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Emergency Order is Lifted; Smoking Allowed to Resume in Pennsylvania Casinos Putting Pennsylvanians at Risk

... All businesses should be able to do the same.  “Smoke-free is also good for business because they would save on expenses as employee health care costs go down, workers would take fewer sick days, productivity would increase, and maintenance and cleaning costs would decrease. “I ask Governor Wolf and our legislative leaders to make the health of all Pennsylvanians a priority and to please prohibit smoking in all Pennsylvania’s places of business.”   ###   About ACS CAN at ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Kentuckians

... session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by expanding coverage for biomarker testing. “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, covers appropriate biomarker testing for patients who could benefit. Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the ... has played a critical role in improving cancer outcomes,” said Doug Hogan, ACS CAN government relations director. “Despite its benefits, health insurance coverage of biomarker testing has not kept pace with innovations in treatment.  Additionally, ACS CAN calls on the legislature to ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Kentuckians

... session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by expanding coverage for biomarker testing. “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, covers appropriate biomarker testing for patients who could benefit. Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the ... has played a critical role in improving cancer outcomes,” said Doug Hogan, ACS CAN government relations director. “Despite its benefits, health insurance coverage of biomarker testing has not kept pace with innovations in treatment.  Additionally, ACS CAN calls on the legislature to ...

2023 Tennessee 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 Tennesseans impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... the state previously afforded them. Medicaid Expansion : ACS CAN continues to advocate for low-income individuals and families to have access to health insurance coverage through state Medicaid programs. We support policies that preserve funding and access to Medicaid for low-income parents ...

Lawmakers Vote to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion for Granite Staters

... healthcare will continue for the next seven years – and hopefully beyond. “Medicaid is a lifeline for thousands of families who without health insurance would not have access to the screening, early detection, treatment, and follow-up care they need. On behalf of cancer patients, survivors, and countless other Granite Staters who need access to affordable healthcare, ACS CAN applauds New Hampshire lawmakers for putting public health first and reauthorizing Medicaid expansion.” Throughout the legislative session, cancer patients and survivors from around New Hampshire ...

ACS CAN Missouri 2019 State Legislative Priorities

... against cancer requires 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 Missourians touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. ... and cervical cancer screening and treatment program for low-income uninsured and underinsured women administered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, provides free pap tests to women aged 35 to 64 and mammograms to women aged 50 to 64 who are low-income and uninsured. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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