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ACS CAN Releases End of Session Priorities

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking lawmakers to act on two pieces of legislation that will help save lives and provide access to needed care. One bill (S.906-A Sanders/A.2805-A Dinowitz), would assure that if a colonoscopy is needed as a follow-up to a home-based screening test, it should be considered as the next step in the preventive screening process and covered by health insurers with no additional cost sharing. The legislation is currently in Assembly Ways and Means; and the Senate Insurance Committee. The ... from using a copay card or coupon to cover their out-of-pocket expenses.  Under this practice, when a patient uses a copay coupon or card, the health plan receives the payment from the card or coupon, yet the amount of the support provided by the coupon/card does NOT count toward the ...

Rhode Island Senate Votes to Remove Barriers to Biomarker Testing

... Despite its benefits, access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation due in part to lack of coverage by private health insurance and Medicaid for needed testing. Senate Bill 2201 aims to enable more Rhode Islanders to benefit from biomarker testing, a ... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Rhode Island: "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and improve lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s individual condition. Over the past many months, we have heard countless stories of the difficulties a patient ... and the Rhode Island Senate for approving this legislation. We urge the House to follow suit and also take this critical step towards reducing health inequities and improving cancer outcomes." For more information on precision medicine, cancer biomarkers, current barriers to biomarker ...

Delaware 2017 Legislative Highlights

... officials to move forward with a 50 cent increase to the state’s cigarette tax is a victory for the tobacco industry and ignores the proven health benefits a $ 1.00 increase would have delivered.     Cancer Control The FY ’18   state cancer control budget for programs and services ... the Medicaid Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program – a program that provides women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer, access to health care and treatment services through the state’s Medicaid program.   Quality of Life House Bill 44 clarifies that every prescriber holding a ...

Tobacco Funding Increase Left out of Governor's Budget, Leaving Kids Behind

... than 1% of that money into tobacco prevention programs. This leaves the Volunteer State ranked 44 th in the country in spending to combat the health and economic consequences of tobacco. We can and must do better. This year, nearly 45,000 Tennesseans will be diagnosed with cancer, with ... costs by engaging in simple and proven practices. For every $1 spent on comprehensive tobacco programs, states save up to $55 in averted health care costs. These changes start with increasing this program’s funding.” Michael is available for interviews upon request. ### About ACS ...

2024 Florida Legislative Priorities & Session Outcomes

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Floridians impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. ... HB 885, related to biomarker testing, passed unanimously. The bill requires the state’s Medicaid managed care plans and the state employee health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for diagnosis, treatment, appropriate management, or ongoing monitoring of a disease or ...

Cancer Votes: Making Cancer a Priority This Election

... you support increasing the state cigarette tax by one dollar per pack to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children, and fund critical health care and public health needs?Š— These answers are published for votersŠ—' education. Through Cancer Votes, ACS CAN has also been the sponsor of a number of ...

D.C. Voters Support Smoke-Free Law By Large Margin

... heed the wishes of those who elect them and make passage of a strong smoke-free law a priority.” Current D.C. law permits smoking in offices, health care facilities, day care centers and restaurants. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network supports passage of a comprehensive smoke-free ... of D.C. voters agree that all workers in D.C. should be protected from exposure to secondhand smoke in the workplace. Secondhand smoke is a health hazard that causes an estimated 3,000 lung cancer deaths and 35,000 heart disease deaths annually among adult nonsmokers in the United ...

President 's Budget Includes Funding Infusion for Cancer Research; Falls Short on Proven Prevention

... expected to kill an estimated 595,000 Americans this year more than 1,600 today.ξ Beyond the NCI, research across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is helping to better understand cancer pain, reduce health disparities and improve tobacco cessation measures. The much-needed infusion of funding for cancer research is critical to our ability to ... (CDC). ξScreening programs such as the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program remain essential gateways to lifesaving care for millions of people nationwide, especially those in states that have not accepted federal dollars to expand Medicaid coverage. To eliminate ...

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper Urged to Veto Measure that Would Reduce Access to Lifesaving Cancer Treatment and Drugs

... Gov. Roy Cooper has an opportunity to veto SB 86, the North Carolina Small Business Healthcare Act which will expand access to association health plans (AHPs) that are bare bones health insurance policies that offer minimal benefits.   Following is a statement from Christine Weason, North Carolina government relations ... veto of SB 86 because expanding access to association health plans will leave hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians with inadequate health care plans, deny patients’ access to essential health benefits, and force many cancer patients and survivors into situations with dire health ...

ACS CAN and the Commision on Cancer: Partners in Advocacy

... in the halls of Congress and state Capitols. They also know the incredible impact the medical community can have by advocating for meaningful health care legislation. ACS CAN is the unified voice for people demanding they be heard by elected officials and that these lawmakers be held accountable ... their actions in the fight against cancer. As a CoC constituent, you know that being an advocate gives you the unique opportunity to affect the care that is given to cancer patients in your setting. With ACS CAN, you have the opportunity to become personally involved in the fight against ...

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