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ACS CAN Testimony Regarding the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget

... Cancer Action Network Testimony Regarding the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget Chair Sarlo, Vice Chair Cunningham and the distinguished members of the Senate Budget Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today. My name is Michael Davoli and I am the New Jersey and New York City Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. ... hospitalizations, saving $1.5 billion compared to $260 million spent on the program. The 5-to-1 return on investment is conservative because the cost savings only reflect the savings from prevented hospitalizations. The researchers indicate that the total savings could be more than double if ...

Cancer Advocates Rally in Support of Tobacco Education

About two dozen cancer patients, survivors and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) rallied at the Capitol today in support of restoring funding for comprehensive tobacco education to $21 million annually.  The event was rescheduled due to a snow storm earlier this ... you consider the toll that cancer takes each year in Maryland, we must ensure policies are in place that will begin to minimize the impact of this disease,” said Jacqueline Beale, Maryland’s volunteer co-lead ambassador for ACS CAN. “Ensuring proper funding is in place to allow ...

ACS CAN Nevada Roundtable on Breast Cancer to Spotlight

... cancer in her lifetime is about 12 percent. This means there is a 1 in 8 chance she will develop breast cancer. In Nevada, about 2,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year and, unfortunately, nearly 400 Nevada women will die each year from the disease.  Please join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) for a Roundtable on Breast Cancer October 13, 2017 at Nevada Hopes, 580 W. 5 th Street, Reno, from 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. A panel discussion at ... for low-income Nevadans to get breast cancer screenings. Nevada is funding breast and cervical screenings for low-income women to the tune of $500,000 over the next two years through the Women’s Health Connection. Nevada was one of only two states in the country that has shown up ...

Glastonbury Patch: U. of Hartford Coach Gallagher Teams Up with Cancer Survivors

"Also in attendance was Adam Clemens from Glastonbury, who became an ACS CAN advocate over a decade ago in honor of his mother, who he lost to breast cancer. Clemens met with Connecticut's Congressional delegation to ask ... to support an increase in federal funding for cancer research. He also asked them to advance legislation that works to improve patients' quality of life and to support legislation that would close a loophole in Medicare that can result in surprise costs for seniors when a polyp is found ...

2025 ACS CAN Hawaii Cancer Action Day Training

... you for joining us to fight for lifesaving laws that will prevent cancer and protect survivors and their families.  Your involvement in ACS CAN Hawaii Cancer Action Day will help improve the lives of thousands of families across our state.  We're planning an impactful day and want to make sure you have all the materials you need to be ... Priorities Hawaii Biomarker Testing Fact Sheet Natalie's Biomarker Story Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet New Revenues, Public Health Benefits & Cost Savings From a $1 Cigarette Tax Increase in Hawaii   * Team Meeting Assignments *: (In progress) Capitol Map   Legislative Profiles  - ...

New Poll: Majority of Wyoming Voters Support Medicaid Expansion

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—A new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), AARP, the American Heart Association and American Lung Association shows the majority of Wyoming voters support efforts to increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid. Wyoming is one of 12 states that has not expanded ... Wyoming to join them," said R.J. Ours, ACS CAN Wyoming government relations director. "These results show people’s very real concerns about cost of care and access to it for themselves and their families. They’re picturing loved ones who may be struggling to see doctors, pay for ...

Six-month Awareness Phase of Buena Park’s New Smoke-free Ordinance Begins

... enforced. In July, the Buena Park City Council unanimously passed the first comprehensive smoke-free policy in Orange County to prohibit the use of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, in multi-unit residences and most outdoor spaces such as bus stops, entryways and public events. “Any exposure to secondhand smoke, even outdoors, can have adverse effects on people’s health,” said Lynda Barbour, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Southern California ... smoking, and the state’s annual health care costs directly caused by smoking surpass $15 billion. “Tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure cost us dearly, with limited-income communities and people of color bearing the brunt of their harmful effects. We commend our partners at America ...

Steps Governor Hochul Can Take to Make New York a Leader in Health Equity

... years. New York has seen declines in both cancer incidence and mortality from breakthroughs in research and treatment, but there is still a lot of work to be done. If New York aims to remain a national leader in cancer care, as I believe the Empire State is meant to be, our elected ... and diagnostic services. In this, Governor Hochul has the opportunity to make New York a health equity champion. There are steps she can take now as well as in the coming year to ensure equitable and impactful policy becomes law. Let’s walk through them, starting with actions ... two bipartisan bills limiting New Yorkers’ out-of-pocket health expenses. The first, A2085-A / S906-B, or the Colorectal Cancer Screening Cost Sharing Removal Act, requires that every state-regulated health plan covers 100% of the cost of colorectal cancer screening beginning at age ...

Majority of States Not Measuring Up on Laws to Fight Cancer

We know what needs to be done to save more lives from cancer, and many of those solutions are policy solutions. By encouraging prevention, guaranteeing access to affordable health care, curbing tobacco use and focusing on patientsŠ—' quality of life lawmakers can help fight cancer. These measures have been proven to dramatically reduce the burden of cancer, a disease that still kills 1,500 people in this ...

ACS CAN Oklahoma Opposes 75-cent Cigarette Tax Increase Proposal

... proposal to raise Oklahoma’s cigarette tax by only 75 cents per pack. Tobacco tax increases, when implemented correctly, decrease the number of youth who start smoking, increase the number of smokers who quit, cut health care costs, and reduce deaths from lung and other cancers, heart diseases, strokes and other preventable, chronic ... of [our] cigarettes in Oklahoma.” But when the tax increase falls under $1, tobacco companies have demonstrated in other states that they can undermine smaller increases with coupons and discounts designed to ensure their most vulnerable customers (children, pregnant women and ...

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