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Please join us for the   2024 ACS CAN Oklahoma Research and Health Equity Breakfast The  American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)   is the nation's leading advocacy organization working ... will host its annual Cancer Advocacy Breakfast on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. This event will bring together key leaders and decisionmakers in health care, the community, government, research, and academia to discuss the importance of diversity in clinical trials, and the impact on our state and ...

... and under-insured for colon cancer.   This remains our funding priority. Access to Healthcare LD 323: "An Act To Improve Transparency in the Health Insurance Markets" is the result of our collaboration in the Maine Voices for Coverage campaign.   It's intent is to make it easier for ... deference to another bill, submitted by the Commissioner of Insurance which did much of the same things. LD 1091: "An Act To Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance" was voted "ought not to pass." LD 1228: "Resolve, To Direct Action on Health Disparities of the Passamaquody Tribe and Washington ... as amended," and I do not have the amendment. Several other pain management bills I have been following have been killed. Congress:   Health Care Reform       ( This is a new addition to our weekly update, but with more GRA time dedicated to it, and as it moves up the organizational ...

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers often make decisions that affect the lives of South Carolinians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... Action Network (ACS CAN) worked with the South Carolina General Assembly on legislative efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact ...

... intravenously in an oncology clinic. “By signing this bill into law Governor Daugaard helps ensure South Dakota cancer patients get the care they need regardless of how their treatment is administered,” said David Benson, South Dakota government relations director for the American ... laws better reflect the reality of modern cancer care.” Previously, orally-administered cancer medications were sometimes covered under a health plan's pharmacy benefit rather than its medical benefit. For plans that require patients to pay a co-insurance for drugs, this resulted in ... in rural areas a better quality of life--sparing them long and needless commutes to oncology clinics. In addition to ACS CAN, several other health and patient advocacy groups supported this legislation including, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, the International Myeloma Foundation ...