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ACS CAN Ohio urges lawmakers to vote no on Senate Bill 17

... condition, often forcing patients or recent survivors to stop working. So, we oppose work reporting requirements that will limit access to health insurance coverage for countless cancer patients and survivors. Rather than placing new barriers to care and increasing state bureaucracy, we urge lawmakers to spend more time improving access to affordable coverage. In the coming days, we will ...

Sobeida Santana-Joseph, MSN, RN, NE-BC, LSSBB, CCN

... I have spent most of my career in oncology as a clinical nurse and administrator.  The twenty years of experience did not prepare me to take care of my mother who was recently diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.  The journey is lonely, and I am an expert in the field.  I worry about our Hispanic/Latino patients that do not understand guidelines, etc. and must navigate a diagnosis of cancer.   Why health equity is important to you and/or why you are founding member of this group:  It is our obligation to speak up for populations that cannot ...

Bill to Curb Step Therapy Signed into Illinois Law

... ability to quickly assess their condition with their doctors and find the best course of treatment for their individual medical needs. Delays in care, like those some of our members have experienced because of barriers like step ... therapy, can pose significant risk to the treatment of disease. "Doctors know what's best for their patients. That's why the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network joined other statewide health organizations to advocate for the passage of this legislation. We are grateful for lawmakers’ support in ensuring providers and patients ...

Our Work Is Never Over

... to protect vital cancer funding is ongoing, as are our efforts in support of strong tobacco control measures, policies that improve access to health care and improve patientsŠ—' quality of life and lifesaving prevention and early detection programs. Now is the time to contact your members of ...

Crucial Legislation Would Advance Pediatric Cancer Research

... D.C – February 3, 2017 – Bipartisan legislation introduced yesterday in Congress would help improve survivorship, treatment and access to care for childhood cancer patients and expand research into childhood cancers and care. The Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access and ... would advance pediatric cancer research and increases transparency and expertise for pediatric cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additionally, the legislation expands research into the long-term side effects of childhood cancer and its treatments, as well as how ... and their families by expanding opportunities for research on childhood cancer and providing new strategies to help survivors overcome late health effects, such as secondary cancers. It is my hope that these efforts will lead to life-saving treatments for children and bring us closer ...

Tobacco Companies Ordered to Place Statements about Products’ Dangers on Websites and Cigarette Packs

... Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, National African American Tobacco Prevention Network and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case) WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tobacco companies must soon publish statements on their websites and cigarette package onserts ... Kessler issued a landmark judgment that the companies had violated civil racketeering laws and lied to the American public for decades about the health effects of smoking and their marketing to kids. Starting last November, the tobacco companies have also disseminated the corrective ... staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health care system,” as Judge Kessler wrote in her 2006 final opinion . Importantly, Judge Kessler concluded, “The evidence in this case establishes ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Reaction to Medicaid Lawsuit filing

... see the following statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Missouri Government Relations Director Emily Kalmer. "Access to health insurance is key in the fight against cancer. These plaintiffs are just three of the hundreds of thousands of Missourians who need the state ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to stand ...

The Congressional Super Committee

... the next decade. But, it's widely expected that a significant part of that savings will come from cutting existing programs, which could include health programs. There are many cancer-related programs at-risk of significant cuts: Breast Cancer Prevention Programs In October, an important ... previous budget proposals have threatened to cut funding for cancer research. Medicare and Medicaid Nearly 50% of all cancer patients receive health coverage through Medicaid or Medicare. These individuals are generally our oldest, least healthy and most vulnerable citizens, and they have no alternative way of accessing affordable medical care. The Congressional Super Committee ...

Continued Stalling on Medicaid Expansion Means Worse Survivorship Against Cancer for North Carolinians

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in reaction.   “Today’s action to close yet another short session without ensuring affordable health coverage for 600,000 North Carolinians marks yet another day where lawmakers directly put their constituents’ health at risk.   “Their political stalling is not a light matter for North Carolina families touched by cancer: it’s life or death.   ... on Medicaid expansion and we will not allow the daily, lived experience of over 600,000 North Carolinians who are forced to forgo the lifesaving care and treatment they need to survive to be forgotten and their voices silenced.”    “Legislative leadership has the opportunity to change ...

Globe Gazette: Move tobacco policy to help Iowa

... all that has changed for the better. But despite this progress, Iowa could do more to reduce smoking rates, protect our kids and improve the health of our communities. We can raise the tax on tobacco products to discourage kids from taking up smoking and encourage those who are trying to ... of cigarettes and a similar amount for other tobacco products. Such an increase is projected to save Iowa more than $750 million in long-term health care costs from adult and youth smoking declines. It is projected to reduce youth smoking by more than 16 percent and help more than 20,000 adults ...

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