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Cancer Survivors Convene in Hartford, Urge Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing

... for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Connecticut: “Biomarker testing is essential to high-quality, personalized care for many conditions and can be a real gamechanger for many patients, but unfortunately, not everyone who can benefit from biomarker testing is getting it. There are significant disparities in health outcomes for Connecticut patients by race, income, and insurance type. Without addressing barriers to care, breakthroughs in personalized treatments could increase these disparities in health outcomes. “Expanding access to biomarker testing will help more people in Connecticut get the right treatment at the right time and avoid ...

Connecticut House Votes to Improve Access to Biomarker Testing

... for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Connecticut: “Biomarker testing is essential to high-quality, personalized care for many conditions and can be a real gamechanger for many patients, but unfortunately, not everyone who can benefit from biomarker testing is getting it. There are significant disparities in health outcomes for Connecticut patients by race, income, and insurance type. Without addressing barriers to care, breakthroughs in personalized treatments could increase these disparities in health outcomes. “Expanding access to biomarker testing will help more people in Connecticut get the right treatment at the right time and avoid ...

ACS CAN Urges Georgia Lawmakers to Take Immediate Action on Closing Coverage Gap

ATLANTA, Georgia – February 26, 2024 – Today the Georgia House health committee passed H.B. 1339, a bill which forms a health care coverage commission. The commission is a starting point for providing access to more than 400,000 Georgians to comprehensive, ...

Congress, Do it For Dan!

Meet Dan Brodrick. Dan lost his job about 10 years ago. Then, he and his wife, Sharon, lost their health insurance. Sharon tried to find coverage but was denied by dozens of companies because of a pre-existing condition unrelated to cancer. ... was diagnosed with stage IV cancer of the small intestine. Dan lost Sharon to cancer more than a year ago because she did not have access to care that could have saved her life. Without health reform what could we all lose? ACS CAN is sharing Dan's story in its first solo national television ad. The spot continues to run on major ...

Amidst Budget Crisis, ACS CAN Eager to Pass Legislation That Would Protect Kids from Big Tobacco and Raise Over $425 Million in Annual Revenue

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is pursuing legislation that will generate $425.18 million in new annual revenue and reduce health care costs for the state. ACS CAN is urging the Georgia Assembly to increase the state’s tobacco tax to $1.87 per cigarette pack paralleled with ... other tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 39% of the wholesale price. “Such a tax increase on all forms of tobacco would mark a major health and fiscal win for our state,” shared ACS CAN Government Relations Director Andy Freeman. “Resolving the budget deficit and addressing ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Washington Legislature Not to Weaken State's Clean Indoor Air Law

... of thousands of workers and patrons in jeopardy by weakening our state’s smoke-free protections. No one should have to choose between their health and a paycheck. Our state should be passing laws and supporting policies that encourage smokers to quit, not requiring them to remain ... they often burn for much longer, they emit greater amounts of dangerous secondhand smoke.  “Not only would Rep. Vick’s bill jeopardize the health of workers and citizens, but it would ultimately increase Washington’s health care costs. The annual health care costs in Washington directly caused from smoking are nearly $3 billion and the state spends nearly $789 million ...

American Cancer Society Opposes Insurance Bill That Would Eliminate State Coverage Guarantees

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 8, 2006 -- As the U.S. Senate begins to debate health insurance plan legislation, the American Cancer Society today voiced its opposition to the “Health Insurance Marketplace, Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006” (S. 1955). The Society warned that consumers across the nation could ... options. “Expanding the number of people with meaningful insurance coverage is a worthy goal but we must ensure that we deliver quality care in the process,” said Daniel E. Smith, National Vice President of Government Relations for the American Cancer Society. “Carving out more ...

House Set to Pass $2 Billion Boost for Medical Research in 2020

... the U.S. House is poised to pass an FY 2020 spending bill that includes a $2 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including a $300 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The bill also increases funding for cancer programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and allocates an additional $40 million for the CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH), which provides funding for programs that help prevent youth from starting to use tobacco and helps adult tobacco users to quit. A ... expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year.” Access “Research alone cannot reduce the cancer burden if Americans are unable to get the care they need due to unaffordable or inadequate health coverage. We’re pleased the appropriations bill includes language to reverse the ...

2021 Alaska Legislative Priorities

... curable life-threatening diseases - but only if we take the steps necessary to prevent it outright, detect it early, and improve access to care. To this end, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Alaska is working on the following policy priorities in support of our mission to end cancer as a major health problem. Reducing the Toll of Tobacco Tobacco Taxes – ACS CAN supports local and statewide measures to significantly increase the price of ... fell from 37% in 1995 down to 7.5% in 2019, youth e-cigarette use was up to 26% in 2019. Smoking still costs our state $575 million in annual health care costs plus an additional $261 million in annual lost productivity due to tobacco-related deaths. Expanding Prevention, Treatment, and ...

MEDIA ADVISORY – PRESS CONFERENCE: Buffalo Community Leaders Rally around Governor Hochul’s Tobacco Proposals, Moved by Data Showing Link between Tobacco Use & Cancer Deaths

BUFFALO, NY –MARCH 11, 2023 – As budget discussions among state legislators pick up speed at the Capitol, Erie County religious, health and community leaders are set to rally alongside cancer patients and survivors on Monday, March 13. Following the American Cancer Society ... that media arrive at 9:45am   Attendees will hear from representatives of the Delevan Grider Community Center, CAI Global, Buffalo Center for Health Equity, the Buffalo Branch of the NAACP, Roswell Park Cancer Institute as well as cancer survivors and health advocates. Participating ... importance of the proposed legislation in the fight to end all suffering and death from cancer and the health inequities that permeate cancer care.   ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level ...

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