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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 - ...

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 ...

Washington, D.C., March 7, 2016—Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services regarding proposed changes to marketplace health insurance plans. The ... and survivors to access quality, affordable health insurance that meets their needs. The comment letter states, “we are concerned that some of the policies that are proposed will actually impede a consumer’s ability to obtain health insurance coverage.” American Cancer Society ... burden nationwide. “ACS CAN supports a robust marketplace and welcomes efforts to strengthen the marketplace,” said Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN. “However, those efforts should not jeopardize access to meaningful health insurance for cancer patients and survivors and those at ...

... 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 ...