join Arizonans in mourning the loss of Rep. Raúl Grijalva, who died Thursday after complications from battling lung cancer.  During his more ... fight against cancer.  During the 118th Congress, he co-sponsored HR 1826, the PSA Screening for HIM Act, a bipartisan effort aimed at removing cost barriers to prostate cancer screening. Grijalva also supported HR 247, the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection ...

ACS CAN Advocates Head to Washington DC to Lobby for Cancer Research

Volunteers will be in Washington, D.C., representing Michigan with hundreds of cancer patients and survivors from across the country to call on Congress to make the fight against cancer a top priority. Volunteers are asking our lawmakers to do three things: Increase federal funding for cancer researche Support patient quality of life legislaiton Eliminate surprise costs for seniors getting colorectal cancer screenings. We know that Congress has tough decisions to make, ... kills nearly 600,000 Americans every year – or one person every minute of every day – should be high on the nation’s priority list. ACS CAN Advocates Head to Washington DC to Lobby for Cancer Research ...

Release of House Bill Brings Country Closer to Meaningful Health Reform

... and Senate bills would improve health care for patients and their families by refocusing the system to emphasize prevention, ending the practice of denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions, limiting the cost burden on families by providing care that costs less and covers more, and emphasizing patients’ quality of life. “No one should have to ... time. Families touched by cancer are telling Congress to put patients before politics and transform the ‘sick-care’ system this year. “ACS CAN volunteers have made more than 70,000 calls to their legislators since June, with nearly 2,000 calls a day expected into lawmaker offices in ...

General Assembly Attacks Authority of Local Communities to Protect Public Health

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Leo Almeida   COLUMBUS, OHIO   – “Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee passed legislation that will restrict the authority of communities to pass local laws regulating the sale of tobacco products that are stronger than state law. Local control over matters designed to protect the public’s health, including tobacco ...

Snuff tobacco money out of California politics campaign relaunched

Campaign Re-Launch of "Snuff Tobacco Money Out of California Politics" ACS CAN Urges Candidates and Officeholders to Reject Tobacco Money as Election Nears Sacramento, CA – August 5, 2016 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is reinvigorating its "Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics" campaign in light of recent historic legislative wins regarding tobacco ...

ACS CAN Lauds Proposed Investment in Tobacco Control Program

HARTFORD – Today lawmakers in the appropriations committee released their proposed budget for the State of Connecticut. After years of zero dollars being allocated for lifesaving tobacco control programs, today’s budget includes $12 million for the Tobacco and Health trust Fund. The following statement can be attributed to Bryte Johnson, Connecticut director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): ...

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