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On September 19 th , members of Congress held a hearing to discuss increasing seniors’ access to innovative medical care. Dozens of ACS CAN volunteers joined the hearing as a show of support for the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Act. The hearing, hosted by the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, discussed several bills currently up for consideration, including the MCED Act, which would create a pathway for Medicare to ...

... American Tobacco Control Leadership Council The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) is our country’s leading public health education and advocacy organization taking on Big Tobacco to save Black lives. On June 17, 2020, public health groups, led by the AATCLC, and others successfully sued the FDA after years of delays to take action on menthol cigarettes after prohibiting ... (The Center) is the leading nationally recognized public health entity for solutions impacting African American health. They engage health care organizations, public health officials, faith leaders, and African American communities in health promotion and disease prevention work. The ...

... liquid nicotine containers and prohibit tobacco use on public and private school property.  The bill remains in the Joint Committee on Public Health.  We are working with the committee to ensure the bill is reported out ‘favorably’ in the near future. Action items: We are looking for ... 21 to share with our lawmakers.  Please connect them with Melissa via email at [email protected] or via phone at 508-270-4683. Office of Health Equity: Despite measured progress, disparate populations continue to have worse health outcomes than the majority population on nearly every ... In January, this bill was filed in the House and Senate, the concurrent proposals have been assigned to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing.  A public hearing was held in June at which ACS CAN offered testimony in support of the bill.  The next step will be for the ...

... comes to legislative activity to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in nine specific areas, including cancer prevention programs, access to health coverage and quality of life. “Green” means the state is doing well and has adopted evidence-based policies and best practices; ... major gains states have made recently:  •    In 2017, seven states passed legislation to increase access to and awareness of palliative care, bringing the new total to 20 states. Studies show that states can save more on medical costs when palliative care is provided earlier in a ... the disease should not depend on where you live. Unfortunately, research consistently shows that a person’s zip code is a better predictor of health than their genetic code. State lawmakers are in a unique position, with proven opportunities at their fingertips, to reduce the number of ...