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Legislative Update- March 24, 2011

... lobbied all the key members on committee and have slowly been increasing the firm committee votes in opposition to the bill.  The Governor’s Health Care Exchange legislation was heard in House Health and Government Operations Committee.  ACS provided written and oral testimony in support with amendments of the legislation.  The Lt. ...

Wyoming Legislators Missed a Proven Opportunity to Save Lives and Raise Revenue by Not Introducing the Tobacco Tax

... "It would have also raised much-needed revenue to address Wyoming’s budget crisis. Right now, smoking costs our state $258 million in annual health care costs, and a $1 cigarette tax increase would raise about $22 million in new annual revenue, at the same time lowering long-term health care costs. "While the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is disappointed in today’s outcome, we will continue working with the ...

New Report Shows Most States Can Do More to Provide Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation Coverage through Medicaid

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) provided an updated snapshot of states’ Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation. While progress has been made since the report was last released in 2014, the majority of states continue to miss opportunities to reduce tobacco-related deaths and health care costs by providing inadequate tobacco cessation coverage. The article, titled “State Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Treatments and ...

Administration Declines to Issue FDA Guidance on LDT Oversight

... oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that are used for making critical diagnostic and treatment decisions made by patients and their health care providers. A statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), follows: “We’re disappointed the FDA is not ... accurate or clinically valid. Without final guidance, labs that want to perform tests to diagnose diseases where the test is critical to safety, health or a treatment decision will not be required to validate a test’s accuracy and clinical claims with FDA. Further, they will not have to ...

Minnesota, Tell Us Your Story!

Share Your Story Tell us how the current health care system has impacted you or someone you love who was diagnosed with cancer. Being uninsured lead to a late cancer diagnosis? Insurance company ...

Congratulations!

... help of ACS CAN volunteers like you, the New Hampshire State Senate was finally able to pass a bipartisan plan to increase access to affordable health care coverage. That means more of your neighbors will have access to lifesaving colonoscopies and mammograms. In addition, fewer people will have ...

Hudson Valley Legislative Breakfast

... Network on September 16th for a timely discussion on evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem with a focus on cancer prevention and improving care for cancer patients. There is no cost but space is limited. The deadline for registration is Friday, September 9th 0 ...

Cancer Awareness Day at the Capitol

... volunteers touched by cancer came together to call on the California Legislature to listen to their stories, hear their voices and act on public health policies that will put an end to cancer as we know it. This year, cancer patients and survivors will also celebrate their successful efforts ... Cancer advocates asked their legislators to support the following bills this session: Give chronically ill patients easier access to palliative care – Senate Bill 294 would update current law to allow hospice agencies to provide palliative care services to patients who are not on hospice. ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.  ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Volunteer Spotlight: Regina Martinez

... grandchildren and great grandchildren. Regina Martinez has done all of those things since she retired from her career as a hospice and home health nurse. But Regina also felt that there was a need for people to learn and talk about cancer. She had seen how cancer affects lives during her career, and she saw how cancer care saves lives when her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at 44 (and is still living well at 76). So when she was invited to serve on the ... a translator for their publications). She continues to be active in advocating for diversity and outreach to minority communities and educating health providers about the importance of recognizing cultural differences in their services. That work on diversity led her to encourage the ...

Patient Advocates Disappointed With Court Decision on Premium Tax Credits in Federal Mareketplaces

... February arguing that Congress intended to provide premium tax credits to consumers in both state-run and federal marketplaces as a way to make health coverage more affordable. . Following is the groups ' joint statement: On behalf of the tens of millions of people nationwide who have ... we are deeply disappointed with the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which denies premium tax credits that make health coverage more affordable to people who buy a plan in the federally facilitated marketplace. Two federal district courts, including the lower court in this case, previously ruled that tax credits are available in the federal marketplace under the Affordable Care Act. Today 's decision will not be the final word on this matter. Being uninsured can have disastrous consequences for people with chronic ...

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