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Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments Considering Deference to Federal Executive Agencies in Loper and Relentless Cases

... case, Relentless v. Dept. of Commerce. The cases put in question the “Chevron deference” that protects the legal stability of public health programs like Medicare and Medicaid that benefit nearly half of the U.S. population by ensuring that laws passed by Congress can continue to be interpreted and implemented by expert federal agencies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).   National health groups filed an amicus brief in September noting their concern, providing real-world examples of how the Chevron deference keeps the legal ... urge the Supreme Court to uphold the long-standing Chevron precedent and ensure the continued stability and strength of our nation’s health care system that serves millions with cancer and other chronic diseases.”  The above statement is on behalf of the American Cancer Society ...

Report Finds Majority of States Falling Short on Laws and Policies that Prevent Cancer and Save Lives

... policies. “State legislators should support laws and policies that help people fight cancer by emphasizing disease prevention, making health care affordable and accessible and focusing on quality of life,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer of ACS CAN. “Missed opportunities to pass laws that fight and prevent cancer not only leave new state revenue and health savings on the table, but deny the potential for saving countless lives from a disease that still kills 1,500 people every day.” How Do ...

Maine 2026 Legislative Priorities

... 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 Mainers impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Maine Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact ...

New Data Reveals That Gaps in Coverage For Those with Private Insurance Are Major Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening

... cancer screening laws, according to the 2009 Colorectal Cancer Legislation Report Card.  Issued today by a coalition of 11 leading public health groups and medical professional societies, the report card was released along with new data from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (EIF’s NCCRA).  The poll surveyed 1,502 American adults aged 18 and above, all of whom have Access to Health Care (either through an employer, a spouse’s employer or private purchase), to gauge their understanding of the importance of colon cancer ...

Community Letter Urging Congress to Enact Diagnostic Oversight Reform

Leading health care companies and organizations representing patients, providers, laboratories and diagnostic manufacturers called on Senate and House leaders to ... innovative diagnostics and clinical laboratory tests to market. In a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) and House Energy and Commerce Committee, more than 80 organizations urged Congress to prioritize ...

Kentucky is the Cancer Capital of the Country with More Than 1/3 of the Commonwealth’s Cancer Deaths Tied to Tobacco Use

... annual Day at the Capitol. This year, the event brought together cancer patients, survivors and their families from across the state with health advocates from the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow. As part of the rally, advocates carried and displayed photos of their loved ones who ... and Kentucky state lead ambassador volunteer with ACS CAN. “It is no coincidence that while our state experiences more suffering, higher health costs, and more people fighting this disease, our cigarettes are among the cheapest in the nation. The good news is that we know how to win ... death. It would also save Kentucky’s Medicaid program more than $6 million over five years and over $1 billion in long-term health care costs. In addition, $266 million in new, annual, state revenue would be generated, more than enough to provide new funding for pediatric ...

Statement of ACSCAN on Governor Cuomo's Proposed 2014-2015 Budget

... of the Surgeon General Luther Terry’s landmark report in 1964 that linked cigarette smoking to cancer. Our country’s political and public health leadership can derive great satisfaction from the achievements which have followed from a three-part strategy that has included: a) raising ... declined from 42% in 1964 to 18% nationally and 16% in New York State. We are not content with this success though and we join with other public health organizations in working toward a goal of reducing nationwide smoking rates to 12% by 2020 and 10% in the next ten years. This is especially ... recent years from $29.5 million to $24.8 million. This program provides screenings for persons without health insurance. Though the Affordable Care Act will help, there will remain nearly one million New Yorkers without health insurance who need these screenings for prostate, cervical, ...

House to Vote on Comprehensive Drug Pricing Legislation, Provisions Include Capping Medicare Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs

... vote today on a bill intended to bring down patient prescription drug costs. Several of the bill’s numerous provisions are important to cancer care, including establishing an annual cap on Medicare enrollees’ out-of-pocket expenses, allowing some Medicare beneficiaries to spread out ... A portion of the bill’s estimated savings would be directed to increasing federal investment in medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and extending funding for the Cancer Moonshot Initiative at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The following is a statement from ... a cancer drug in 2017 hit the catastrophic cap in just the first two months of the year, according to research done for ACS CAN by Avalere Health. Rather than requiring full payment upfront, we support allowing those patients with high-cost drugs to space out their prescription drug ...

2024 New York State Legislative Priorities  

... with the New York State Legislature and other state leaders on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact ... cancer screening and treatment program for low-income uninsured and underinsured women and men administered by the New York State Department of Health. The increase would bring the total annual appropriation to $23,790,000 .   Comprehensive Cancer Control Program: ACS CAN will advocate ... for all insurance plans, including traditional Medicaid, to provide a comprehensive benefit for evidence-based prostate cancer preventive care and screenings, without cost sharing.    HPV: ACS CAN will advocate for legislation to increase the uptake of the HPV vaccine including ...

2026 Rhode Island Legislative Priorities

... 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 Rhode Islanders impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating ... CAN) will work with the Rhode Island General Assembly on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact ...

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