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Community Letter in Support of the DIVERSE Trials Act (H.R. 5030/S. 2706)

ACS CAN and more than 150 organizations representing patients, providers and health equity advocates sent a letter to Congress urging them to pass the ... allow sponsors to provide patients with technology necessary to facilitate remote participation in clinical trials; and require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create guidance on the use of decentralized trials to increase trial diversity. Community Letter in Support of the DIVERSE Trials Act (H.R. 5030/S. 2706) ...

Request for Proposals for ACS CAN NYS Lobbying and Legislative Consultant

... Lobbying and Legislative Consultant Contract   Request for Proposal Date: November 19, 2015 Response Due Date: December 4, 2015     Statement of Confidentiality All recipients of this document must treat this Request for Proposal (RFP) as confidential and must not disclose it to any party ... recipients’ employees on a need to know basis, or other individuals authorized under a written Confidential Disclosure Agreement signed by ACS CAN and the recipient. If the recipient does not agree with these provisions, this RFP must be immediately returned.   1.0  American Cancer ... Consideration will be made of: The proposed level of service and performance standards Demonstrated knowledge of legislative process Cost to value ratio Vendor industry reputation and experience   While cost will remain a critical decision factor, quality, level of service and ...

ACS CAN Applauds Iowa Legislature for Passing Budget that Prioritizes Cancer Prevention

... The Iowa Legislature approved a budget bill today that includes initiatives supported by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) to improve cancer prevention, early detection and treatment. The budget includes funding for Iowa’s tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which are proven to save lives and dollars. Tobacco use continues to be the number one cause of preventable disease and death in the U.S. In fact, smoking leads to a third of all cancer deaths in our country.  Smoking currently costs Iowa close to $1.3 billion in health care costs each year and claims more than 5,100 ...

ACS CAN Wins Major State Ballot Initiatives Across the Country

Voters across the country last week approved important state ballot measures that will expand access to health care for hundreds of thousands of Americans and reduce the spread of tobacco products. Thanks to the hard work of ACS CAN and its volunteers, these new policies will help prevent and reduce the burden of cancer in our country. Where you live, shouldn’t determine ...

New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent, Reduce Cancer

... solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality grades states on the strength of evidence-based policies that help to prevent cancer, which kills roughly 1,670 people a day nationwide, forces patients to pay nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses every year and in 2015 cost the country more than $80 billion in direct medical expenditures.  The report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states ...

Statement of Dick Woodruff on the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Proposal

Statement of Dick Woodruff Senior Vice President of Federal Advocacy American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network “Hearing to Consider the ... of the Committee. My name is Dick Woodruff, Senior Vice President for Federal Advocacy of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on behalf of cancer patients and other patients living with chronic diseases on the proposal ... to get screened for cancer and thus are more ikely to have their cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. 3 The Graham-Cassidy Bill Could Gut Pre-Existing Condition Protections For many years, a cancer diagnosis made it ...

ACS CAN Statement on HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ' Resignation Announcement

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 11, 2014 Following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) on the announcement by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius that she is resigning her post: Secretary Sebelius led the massive effort to implement critical ... tests, treatments and follow-up care, and most people insured through their employer now benefit from added protections such as low-or no-cost preventive services and a ban on annual and lifetime limits on the dollar amount of care a plan will cover. The law 's implementation, like ...

ACS CAN Files Amicus Brief Opposing New Short-Term Plans Policy

The impact for cancer patients could be devastating. That is the argument ACS CAN is making in an amicus brief filed today in U.S. District Court. The brief is supporting a lawsuit filed by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans that objects to the recent Trump Administration policy allowing for the expansion of what’s known as short-term health plans. Officially called short-term, limited duration plans, these health plans allow insurance companies to ... cancer patients and survivors, denying coverage for cancer treatment or refusing to insure those impacted by cancer altogether. The expansion of these plans is expected to weaken the individual insurance market, leading to higher insurance premiums and costs for cancer patients and ...

World Cancer Day 2017: “We Can End Cervical Cancer Deaths”

... Control (UICC) . UICC works with its partners, including the American Cancer Society , to unite the cancer community to reduce the global burden of cancer, promote greater equity and integrate cancer control into the world health and development agenda.   This year’s theme, “ We can. I can. ,” calls upon everyone worldwide to do their part in the fight against cancer. We’re committed to doing just that at ACS CAN. As ... ACS CAN is launching a new global campaign aimed at eliminating death from cervical cancer.  Cervical cancer is preventable through proven, cost-effective HPV vaccinations, screenings and preventive treatments of pre-cancerous lesions. We believe cervical cancer screenings should be an ...

Reducing the Toll of Tobacco a Priority for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in 2018

Columbia, SC – January 29, 2018 – As lawmakers dive into the new year the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is looking ahead to what public health initiatives can be accomplished in 2018. South Carolina has a long way to go when it comes to tobacco control issues. Each year in South Carolina 2,500 kids under the age of eighteen become new daily smokers, 7,200 adults die from smoking and annual health care costs in South Carolina directly caused by smoking are $1.9 billion.  Don’t worry, ACS CAN has solutions. A one-time increase in the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack would save thousands of lives and would raise millions of dollars for the state. The increase would be a win-win for South Carolina. A $1.50 increase would help 37,900 ...

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