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... testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, covers appropriate biomarker testing for patients who could benefit. Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the right time,’ precision medicine has played a critical role in improving cancer outcomes. Despite its benefits, health insurance coverage of biomarker testing has not kept pace with innovations in treatment.  “Furthermore, copay accumulator legislation ... 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’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

... CAN) calls on Finance Committee Chairs, Del. Criss and Sen. Tarr, and the entire West Virginia Legislature, urging them to prioritize public health in the state’s budget by increasing funding to $16.5 million for comprehensive programs to reduce tobacco use. To reach that goal, ACS CAN ... reduce tobacco use and has the highest adult smoking rate in the nation. We must invest in robust, fact-based strategies to address this public health crisis head-on. “Nearly 38% of cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking in West Virginia, the highest smoking-attributable cancer death ... 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’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we ...

... The data released by the CDC today show that the Surgeon General 's call for a äóÖtobacco-free generation ' in this year 's Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking is being undercut by the increased use of e-cigarettes among youth. The finding that youth who have used an ... access to market their products to kids using attractive flavors, provocative advertising and celebrity endorsements. While the long-term health effects of using e-cigarettes are still unknown, we do know that when a child picks up an e-cigarette it can be the gateway to a life-long ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.Œæ ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary ...

ACS CAN and 14 other health groups filed a “friend of the court” or  amicus brief  at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)  opposing state imposition ... for Medicaid beneficiaries .  Read our  press statement . By way of background, section 1115 of the Social Security Act gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to approve experimental projects likely to assist in promoting the objectives of the Medicaid statute.  The ... they will result in patients finding themselves without Medicaid coverage, and reporting requirements could create barriers to lifesaving care.  More than 60% of nonelderly adults with Medicaid already work either full or part time. Imposing work requirements could unfairly penalize ...