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... 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize improving access to cancer care and tobacco control funding, both of which will ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.  “For nearly ten years, ACS CAN has been advocating ... 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 ...

... on the administration’s amendment to the interim final rule regarding the rights of patients to appeal denials of claims under the Affordable Care Act. The comments commend the administration for working with patient and consumer representatives to develop a workable appeal process that ensures that consumers have a meaningful opportunity to contest denials of health insurance coverage. But the comments also list improvements to the rule that are necessary to fulfill the new law’s promise to ... concern that it inadequately fulfills the intent of the law and denies consumers the tools they need to launch appeals for access to lifesaving care. For example, the rule enables insurers to provide minimal explanation for denying a claim, permitting vague explanations such as that the ...

... developed as a result of clinical trials, they rarely get the funding they need to sustain.   Clinical Trials are key to Progress in Cancer Care Clinical trials are critical in discovering the effectiveness of new cancer treatments. The most significant benefit of clinical trials is ... generations but future ones as well. Furthermore, they provide diverse options for cancer patients, while allowing physicians to improve cancer care. The patients who participate in these studies gain access to the most recent changes in treatment, prevention, and diagnosis that are developed by leading cancer specialists around the nation.  Clinical studies drive health and cancer care forward. Clinical trials focus on creating new cancer therapies, while refining existing ones.  Through research, ...

... 2009 -- Today, the Senate passed stimulus legislation that includes an historic funding boost for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). But the bill eliminates funding increases for prevention measures and tobacco control, two critical areas for cancer patients, that ... a year in lost workdays and lower employee productivity.  Investing in prevention and tobacco control has a dual benefit of improving pubic health and stimulating the economy.  Money for cancer screening and tobacco cessation at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ... nationwide. “Increase in aid to Medicaid programs contained in both versions of the stimulus bill will go a long way toward preserving health care coverage for more than 50 million needy Americans who are already being served by their state programs.  Additionally, the COBRA provisions ...