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Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization Urges North Carolina U.S. Senate Candidates to Make Fighting Cancer a National Priority

... to cancer. ACS CAN also issued an invitation to Cal Cunningham to meet with volunteers. Each individual shared how they have been affected by health care policies in hopes of educating the candidate on key issues. Participants included and spoke to Sen. Tillis about the following: (5:20 – ... dollar that we invest in research I believe has a return on investment. That’s why I’ve supported increases to the National Institute of Health and will continue to.” “We need to recognize this ecosystem of research is critically important for us to get the therapies and the ...

Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve $1.00 Cigarette Tax Increase Making the State's Excise Tax Third Highest in the Nation

... the Society’s Director of Government Relations in Massachusetts, “To effectively fight cancer, we need to increase access to quality health care, and put an end to the suffering and disease caused by tobacco.  With passage of this tobacco tax increase, the Governor and the Legislature ... that the tax will generate at least $150 million each year in revenue to support the Massachusetts Commonwealth Care Fund in delivering health insurance for low-income residents, whose smoking rates are more than double that of the general population. Currently, the state spends ...

2026 Florida Legislative Agenda

... 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 Floridians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. ... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Florida Legislature on initiatives to provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, and to ensure adequate funding for cancer research, lifesaving cancer screening programs, and comprehensive ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Warns That Bill Threatening Access to Cancer Screenings is Fatally Flawed

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- May 10, 2006 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) today cautioned the U.S. Senate that the Health Insurance Market Modernization and Affordability Act (S. 1955) is fatally flawed and cannot be fixed. The organization released a letter ... today on behalf of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) to once again express our strong opposition to S. 1955, the Health Insurance Market Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005. It is our view that the basic construct of this legislation is fatally flawed ... cancer screenings and clinical trial participation. All state-required patient protections, not just those related to cancer screenings and care, are important. They are crucial to public health as whole, safeguarding access to a whole array of vital benefits. While we support the noble ...

Report Shows States Can Do More to Provide Access to Tobacco Cessation Services Through Medicaid

... D.C. – February 13, 2020 – A report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) provides an updated snapshot of states’ Medicaid coverage of tobacco cessation treatments and therapies. Almost all states continue to miss opportunities to reduce tobacco-related deaths and health care costs as a result of providing inadequate or limited tobacco cessation coverage. The article, titled “State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco ...

ACS CAN Hires New Vice President of Federal Advocacy and New Federal Relations Directors

... relations directors. Tammy Boyd will be Vice President, Federal Advocacy and Strategic Alliances for ACS CAN. She comes from the Black Women’s Health Imperative (BWHI), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and wellness of Black women and girls where she has served as Chief Policy Officer and Senior Counsel. In this role she has overseen the ... & Johnson. She was also Legislative Director for the late Congressman John Lewis, handling Ways and Means Committee issues with a strong health care focus. While in that position, Boyd served an essential leader in legislative efforts to establish the Smithsonian National Museum of African ...

Indiana House Budget Fails to Address the State’s Tobacco Crisis

... a budget that fails to prioritize reducing Indiana’s high tobacco burden. State representatives missed an opportunity to improve Hoosier health by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Indiana. “If Indiana is going to be serious about improving public health, we need to address our tobacco crisis. Indiana has the 8th highest adult smoking rate in the US and tobacco use is the leading cause of ... on all other tobacco products and an increase in funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to $15 million annually to reduce health care costs, protect kids, and save lives.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top ...

2023 Maryland Legislative Session Summary

... 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 Marylanders impacted by cancer, and the leadership of elected officials is vital to ... would require carriers to provide coverage for recommended follow-up diagnostic imaging to assist in the diagnosis of lung cancer. · Health Coverage Expansion: Bills expanding health insurance coverage through various methods passed and are awaiting Governor’s consideration. · ...

Uninsured Adolescents and Young Adults at Higher Risk for Advanced Cancer Diagnoses

... February 24, 2014 A new American Cancer Society study shows that uninsured adolescents and young adults are up to twice as likely as those with health insurance to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer, which is more difficult and expensive to treat and more deadly than cancers caught early. ... as likely as those with private insurance to be diagnosed with metastatic cancer. The findings suggest that policies such as the Affordable Care Act that increase the number of people in America with health coverage will result in fewer late-stage cancer diagnoses and save lives. The Affordable Care Act, with its focus on increasing private ...

FDA Regulation of Laboratory Developed Tests Will Improve Patient Safety

... to regulate laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that are used for making critical diagnostic and treatment decisions made by patients and their health care providers. The framework states that the FDA intends to regulate copies of FDA-approved tests, copies of Class III medical devices, and tests ... the stakes are now higher for cancer patients. LDTs are becoming more numerous, more complex, and have the potential to have a bigger impact on health care decisions. Until now, many tests have come to market without independent verification that their results were valid or accurate. This ...

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