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NJ Gets Mixed Reviews on Cancer Fighting Policies
Report Ranks State Progress on Tobacco Control, Access to Care and Prevention Trenton, NJ – August 9, 2012 – New Jersey receives a mixed review for its legislative work to combat cancer, according to a ... to advocate for a ban on indoor tanning for minors under the age of 18 to protect kids from a known carcinogen. According to the World Health Organization, those who use indoor tanning before the age of 30 increase their risk of melanoma by 30 percent. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, ... 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 ...
GAO Report Inconclusive About Whether Alternatives to Individual Mandate Are Economically Viable
... – March 25, 2011 – A Government Accountability Office report made public today analyzes alternatives to the requirement in the Affordable Care Act that most people purchase health insurance. Although the report, which was prepared at the request of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), identified possible alternatives to the ... 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 ...
Cancer Survivors to Rosen: Make Cancer an Election Issue
... in Henderson. More than a dozen volunteers from both organizations called on Rosen to state her commitments to fighting cancer and prioritizing health care policies. An estimated 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year. The disease will kill more than 1,600 each day. More than ... candidates in the Nevada U.S. Senate race and asked them to pledge to support cancer research funding, ensuring access to affordable, quality health coverage and ensuring access to cancer prevention services. ACS CAN is strictly nonpartisan and does not endorse, oppose, or contribute to ...
Rep. Slaughter, Doctors, Scientists, Patient Advocates, and Academics Hold Roundtable Discussion on FDA Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests
... panel of doctors, scientists, and academics discussed their support for increased FDA oversight over LDTs to provide more accurate, effective care to patients. LDTs are a subset of in vitro diagnostic tests that have neither gone through FDA’s pre-market clearance or review to ensure ... the Federal Drug Administration for stronger federal oversight to ensure that LDTs are safe and reliable as doctors and patients make crucial health care decisions based on their results. “Laboratory developed tests are revolutionizing patient care, but in order for them to be ... voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases and stroke. They fund innovative research, advocate for stronger public health policies, and provide tools and information to save and improve lives. “Unfortunately, our community has experienced first-hand the danger ...
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer
... the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize proven tobacco control measures and access to care, both of which will ease the burden of cancer on Mississippi residents. “Expanding Medicaid would ensure that more Mississippi residents ... Kimberly Hughes, ACS CAN government relations director. “Healthcare coverage through expanded Medicaid would help improve access to primary care, preventive services, diagnostic testing and cancer treatment.” ACS CAN is also advocating for a cigarette tax increase of $1.50 per pack, ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...
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 ...
2010 Election Update
... is to take this opportunity to educate and update both new and returning officeholders on the issues that people with cancer and their families care about, and to cultivate the cancer policy champions of the future. As a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a history of ... with cancer and their families are heard in national and state policy debates. Those voices were heard Tuesday in South Dakota, where public health advocates scored a major victory by helping to pass a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law that will extend a restriction on indoor ... prevention and control programs, enacting strong tobacco control policies that discourage people from smoking, and expanding access to quality health care nationwide. We will invite all elected officials, regardless of political party, to work with us to do what is best for people with ...
2010 Election Update
... is to take this opportunity to educate and update both new and returning officeholders on the issues that people with cancer and their families care about, and to cultivate the cancer policy champions of the future. As a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a history of ... with cancer and their families are heard in national and state policy debates. Those voices were heard Tuesday in South Dakota, where public health advocates scored a major victory by helping to pass a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law that will extend a restriction on indoor ... prevention and control programs, enacting strong tobacco control policies that discourage people from smoking, and expanding access to quality health care nationwide. We will invite all elected officials, regardless of political party, to work with us to do what is best for people with ...
2010 Election Update
... is to take this opportunity to educate and update both new and returning officeholders on the issues that people with cancer and their families care about, and to cultivate the cancer policy champions of the future. As a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a history of ... with cancer and their families are heard in national and state policy debates. Those voices were heard Tuesday in South Dakota, where public health advocates scored a major victory by helping to pass a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law that will extend a restriction on indoor ... prevention and control programs, enacting strong tobacco control policies that discourage people from smoking, and expanding access to quality health care nationwide. We will invite all elected officials, regardless of political party, to work with us to do what is best for people with ...
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, ...
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