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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 - ...

... 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 ...

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 ...

2025 New York State Legislative Priorities Download the document here.  In 2025, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the New York State policymakers on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health ... cancer outcomes for patients and reduce health payer costs by increasing community-based patient navigation services for everyone at risk of cancer, those diagnosed with cancer, and cancer survivors. Patient navigators have been shown to help increase cancer screenings rates, help ... provide a comprehensive benefit for lung cancer screening including all follow-up testing according to recommended guidelines, without enrollee cost sharing or other barriers. Lung cancer is the only form of cancer that can be detected early through routine screening where prior ...