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Nebraska Revenue Committee Bill Fails to Address Tobacco Crisis  

... Committee advanced a bill that fails to prioritize reducing Nebraska’s high tobacco burden. The Committee missed an opportunity to improve the health of Nebraskans by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Nebraska.  “If Nebraska is going to be serious about improving public health, we need to address the state’s tobacco crisis. In the state, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes and almost 15% of high school students use ... ACS CAN will be advocating for increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products to reduce health care costs, protect kids, and save lives.”       ###   About ACS CAN    The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS ...

Press release: Senate Restoring BCCP is a Step in the Right Direction

... 227-6446 Ext. 8601 E-mail: [email protected] Senate Restoring BCCP Treatment Program is a Step in the Right Direction   Restoring health care coverage option to treat BCCP in budget will save lives Columbus, OH. – June 18, 2015– This statement can be attributed to Jeff Stephens, ... Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program, leaving some Ohio women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through BCCP without access to a health care coverage option to treat their breast or cervical cancer.     “Thankfully, the Senate has seen fit to include the treatment ...

Wyoming Cancer Advocates Unite at the Capitol to Push for $1 Tobacco Tax Increase

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN. The group will urge their lawmakers to pass a $1 tobacco tax increase in Wyoming that will save lives, reduce health care costs, and raise revenue. Advocates will urge lawmakers to support the Revenue Committee’s House Bill 43 to increase Wyoming’s tobacco tax ... In a budget year, this tobacco tax increase would generate $22 million in new annual revenue, while saving roughly $107 million in long-term health care costs. At a news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Senator R. Ray Peterson, Revenue Committee chair, will join health advocates to urge ...

2025 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Islanders impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... (ACS CAN) will work with the Rhode Island General Assembly on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact prevention policies ...

Patient Groups Urge Passage of FMAP Extension

... FMAP extension before lawmakers leave for the August recess.  At a time when many states are battling budget crises, the stability of public health funding for the country’s most economically vulnerable depends on supplemental federal Medicaid funding. August 2, 2010 Dear Senator: The ... living with chronic disease, including many who rely exclusively on Medicaid and other safety net programs for their access to critically needed health care services.  Accordingly, we urge you in the strongest terms to vote to extend for an additional six months the federal Medicaid match (FMAP) ...

2020 Hawaii-Guam Access to Clinical Trials Virtual Event

... start of the virtual event at  http://acscan.windrosemedia.com/ . Join us for ACS CAN Hawaii-Guam Virtual Forum: Advancing Cancer Treatment and Care Through Clinical Trials.  During this virtual event, we will explore access, affordability and community driven solutions for cancer care and lessons we have learned.  Nearly 7,398 will be diagnosed with cancer and 2,608 people will die from the disease in Hawaii and Guam every ... Trials Policies – learn more about the current policies affecting clinical trials. The forum will convene patients, advocates, policy makers, health care partners, and volunteers to provide education on the ability of clinical trials to provide cutting-edge cancer treatments to patients ...

Ambassadors traveled to DC to Urge Lamakers to Make Cancer a National Priority

... our Maryland Ambassadors asked their Members of Congress to: Restore and sustain funding for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and prevention program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Earlier this year, across-the-board cuts known as ... to the CDC. Co-sponsor legislation to improve the quality of life for cancer patients by providing patients with better access to palliative care services and coordinated care.  Palliative care is a proven cost-effective way of improving the quality of patient care by focusing on relief from pain, stress and other ...

600 Advocates Meet with Lawmakers at Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day

... treatment. Volunteers asked their representatives to restore this critical funding. Improve patientsŠ—È quality of life through palliative care . Palliative care, an extra layer of support for patients with serious chronic diseases, ensures that health care providers are treating the disease while also ensuring the best possible quality of life for the patient. Advocates asked their ...

Advances in Health IT and Patient Access to Health Data

... to save lives and accelerate progress in the fight against cancer. Focus of the Conference: Since passage of the HITECH Act in 2010, America’s health care system has become an increasingly digital, data-driven enterprise. The influx of electronic health records and other technologies is rapidly changing the fight against cancer.  This forum will bring together leading experts in the field ...

E-cigarette Legislation Earns N.M. Highest Mark on Smoke-free Policies

... this legislation was sorely needed to take swift action,” said ACS CAN Government Relations Director Sandra Adondakis. “This is a national health crisis, which is why just a few weeks ago the U.S. Congress held hearings on the epidemic.  “The New Mexico Legislature made the right ... 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 eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco ...

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