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Let's hold Secretary Azar Accountable for Eliminating E-Cigarette Flavors

... quickly and publicly. When you click the below button, you'll be directed to a Facebook post about this announcement on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Facebook page.  That department - led by Secratary Azar - is responsible for seeing this through. Please add a brief ...

Gov. Polis Signs Bill Increasing Access to Clinical Trials

... for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement: “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the health disparities that underserved communities face. Like COVID-19, cancer affects everyone, but it doesn’t affect everyone equally. More than ... year, but not all of them will equally benefit from medical advances in cancer prevention, early detection, diagnostic testing and treatment care. “Clinical trials are a significant way to advance life-saving cancer treatments and this bill will ensure more Coloradans have an ...

ACS CAN Planning to Work Closely with Presumptive City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

... 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 ...

New Guidance from Administration Helps Ensure Coverage for Follow-up Colonoscopies, Will Save Lives from Colon Cancer 

WASHINGTON D.C. – New guidance from the Tri-Agencies (Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Treasury) announced late Monday says private insurance plans must now cover follow-up colonoscopies after a ... therefore, not covered in full the way a preventive screening is required to be covered by the Affordable Care Act. While this new guidance will expand coverage of follow-up colonoscopies to many more individuals nationwide, including individuals ...

Misuse of March-In Authority Could Jeopardize Progress in Cancer Research and Prove Ineffective in Intent to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

... innovations over the last 40 years. We share the Administration’s mission to lower drug costs, and no discovery that could improve public health should sit on a shelf or be inaccessible to the public. Nonetheless, we remain concerned about the effectiveness of utilizing march-in ...

Time to Make Cancer a National Priority

... but cutting critical cancer funding is not the way to do it. We need lawmakers to protect funding for cancer research, prevention, and access to health care. Be sure to watch our new national TV ad which calls on Congress to make cancer a national priority. Time to Make Cancer a National Priority ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to host Iowa Day at the Capitol, connecting volunteers and lawmakers

... for this session, which include protecting funds for cancer screening and tobacco cessation and prevention, as well as establishing a palliative care advisory board for the state. They will then attend meetings with lawmakers from their district at the Capitol. Date: Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 ... 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 ...

ACS CAN members attend town hall call recapping outcome of 2018 election

... Bill spoke last week on ACS CAN’s members-only town hall call that broke down the election results and discussed how the results will affect health care and cancer issues around the country. Bill was joined on the call by ACS CAN volunteers and staff members who talked about Cancer Votes, ACS ...

Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidates Answer Questions about Cancer Policy in ACS CAN Voter Guide

... legislation to raise the age of sale for all tobacco products in Minnesota to 21? Do you support a sustainable, long-term funding source for the Health Care Access Fund, whether that would be extending the provider tax or replacing it with a new funding source? Cancer Votes is the nation’s ...

Maine Cancer Advocates Applaud Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase

... 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 cities, ...

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