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Cancer Advocates Urge Colorado Legislators to Take Critical Step to Connect Patients with Most Effective Treatment Options

... They urged lawmakers to pass SB 124 , which if enacted would ensure   biomarker testing  is covered by more insurance plans, including Health First Colorado, when supported by medical and scientific evidence.    “Every year on Cancer Action Day, people who have been touched ... Coloradans are missing out on biomarker testing. Communities of color, individuals with limited income, rural residents and patients receiving care in non-academic medical centers are less likely to receive guideline-indicated biomarker testing. Senate Bill 124 -- co-sponsored by Senator Janice Rich, Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet and Representative Anthony Hartsook -- would help address this health injustice," said R.J. Ours, government relations director for ACS CAN Colorado.    To date, 15 states across the country have passed ...

Cancer Advocates Commend Colorado Lawmakers for Positive First Step in Opening Door to Precision Medicine

... with the right treatment at the right time through biomarker testing .  The bill would ensure more patients with private insurance will have health insurance coverage for the biomarker testing they need. SB24-124 will affect medical health coverage plans for over one million Coloradans or roughly 33% of those with private health insurance coverage. Unfortunately, the bill does ... improve access to biomarker testing for Medicaid enrollees, which accounts for more than 1.6 Coloradans, according to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.  “Biomarker testing can be game changing for many cancer patients,” said R.J. Ours, ACS CAN Colorado government ...

Obama Signs Legislation Increasing Cancer Research Funding

... stimulus, we can be very proud of our efforts. Cancer related provisions of the Omnibus include: $30.3 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an increase of $938 million, or 3.2 percent $4.96 billion of the NIH funding will go toward the National Cancer Institute, a $133 ... community-based program for colorectal cancer screening and treatment $4 million for the federal Patient Navigator Program run by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, an initiative ACS CAN has long championed to place trained "navigators" in health facilities to assess patient and community needs, and guide patients through the health care system The Omnibus represents federal government spending for FY09. Since the end of the 2008 fiscal year last September, the government was ...

ACS CAN Urges Yes Vote on Basalt's Tobacco Tax Increase on April Ballot

... of preventable death. Smoking-related illness in the Centennial State costs $1.89 billion a year, including more than $386 million in Medicaid care. Lost productivity caused by smoking in Colorado totals $1.27 billion annually. These amounts do not include health costs caused by exposure to secondhand smoke, smoking-caused fires, smokeless tobacco use, or cigar and pipe smoking. Revenue from the new tobacco tax would be invested back into the Basalt community to help finance local health and human services, tobacco-related health issues, and addiction and substance abuse education and mitigation. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, ...

College Students One Step Closer to Continued Coverage in the Event of Medical Leave

... across the country and their families are one step closer to having protections in place so they don’t have to choose between education and health care coverage in the event of a medical emergency.  The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee voted in support of Michelle’s Law (H.R. 2851) today, allowing college students to take up to 12 months medical leave without ...

Harkin-Specter Amendment to Stimulus Bill Significantly Boosts Funding for Cancer Research

... passed an amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that would further increase funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $10 billion, including more than $1.3 billion specifically for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).  Senators ... the fight against cancer, but also aid local economies across the country. The legislation under consideration already contains critical public health funding for improved access to care and prevention and wellness programs.  Following is a statement on the stimulus package from Daniel E. Smith, president of the American ...

New National TV Ad Urges Congress to Make Cancer a National Priority

... ad is part of a larger national grassroots campaign to protect federal funding for groundbreaking cancer research at the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, lifesaving efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that promote the prevention and early detection of cancer, and laws and programs that expand access to adequate, affordable health care. ACS CAN’s grassroots advocates across the country are holding events that call on Congress to protect critical funding and further the ...

General Assembly Passes Legislation to Shield Delawareans from Unfair Medical Debt Collection Practices, Governor Set to Weigh in

... agencies. Fourteen states, including New Jersey, have passed similar legislation. Since its introduction in the General Assembly, public health organizations, medical experts and patient advocates have rallied around Senate Bill 156, citing the pervasive and compounding harms of medical debt to individuals’ physical health and financial mobility.   A recent survey of cancer patients and survivors, which was conducted by American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

On the Great American Smokeout, Advocates Urge the State to Protect Smoke-free Law

... to worry about being exposed to secondhand smoke — especially when the evidence is crystal clear that it poses serious risks to a person's health.” In Ohio, tobacco use is still the leading preventable cause of disease and death, and smoking is linked to at least 12 types of cancers, ... cessation programs and regular and significant tax increases on all tobacco products are proven policies to reduce tobacco use and improve the health of all Ohioans. In FY22 and FY23, the legislature funded the Ohio tobacco prevention and cessation program at $14.5 million per year. This ... and saves money. Overall, for every $1 spent on comprehensive tobacco control programs, states save up to $55 in averted tobacco-related health care costs.   The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who smoke or use any form of tobacco, including e-cigarettes or nicotine pouches, to ...

Maryland Lawmakers to Consider Proposal That Would Dismantle State’s Clean Indoor Air Act

... Air Act and expand the number of businesses that allow smoking. House Bill 766 is the product of a workgroup established in 2024--without public health organization representation—to discuss whether the state should amend 18 years of precedent by issuing alcoholic beverage licenses to ... in Maryland, issued the following statement: “We should call House Bill 766 what it really is: an attempt to undo nearly two decades of public health progress at the urging of the tobacco industry. For almost 18 years, the Clean Indoor Air Act has protected workers, patrons and businesses ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...

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