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Join Our Fight to Expand Coverage for over 200,000 Oklahomans - Vote YES on SQ 802 on June 30

Vote YES on SQ 802 Bring Federal Tax Dollars Back to Oklahoma and Expand Health Care for over 200,000 Oklahomans   This June 30, 2020 Oklahoma voters will have an opportunity vote on State Question 802 . SQ 802 will provide an opportunity for  low-income adults and families access to affordable and comprehensive health care coverage through Medicaid expansion.  SQ802 is critical in the fight against cancer . For the 20,530 Oklahomans who will be diagnosed ...

New Report: Oregon Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Big Tobacco

... several key tobacco control policies. "Oregon has made some great progress over the years in some areas of cancer prevention, access to care and quality of life, but there is still a lot of work left to do with our efforts to combat the constant threat from the tobacco ... Oregon can also increase its state funding for tobacco prevention programs to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related disease, while lowering health care costs. "Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and every year, 5,500 Oregonians die from smoking," said Friend. "We ... 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 ...

Meet the Team

... for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. Brian has also led or been a part of coalitions responsible for a number of access to care wins for patients at the state level including Biomarker Testing Coverage legislation in both Arizona and New Mexico and Medicaid Expansion in ... serve as a member of the Tobacco Revenue, Use, Spending & Tracking (TRUST) Commission at ADHS, which works in consultation with the Dept. of Health to determine the use of tobacco tax revenues provided through AZ Propositions 200 & 303. Contact: [email protected]   Arizona ... a difference in the lives of those who have been touched by cancer. Taking action to help make real change to increase access to care, improve health equity and support cancer research is my personal mission so that all people who hear the words, “You have cancer”, have hope. Meet the ...

Donald H. Gemson Cancer Prevention Public Policy Award

... recognizes leadership in broad-based policy change in the fight against cancer, a cause that Don Gemson, MD, MPH, an ACS board member, public health advocate, Columbia University professor and corporate health leader, embraced throughout his vibrant career. Each year ACS CAN will consider nominations to recognize individuals or organizations for ... the award.  Public and elected officials, advocates and community leaders, as well as decision-makers and difference-makers in business, health care and labor and others are all considered. Each nomination should include the name, position/title, and the specific rationale for the ...

Significant HHS Workforce Reduction and Restructuring Threaten the Nation’s Fight Against Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will be cutting more than 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring that will impact operations at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), among other critical agencies. These ... Services (HHS) announced today will touch all points of the cancer continuum, from prevention to research, to treatment access and survivorship care, and could disrupt our nation’s ability to develop early detection tests and treatments for the more than 200 diseases we know as cancer. ...

Wilma: New Albany, IN

... to helping others even at the end of her life. Six months later, Wilma passed away, but the procedure she underwent became the standard of care for her kind of cancer.  In 2003 Mary met Beth, whose life was saved from the belly wash, now known as a hot chemo bath. Beth is a daughter, ... that Wilma’s insurance covered the clinical trial and wants to see all Americans have access to clinical trials, regardless of the type of health insurance they have. “Clinical trials are hope. If you have exhausted traditional methods of treatment, why should anyone be able to steal ... We don’t know how the treatments being researched today are going to help the person of tomorrow.”    Read More Stories About Barriers to Care     Wilma: New Albany, IN ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Oklahoma

... and partners are working together to make sure more Oklahomans can benefit from this important testing.   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of a normal biological process, ... that have been excluded, including communities of color, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, rural communities, and those receiving care in non-academic medical centers are less likely to receive biomarker testing. Improving coverage for and access to biomarker testing across insurance types is key to reducing health disparities. Without action to expand coverage and access to biomarker testing, advances in precision medicine could increase existing ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Kentucky

... and partners are working together to make sure more Kentuckians can benefit from this important testing.   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of a normal biological process, ... that have been excluded, including communities of color, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, rural communities, and those receiving care in non-academic medical centers, are less likely to receive biomarker testing. Improving coverage for and access to biomarker testing across insurance types is key to reducing health disparities. Without action to expand coverage and access to biomarker testing, advances in precision medicine could increase existing ...

Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Hawaii

... sure more residents of Hawai'i can benefit from this important testing. Video of maggies_biomarker_story   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of a normal biological process, ... that have been excluded, including communities of color, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, rural communities, and those receiving care in non-academic medical centers are less likely to receive biomarker testing. Improving coverage for and access to biomarker testing across insurance types is key to reducing health disparities. Without action to expand coverage and access to biomarker testing, advances in precision medicine could increase existing ...

Senate Votes to Improve Chemotherapy Access

...   “Today, Michigan took an important first step to easing the burden of cancer and ensuring costs will not be a barrier to effective care. We’d like to thank the Senate, especially bill sponsor State Senator Goeff Hansen, for standing up for cancer patients.   “When offered ... some types of cancer are only treatable through oral medications, meaning that price tag can keep many patients from even accessing effective care. That’s a matter of life or death.   “Michigan has the opportunity to join most other states that have put these protections in place. We ... ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate organization of the American Cancer Society, dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers, candidates and government officials to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top ...

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