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Maryland Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Support Increasing Access to Biomarker Testing

... representing a victory for cancer patients across Maryland. The legislation aims to ensure biomarker testing is covered by all state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, when it is supported by medical and scientific evidence. With the Governor’s signature, more Marylanders will ... access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation—a result of several factors, including uneven coverage by private health insurance and Medicaid programs for appropriate testing. The legislation was a bipartisan effort and will bring Maryland in line with the ... Senator Arthur Ellis, said, “Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend lives and improve quality of life by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s individual condition. We are thrilled at the prospect of securing such progress for Marylanders.” Sen. Ellis ...

Patient Advocates Pleased with 4th Circuit Decision

... this morning, we are especially pleased with the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, which ensures that people who buy a health plan in either the federally facilitated marketplace or a state-run marketplace can benefit from premium tax credits that help to make the ... lower court in this case and in the Halbig case, previously ruled that tax credits are available in the federal marketplace under the Affordable Care Act. We hope that additional legal review of this question will be consistent with the 4th Circuit decision and ensure that millions of people ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.ξ ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Travel to Columbus to Rally Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority

... Use Cessation and Prevention Program, raising the age of sale for all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21 and providing access to care through the state’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Project. This year, an estimated 67,150 people in Ohio will be diagnosed with cancer and ... Network (ACS CAN) Cancer Action Day event.  “As a cancer survivor, I let my lawmakers know if we’re going to eliminate cancer as a major health problem in Ohio, this goal must be top of mind for our legislature,” said Julie Turner, ACS CAN Ohio state lead ambassador. “By reducing ... This investment will allow the state to help prevent kids from starting to use tobacco products and to help people quit, while delivering health and cost-saving benefits to Ohio. Amend Proposal to Increase the Age of Sale for Tobacco to 21 to Protect Youth from Tobacco Discuss ...

New Report: Over 1.2 Million Cancer Survivors Alive Today in New York

... without risking their income.   The proposal in focus, Assembly Bill 84, would remove the $170/week cap on benefits for one’s serious health condition and increase that cap to 67% of the State’s average weekly wage by 2029. Additionally, it would provide coverage for intermittent leave and protect workers’ jobs and health insurance during medical leave.  “All working cancer patients, survivors and caregivers should have access to paid family and medical leave that allows them to take time off work, including intermittently, to attend to their own or a loved one’s care without losing their job or income. No cancer patient should have to choose between feeding their family and keeping up with their ...

Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Travel to D.C. Urging Congress to Make Cancer a National Priority

... down barriers to coverage for lifesaving screenings for those at highest risk of prostate cancer is key to beginning to close the gap on health disparities in our country, particularly as prostate cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death for Black men,” said Lisa ... whether an individual is able to remain up to date on their recommended cancer screenings. The PSA Screening for HIM Act would improve health outcomes for our loved ones and neighbors most at-risk by removing out-of-pocket costs for prostate cancer screenings.”  Volunteers will ... of K&L Gates for their efforts leading ACS CAN and other public health groups in preserving critical patient protections under the Affordable Care Act. Adam S. Cooper, Gretchen P. Mahoney, and Beth W. Petronio led the charge to protect access to lifesaving preventive care in the case of ...

Administration Rescinds Medicare Rule That Risked Limiting Patient Access to Cancer Drugs

... of drugs, the outcome likely would have resulted in more Medicare patients being unable to access necessary prescriptions, as the Department of Health and Human Services’ own analysis concluded. “While we strongly support efforts to reduce patients’ prescription drug costs, it is ...

New Poll: North Carolina Voters Demand Final Action on Medicaid Expansion

... presented with a data point noting that the policy, if passed, would allow more than 14,000 veterans in the state a path to affordable, quality health care coverage.   Notably, poll data revealed support for lawmakers to take final action strongest among Democrats (96%) and unaffiliated voters ...

Annette L. Spellen, New York

... life.  I developed lung cancer and had surgery as a result of the 911 disaster at the World Trade towers in lower Manhattan in New York City.  Health equity is very important to me because I have noticed that in this day and age, certain communities still are not getting the information and/or medical care that they deserve when it comes to cancer.  I am a retired Detective from the New York City Police Department and I am active with a couple ...

2009 Legislative Accomplishments

... Reduced the MHIP Plus preX buy down from 30% to 10% of premium. Invited to take part in the larger conversation on expanding access to health care. Reduced and controlled the cuts in the state and local tobacco control programs. Held the budget unharmed for the Breast and Cervical Cancer ...

ACS CAN Asks Congressional Leaders to Restore Funding for Cancer Research

... and leaving the field," a Johns Hopkins University researcher told the New York Times . Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), put the impact in even more stark terms. A recent Washington Post article reported "Collins said that the NIH issued 640 fewer grants ... their lifetimes. The disease will kill more than 580,000 people in the United States this year and will cost more than $201 billion in medical care and lost productivity.   ACS CAN Asks Congressional Leaders to Restore Funding for Cancer Research ...

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