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Governor Signs Budget with Landmark Cancer Funding

... the fund’s total to $60 million. The innovation fund provides pilot grants for projects focused on cutting-edge cancer research and patient care. The budget also adds $1.2 million to the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, bringing the program’s total ... The Mary Brogan Program is a federal-state partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Florida Department of Health, providing lifesaving cancer screenings for women between the ages of 50-64 with incomes below 200% of the federal poverty level. At current ... 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 stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Call for Balanced, Comprehensive Opioid Package

... their needed pain medication. To strike the appropriate balance of curbing misuse and abuse of opioids while maintaining access to pain care for patients with legitimate needs, ACS CAN calls on both the House and the Senate to consider the Palliative Care Hospice Education and ... Society Cancer Action Network follows: “Overall, the House bill passed today is a thoughtful and balanced approach to the very serious public health crisis that has arisen from the misuse and abuse of opioids in this country. Of particular promise are provisions that will increase ... rein in the abuse of opioids. “While the SUPPORT for Communities and Patients Act makes significant strides toward responding to this public health crisis, we also urge the House and Senate to take up PCHETA, a bipartisan bill supported by 275 House co-sponsors and 29 Senate ...

2025 Pennsylvania Legislative Priorities

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Pennsylvania General Assembly in advancing three priority areas: ensuring access to quality care, cancer prevention and early detection, and reducing the toll of tobacco. We ask for your support of the following fact-based policies:   ... high-risk patients. Prescription Drug Affordability: ACS CAN supports legislation which restricts the use of copay accumulator adjustments in health insurance plans. We will also advocate for legislation that ensures third party prescription drug copay assistance is counted toward ... to maintain funding of $2.563 million for Pennsylvania’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, within the Department of Health. This program serves low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women across the state, connecting them to lifesaving screening.   Reducing ...

Utah Cancer Summit: Utah's Tobacco Burden and Potential Policy Solutions

... Burden and Potential Policy Solutions.    Tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in Utah. $542 million in annual health care costs in Utah can be attributed to smoking. Join us to hear about the impact that tobacco use has on our state, the latest data showing ... Intermountain Healthcare 9:30am-9:45am Tobacco Use in Utah, Braden Ainsworth, Tobacco Prenvention and Control Program, Utah Department of Health 9:45am-10:30am Panel Discussion, Steve Hanson, Salt Lake County Health Department, Joyce Ah You, The Queen Center, Jordan Osborne, ACS CAN ...

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 ...

2025 is the Time to Reduce the Cancer Burden on Floridians

... at $3 million in subsequent budgets so that it can continue to serve more eligible Floridians and save lives. “In addition, we know having health insurance is the top indicator for whether someone survives cancer. Every Floridian should be able to access preventive care and screenings, effective cancer treatment and follow-up scans. However, according to new Census Bureau data, Florida ranks fourth worst in the U.S. for the percentage of people under 65 with health insurance. Many of these Floridians are hardworking people who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and do not get health coverage through ...

Presidential Cancer Forums Emphasize Need for Presidential Commitment to Cancer Fight

... disease. The next President must enter office ready to rededicate our country to aggressively fighting the disease." ACS CAN is advocating for health care policies that will help prevent cancer, detect it early and reduce suffering and death from the disease. ACS CAN is asking the presidential ... to the following: * Substantially increasing the federal investment in medical research by doubling the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) over eight years. Congress and the Administration have frozen or cut funding for NIH and NCI ...

Preserving Access to Preventive Services

A lawsuit filed in Texas challenges the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require private insurers to cover preventive services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) without copay as constitutionally flawed in the case of  Braidwood Management v. Becerra. The ... screenings for colorectal, cervical, and lung cancers at risk.  ACS CAN led 16 patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions in this  amicus brief providing scientific data on how preventive services save lives and are cost-effective .   Read our ...

House Passes Fix for Medicare Cost-Sharing Loophole for Colorectal Cancer Screenings

... a barrier to lifesaving colorectal cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries. Colorectal cancer screenings are covered in full under private health insurance plans as a result of the preventive care provisions of the Affordable Care Act. However, a loophole in Medicare allows for cost-sharing if a polyp is discovered and removed during a ... worked tirelessly with their Members of Congress to extend to Medicare beneficiaries the coverage and peace of mind that individuals on private health plans currently enjoy. “With nearly 150,000 individuals in America expected to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year alone and ...

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