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Give the Gift of Screening This Mother's Day

... to more than 4.8 million women, detecting nearly 70,000 breast cancers and over 3,700 cervical cancers and saving thousands of lives. While the health care law continues to improve access to health care coverage, including early detection and treatment services for Americans, there are still millions of women that depend on the NBCCEDP ...

House Recognizes Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screenings, Education and Outreach

... screening but will not have access to screening services at least until they reach Medicare age. This critical legislation would also train health care providers about how to talk to their patients about the importance of colorectal cancer screening, and support a public education campaign to ... priority for ACS CAN which is working to improve access to quality cancer prevention, early detection and treatment for all Americans by making health care reform a top domestic priority. As many as half of all cancer deaths could be avoided every year through proper prevention, screening ...

Advocates Join Reps. Payne Jr., Dent, Lance Calling for Legislation to Remove Cost Barriers to Colon Cancer Screening for Seniors

... cost-sharing loophole in Medicare policy right now. The lobby day will begin with a meeting of stakeholders patients, survivors, advocates and health care providers led by Rep. Payne, Jr., Rep. Dent and Rep. Lance. Advocates will then hold more than 60 meetings with lawmakers to ask for their ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

2019 Legislative Priorities

... 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 Montana touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In ... the state breast and cervical cancer screening for low-income uninsured and underinsured women administered by the Montana Department of Health and Human Services.   Quality of Life Protecting Access to Pain Medication for Cancer Patients: ACS CAN will monitor legislative proposals ...

Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation Improving New Yorkers’ Access to Lung Cancer Screening; Coalition Backing Bill Applauds Senators & Calls on Assembly to Follow Suit

... that would eliminate cost-sharing for lung cancer screenings and follow-up tests for all eligible New Yorkers insured through a state-regulated health plan, including Medicaid. Senate Bill 2000, sponsored by Senator Joseph Addabbo, received sweeping, bipartisan support and the backing of a coalition of patient advocates, medical leaders and public health organizations. Lung cancer is the number one cancer leading to death and is expected to take the lives of over 6,000 New Yorkers this year ... many patients from activating the critical early detection resource.  “Out-of-pocket costs should not be a deterrent to seeking lifesaving care. These costs undermine the benefit of screening in reducing lung cancer deaths, leaving far too many New Yorkers unscreened and at risk of ...

2020 Maryland End of Session Summary

... 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 Maryland residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... Currently, the Clean Indoor Air Act expressly restricts smoking in establishments licensed under the Alcoholic Beverages Articles, MD CODE ANN. HEALTH-GEN. §24-501. Flavored Tobacco Products Restriction: ACS CAN led the effort to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including but ...

Cancer Patients & Survivors Strongly Support Maintaining Funding for Medicaid and Protections for Preexisting Conditions

... all levels of government. Fielded January 9-26, 2025, our latest survey explores cancer patients’ and survivors’ perspectives on several key health policy questions related to Medicaid, marketplace health plans, and coverage for preexisting conditions. The web-based survey was conducted among 1,246n cancer patients and survivors nationwide who ... the federal government should reduce funding for Medicaid. Allowing More Non-ACA Plans in the Marketplace Would Cause Confusion The Affordable Care Act requires plans to cover certain Essential Health Benefits (like hospitalizations, prescription drugs, doctor’s visits). Some ...

2017 Donald H. Gemson Cancer Research & Public Policy Breakfast

... Award Recipient Honorable Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York Featuring Kathleen Scotto, Ph.D Vice Chancellor of Research, Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences; Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Member, Rutgers ... such as businesses, unions, or hospitals. Special attention will be paid to the impact on high-risk populations, and the potential for reducing health disparities. Individuals who influence policy within the states of New Jersey and New York are eligible for the award.  Public and elected officials, advocates and community leaders, as well as decision-makers and difference-makers in business, health care and labor are all considered. Who is Donald H. Gemson? Don Gemson spent his career focused on a preventive health agenda, devoted to the ...

Report: Missouri ranks low in money spent on tobacco prevention

... between 46 states and major tobacco companies required the companies to pay more than $246 billion over time as compensation for tobacco-related health care costs and provided funding for a public education campaign to prevent tobacco use among youth. Twenty years after that settlement, the states ... only 2.4 percent of it — $655 million — on prevention and cessation programs, according to a report released last month by a collection of health advocacy groups. Among states that spend at least a portion of the revenue that way, Missouri ranked last, spending $48,500 — or less than ...

October 24: ACS CAN Utah Policy Summit Highlights Youth Tobacco and E-cigarette Epidemic, Potential Policy Solutions

... roughly 1,300 Utah adults will die from smoking and 800 kids under age 18 will become new daily smokers. Additionally, $542 million in annual health care costs in Utah can be attributed to smoking. On Thursday, October 24, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Utah hosts ... including the alarming epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, and examine potential policy solutions. Medical experts, state legislators and public health advocates will discuss the impact of tobacco in Utah, the latest data showing tobacco use among Utah’s youth and evidence-based public ...

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