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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 ...

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 ...

Support tobacco tax increases and tobacco prevention and cessation funding in Louisiana

... preventable death. In Louisiana, 32.7% of cancer deaths are attributable to smoking, and smoking accounts for $2.19 billion annually in direct health care costs. Increasing taxes on tobacco products and investing in tobacco prevention and cessation programs are proven ways to reduce tobacco use ...

Dr. Mullin: Cornwall, NY

... her job and went into medicine to help people live healthier lives. But too often, Dr. Mullin is prevented from helping her patients achieve health and well-being because of the cost of the drugs her patients need.    “Some of these necessary medicines are $300 a month,” she said. ... if we didn’t have to do that.”    Ultimately, making medications more accessible and affordable would improve her patients’ overall health, and allow them to manage their chronic conditions effectively. Dr. Mullin hopes that in the future, the cost of a treatment that will improve someone’s quality of life and their health won’t be as unattainable.    Read More Stories About Barriers to Care     Dr. Mullin: Cornwall, NY ...

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchison Receives Top ACS CAN Award

... Award by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on September 14, 2016. Governor Hutchinson was a lead on key public health issues impacting Arkansans’ fight against cancer. In the 18 months that he has been in office, Governor Hutchinson and his administration have: Created the Arkansas Works program which increased access to health care through Medicaid providing coverage to more than 250,000 more Arkansans Sustained funding for the state’s cancer prevention, screening and ...

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