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Surviving The System: The First Few Hours

... ready for some very special visitors who are coming to our nation's capital to tell their stories on their struggles in dealing with our current health care system. Volunteers flew in from across the country and ACS CAN staffers greeted them at the airport and brought them into the city to prep ... Some volunteers have been up since 4am. Some volunteers have flown across the country. All of them are united in their call to action: We need health care reform NOW, not later. I had the honor of meeting and escorting Taylor W, one of our star volunteers. Taylor just turned 11 years old ...

Rhode Island Getting Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.”   How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including smoke-free ... approach to pain medications.   Additionally, the report offers a blueprint for how Rhode Island can work within the current federal health care law on a state-based approach to improving access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It ...

Legislature Missed Opportunity to Protect Hoosier Kids

... American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is beyond disappointed that the legislature prioritized Big Tobacco’s profits over the health of Hoosiers. The budget passed by the legislature yesterday does not include a tobacco tax increase or adequate funding for tobacco control. ... increase would have prevented 24,500 kids from becoming adults who smoke, helped 50,200 adults who smoke quit and saved 19,900 lives. Beyond the health benefits, increasing the cigarette tax would have benefited the economy, generating $371.71 million in new annual revenue for the state while saving $1.57 billion in long-term health care costs. “A well-funded, fact-based tobacco control program is needed to counteract the $308 million per year that tobacco companies spend to ...

Breaking: NJ Cancer Patients, Survivors Laud Gov's Medicaid Expansion

... leadership in the fight against cancer.  His proposal, if enacted, has the potential to eliminate barriers to proper diagnosis, treatment and care for those with cancer - a disease that claims the lives of more than 16,410 New Jerseyans annually." "The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) supports the Governor's choice to leverage federal dollars to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid for low-income individuals and families. Improving access to Medicaid coverage in New Jersey will save lives and reduce health care costs. "Increasing access to the Medicaid program would provide lifesaving coverage to more than 233,000 currently uninsured New Jersey ...

ACS CAN Premieres New Documentary Filmed in Kansas

... 23, 2019 – Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will premiere a new documentary titled “Critical Condition: Stories of Health in the Heartland” at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park. The short film follows the stories of individuals, families and health care professionals across Kansas as they strive to take care of themselves, their families and their communities. The documentary was produced by ...

Op-Ed by ACS CAN President Published In Capitol Hill Newspaper

As part of our ongoing campaign to ensure any changes to the current health care law protect the needs of cancer patients and survivors, ACS CAN continues to help Congress see the issues through the lens of people impacted ... Heart Association and American Medical Association to write an op-ed about a specific provision of the law that impacts the affordability of health insurance and patients' access to medical treatment.   This piece was recently published in The Hill, a prominent Capitol Hill newspaper. ...

New York State Gets Mixed Reviews on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.” How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, smoke-free laws, cigarette tax levels, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation ... of this measure once signed by Governor Cuomo. Additionally, the report offers a blueprint for how New York can work within the current federal health care law on state-based approaches to improve access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer

... passing legislation that will ease the burden of cancer on Tennesseans.  “ACS CAN is asking the legislature to prioritize access to care for cancer patients through the expansion of telehealth services and increased access to biomarker testing. Telehealth is critical because it provides cancer patients and survivors with a convenient means of accessing some cancer care and primary care – a particularly important option for individuals in rural areas of the country and the immunocompromised.  “Dubbed ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Valeria: Fresno, CA

... asthma steroid medications daily, as well as allergy medicines and an inhaler and that help alleviate her asthma. Besides a small co-pay, her health insurance covers the cost of the medications and Valeria is able to go about her daily life.    But in the past Valeria has been unable to access affordable health insurance, which was devastating for her health. Her three asthma medications cost about $700 per month, which she could rarely afford, and ...   Rationing her medications meant that Valeria struggled to breathe every day and would sometimes end up having to go to the emergency room for care. "It felt like my lungs were working at half capacity," she said. "Everything is affected in your life if you can't breathe."   For Valeria, ...

American Cancer Society & American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Statement Regarding Sen. Amy Klobuchar Breast Cancer Diagnosis

... Society study  in the journal,  CANCER , finds breast cancer screening rates declined among women aged 50 to 74 years within 32 community health centers that serve lower-income populations during the pandemic. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), ... underfunded and is expected to see a significant increase in demand for its services in light of pandemic-related coverage loss and ongoing health care delays. The program has successfully provided lifesaving screenings to low income and underserved populations for 30 years. The American ...

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