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ACS CAN EXCLUSIVE: Preview of Tomorrow's Budget

... untaxed cigarette sales to non-Indians from the reservations.  2. His budget, to be unveiled Tuesday, will include two of our key Access to Care agenda items: ---Increase Family Health Plus eligibility to 200% of the poverty level, (approx. $20,000 for an indiv.) -EZ pass public insurance sign-ups, eliminating fingerprints ...

Tobacco Companies Spend $20 to Market Products for Every $1 States Spend on Tobacco Prevention, New Report Finds

... the states spend on programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. This giant gap is undermining efforts to save lives and health care dollars by reducing tobacco use, the No. 1 cause of preventable death in the United States, the report warns. This year (fiscal year 2016), ...

Flavors Hook Kids NY Tweet to Action Page

... City Council Speaker Corey Johnson will not bring Intro 1345 to a vote unless he hears from more New Yorkers. Let him know via Twitter that you care about reducing the impact of menthol cigarettes in New York City and want him to restrict menthol cigarettes now. Note: You must have a ... 2,600 New Yorkers die from lung cancer every year. By restricting the sale of menthol cigarettes we can save lives. @NYCSpeakerCoJo put public health first and bring Intro 1345 to a vote. #MentholHooksKidsNYC More than 4 out of 5 young adult (18 to 24) tobacco users started with flavored ... cigarettes would prevent more youth from getting hooked by Big Tobacco. @NYCSpeakerCoJo must bring Intro 1345 to a vote #MentholHooksKidsNYC Health care professionals are dedicated to promoting the health of all New Yorkers. They do their part every day in the fight against ...

Governor Walz Signs Legislation to Increase Access to Innovative Testing that Can Match Patients with Most Effective Treatments

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) from Minneapolis.  “Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and save lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s individual disease,” said Emily Myatt, Minnesota government relations director for ACS CAN. “Close to 60% of ... of cancer clinical trials that involve biomarkers has grown significantly.”  Despite its benefits and increasingly important role in cancer care, access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation and advancements in treatment. One significant barrier for patients is the lack of coverage by private health insurance and Medicaid programs for appropriate testing.  Currently, communities that have been under-resourced, including communities of ...

House Appropriations Committee Prioritizes Medical Research with $6.5 Billion Increase for NIH in FY 2022 Budget

... the House Appropriations Committee will vote on a proposed FY 2022 spending bill that would increase funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by $6.5 billion, including a $432 million increase for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), $194 million for the Cancer Moonshot, and $3.5 billion to create the Advanced Research Project Agency on Health (ARPA-H). ARPA-H would be a new agency established within NIH and dedicated to accelerating the pace of biomedical research for rare and ... underfunded and is expected to see a significant increase in demand for its services in light of pandemic-related coverage loss and health care delays. The program has successfully provided lifesaving screenings to low income and underserved populations for 30 years. A statement from ...

Supervisor Malia Cohen Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

... legislation that will reduce the cancer burden for San Francisco’s diverse population, Supervisor Cohen has established herself as a health advocate and a health equity champion for all,” said Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN. “It was Supervisor Cohen who spearheaded this new law that ends the ... health and lure the next generation into tobacco addiction.”   The flavored tobacco law will save lives and millions of dollars in health care costs that are now paid by local taxpayers.   "I’m truly honored to receive this award from the very cancer advocates who have earned my ...

World No Tobacco Day: Reducing the Global Tobacco Burden

Today is World No Tobacco Day, an annual event sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) to highlight the significant toll tobacco products continue to have on people's health across the world and to advocate globally for policies that we know will help prevent kids from ever starting to smoke and help current ... use will kill one billion by the end of this century. Tobacco use will continue to cost the world $1 trillion annually in increased health care spending and lost worker productivity.  We know what works to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and to help current adult users quit. ...

Smoke-Free Shreveport in Danger: Council Repeals Smoke-free Protections for Casino Workers

... Louisiana is once again first in the worst of ways and rankings.  “Casino employees and patrons are in desperate need of these lifesaving health protections,” said Feamula Bradley, Region 7 Manager, The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living. “Breaking their promise to their ... workers back into smoke-filled work environments after nearly two years of workplace protections sends a loud and clear message that their health is irrelevant. The council, and the casinos, know that secondhand smoke exposure is hazardous to worker health. They know it triggers heart ... Director for the American Heart Association in Shreveport.  “Our policy makers and casino operators must realize that when they say that they care about the health and safety of their customers, employees and their communities - all while continuing to allow indoor smoking - they are at ...

New Report: Colorado Gets Mixed Results on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... their families."   How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, cessation ... and implementing the policy recommendations in this report would not only save lives in Colorado, it would also save millions in long-term health care costs and in some cases even generate additional, much-needed revenue for the state."   A color-coded system classifies how well a ...

Lawmakers Could Take Critical Step to Remove Cost Barriers to Cancer Prevention

... for lifesaving prostate cancer screenings for men at high-risk of developing prostate cancer, thus reducing barriers and increasing access to care for men over 40 with certain high-risk factors. Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for men in the U.S. When the ... CAN). “We hope state lawmakers see HB 281 and SB 447 for what it is: a critical step toward eliminating a rock-solid barrier to lifesaving care.” ACS CAN thanks Representative Jeanne McNeill and Senator Devlin Robinson for sponsoring this legislation and looks forward to working with ... advocacy 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 ...

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