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... according to recommendations.[iii]  Improving Access to Screening Free Screenings for Oklahoma’s Uninsured – Oklahoma’s Department of Health receives funding for a program to provide a limited number of free colorectal cancer screenings to uninsured and low-income individuals over ... preserve a critical safety net for those who continue to lack access to essential screening, diagnostic and treatment services.   Affordable Care Act (ACA) - Under the ACA, most private insurance plans are required to cover colorectal cancer screening for adults aged 50 to 75 years, with ...  80 percent by 2018 – ACS CAN and many other organizations across the nation are committed to eliminating colorectal cancer as a major public health problem and increasing screening rates across the nation to 80 percent among all adults age 50 and older by 2018. Through collaborative ...

... “How Do You Measure Up?” rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, tobacco control policies and restricting indoor tanning devices for minors. The ... smoke, and nearly one-third of cancer deaths are attributable to tobacco use,” Freeman said. “We can’t expect to improve our state’s health with antiquated tobacco control laws and less than $100,000 in funding for programs to help people end their addiction. This report points ... of tobacco cessation and improving patient quality of life through palliative care. Nationally, the report found that increased access to health coverage through Medicaid is the most met benchmark, with 34 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam, having ...

... from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes? This is an incredible amount of money that states could be using to save lives and reduce health care costs by fighting back against our nation's tobacco epidemic, but they're not. According to an annual report ACS CAN released today with several other public health organizations, states will spend less than two percent of this settlement money on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers ...

... 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 Granite Staters impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the NH Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid, ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening and prevention programs, and enact ...