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Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT) Announces Early Stage Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

... chief medical officer. "Our thoughts and well wishes are with Senator Dodd and his family. Senator Dodd has long been a champion of public health and is a leader in the effort to pass comprehensive health care reform, having assumed the leadership of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on behalf of Committee Chair Senator ...

Analysis of Marketplace Cancer Drug Coverage Shows Consumers Face Information Barriers on Cost and Coverage

Washington, D.C., February 22, 2017—Cancer patients trying to select the best health insurance plan through the market places continue to face challenges in determining prescription drug coverage and cost-sharing information ... and quantity limits - on common cancer drugs. ACS CAN recommends several policies that could improve drug coverage and transparency in any health care system. These include monitoring formularies to ensure plans are not discriminating against patients with high-cost conditions like cancer; ...

Governor Jerry Brown Urges Californians to Participate in Cancer Screen Week to Lower Cancer Rates in the State

... to increase awareness of the benefits of detecting cancer early and the importance of discussing individual risk factors for cancer with a health care professional.   “I encourage Californians to visit CancerScreenWeek.org to find cancer screening resources and to talk to their health care provider about the risk factors and screening options for all cancer types,” said Governor Brown in a letter of support .   The ...

Withdrawal of SoonerCare 2.0 Waiver Application Clears Path for Full Medicaid Expansion

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) on Aug. 11 notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services that it would no longer pursue the waiver application to implement block grant ...

Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement

... a large portion of this money is available for allocation. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), together with leading health and health care organizations in Oregon, has put forth a legislative proposal that fulfills the original intent of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement by ...

February 2016 Advocacy Update

... appropriations bill passed by Congress in mid-December included a $2 billion (6.6%) increase for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a $264 million increase for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). This is the largest boost in annual appropriations for the National Institutes of Health since FY 2003 and brings NCI's total in 2016 to more than $5.2 billion. This is a significant milestone for the NIH and for all cancer ... in its smoke-free law, adding an important conservative voice to the campaign against statewide preemption of e-cig policy.   Access to Care ACS CAN Weighs in on Draft CDC Opioid Prescribing Guideline The CDC has developed a draft guideline for the use of opioids to treat chronic ...

ACS CAN Letters to Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Johnson Asking for Support for Tobacco Control and Early Detection and Prevention

... achieve these goals, the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget should maintain its current commitment of $1.6 Million to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Cancer Prevention and Control Program and maintain its current commitment of $7.2 Million in funding to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Tobacco Control Program. As we all know, the COVID-19 pandemic has upended lives and the economy. But as this virus ... annually between 2012-2016 according to the New York State Cancer Registry. Cancer patients have long faced significant barriers to accessing care. COVID-19 has magnified these barriers, with 46% of cancer patients and survivors reporting a change in their ability to pay for care due to ...

ACS CAN Releases 13th Annual How Do You Measure Up Report

... was not all good as many states are still failing to pass legislation that would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly reduce health care costs. Those are the conclusions of ACS CAN's 13th annual How Do You Measure Up Report. The report, released at the recent National Conference ...

Statement on the Death of Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis

... survivors, and their families. He was fiercely committed to racial and social justice, and as part of that work, to making sure access to health care was a basic human right. “In addition to playing a pivotal role in the civil rights movement, Rep. Lewis had long been a champion of cancer issues from his work on the Atlanta City Council throughout his time in Congress. The congressman recognized racism is a public health issue and was a vocal advocate for the passage of critical patient protections in the Affordable Care Act. “This year, an estimated 1.8 ...

Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization Urges Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District Candidates to Make Fighting Cancer a National Priority

... nd Congressional District candidates to state their positions on cancer issues such as cancer research funding and access to health care, including rural cancer care. ACS CAN also issued an invitation to Rep. Craig’s opponent, Tyler Kistner, to meet with volunteers.  ... made not just in the doctor’s office, but also in Washington, D.C., and state capitols. Government officials make decisions every day about health issues that affect our family, friends and neighbors,” said Pam Fontem, Lake City resident and ACT! Lead volunteer for ACS CAN ...

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