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Blog: Celebrating Five Years of Judicial Advocacy

... In celebration of the anniversary, I want to share with you some of JAI’s accomplishments over the past five years: Preserving the Affordable Care Act’s patient protections: JAI provided essential support in helping to preserve patient protections during legal challenges to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). JAI attorneys drafted “friend-of-the-court” briefs from the Society, ACS CAN and major public health partners that emphasized the importance of scientific evidence linking health insurance coverage and cancer outcomes. The briefs, filed with several U.S. circuit courts of appeal and the U.S. Supreme court, provided ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Oregon Lawmakers to Finish the Job on Flavored Tobacco, Provide Access to Biomarker Testing in Line with Advances

... and all other flavored tobacco products. Big Tobacco continues to use flavors to target its next generation of customers for diminished health outcomes, which leads to countless deaths as well as significant increases in health care costs statewide for every Oregonian. “It’s time to end this problem once and, truly, for all,” ACS CAN Oregon Government Relations ...

2026 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 ... (ACS CAN) worked with the Tennessee General Assembly on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact ...

Courage in Action: Cancer Survivors Unite at State Capitol to Advocate for Change

... Action Day. They let their lawmakers know that Michigan can and must do better to prioritize preventing cancer and improving access to cancer care. “As a cervical cancer survivor, I know the importance of preventing cancer and improving access to care all too well,” said Heidi Varner, cancer survivor and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteer. “In Lansing today, I let ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as ...

Cancer Votes Issues

... elections, we're focusing on five core issues: Protecting people with pre-existing conditions Increasing funding for cancer research Eliminating health disparities Increasing access to Medicaid Reducing barriers to rural cancer care You can learn more about our work on these issues by visiting the What We Do section of our website. Ready to help us make fighting cancer a ...

2011 How Do You Measure Up Report

... cases, it costs the state little or nothing to do the right thing. In most cases, these solutions will save the state millions of dollars in health care costs and increased worker productivity.  Download the report     2011 How Do You Measure Up Report ...

Medicaid Expansion Celebration

... what the state had predicted, and taking Maryland from 44th in the nation to 16th for Medicaid coverage!  A huge credit goes to our partners at Health Care For All.   Since the release of HCFA's radio ad with Governor O'Malley and Chris Samuels of the Washington Redskins about the Medicaid ...

Cancer Research happening in California!

Every day researchers across the country are working to find the next breakthrough in cancer screening, treatment and care. In California, researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (funded by the National ... and this is why our legislative leaders in Congress need to continue to sustain funding year in and year out for the National Institutes of Health. Cancer Research happening in California! ...

Alaska Cancer Policy Forum

... discussion! This is a free, live webcast. At this year’s policy forum, our panel will be exploring the economic side of prevention, access to care, treatment and survivorship. Participate in the discussion about ways to improve the health of our people AND our economy.     0 ...

Mississippi’s State Legislature Ranks Last in Nation on Cancer Fighting Public Policies

... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.”   How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco ... volunteers from across the state have worked to protect teens alongside dermatologists, former tanners who have gotten skin cancer, the health department, and many others but our lawmakers continue to ignore our pleas,” said Hughes. “It’s time for Mississippi’s legislators ...

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