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Advocates Set Sights on Improving Access to Cancer Prevention & Detection, Reducing Burden of Disease for PA Patients in 2025
The following is a statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Pennsylvania Government Relations Director Donna Greco: “In 2024, ACS CAN was proud to see the Pennsylvania Legislature mobilize swiftly and in a bipartisan manner to bring the promise of precision medicine to more patients. Beginning in the new year, Act 39 of 2024 will make it so that all patients who can benefit and are insured ... programs are making it so that patients cannot access lifesaving care. ACS CAN is looking to address that in 2025 with legislation to eliminate cost-sharing for prostate cancer screenings for high-risk populations and ensure third-party prescription drug copay assistance always counts ...
Metro Council Leaves Workers Unprotected with Deferment of Vote
... voted 8-2, with two members choosing not to vote, to defer the vote on the smoke-free ordinance to the meeting on August 9. Seven members of the council introduced an ordinance to expand the state’s smoke-free law to include area bars and casinos. “We thank those members of the Council who introduced the original ordinance and who supported the more than 3,000 workers who currently are not protected by a smoke-free ... for the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL). “We are committed to protecting all workers in East Baton Rouge and will do all we can to make sure this ordinance goes into effect. EBR will then join the ranks of New Orleans and other communities in our state. I’m not ...
Public Health Coalition Protests Weakening of Florida Tobacco Prevention Program
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Several of the largest public health organizations in the country are united in opposition to a Constitutional Revision Commission proposal that would ... by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The coalition includes the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association (AHA), American Lung Association (ALA) and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (TFK). Proposal 94, which was introduced by Representative Jeannette Nunez, also would divert an unspecified portion of tobacco prevention money to cancer research. Florida’s Department of Public Health has projected that siphoning money from tobacco prevention ...
Health Insurance Marketplaces Open on First Day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
WASHINGTON, D.C. October 1, 2013 Today marks both the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the opening of health insurance marketplaces in every state that enable people with breast cancer and other ... of their health status or medical history. The health care law, known as the Affordable Care Act, provides that beginning next year, no one can be denied coverage or charged astronomical rates because of a pre-existing condition such as cancer, and patients cannot have their plans ... starting at age 40, and BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing and counseling for women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, all at no cost to patients. The law also bans lifetime dollar limits on coverage and restricts annual dollar limits, protections that begin next year. Even ...
Unlocking Cures: ACS CAN Highlights the Need for Diversity in Clinical Trials
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is featured in the Urban One 2022 Engaging Black America Special Supplement issued today – and, as always, we are highlighting yet another ... access. Longstanding barriers to participation mean that certain populations face greater hurdles to these lifesaving innovations. Communities of color, rural Americans, older Americans, and those with limited incomes continue to be underrepresented in cancer clinical trials, further ... groups would be a significant step forward. That’s exactly why ACS CAN CEO Dr. Karen Knudsen has teamed up with Congresswoman Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who serves as chairwoman of the Congressional Black Congress, to co-author an editorial in the Urban One Engaging Black America Special ...
ACS CAN Asks State Lawmakers to Make Cancer a Priority This Legislative Session
... Jan. 15, 2019 – As our state lawmakers return to work for the 2019 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is asking for action to help fight cancer in Pennsylvania. “Maintaining funding for Pennsylvania’s tobacco prevention and cessation programs is one of the crucial steps that must be taken to save lives,” said ACS CAN Pennsylvania government relations director Emma Watson. “These crucial ... and work to prevent young people from ever starting the deadly addiction.” “22,000 Pennsylvanians will lose their lives this year because of smoking,” said Watson. “These programs are vital to save lives. We hope the legislators understand the importance of supporting tobacco ...
New Poll: Majority of Arizona Voters say Access to Affordable, Comprehensive Health Coverage is a Factor this Election
PHOENIX – August 27, 2024 – A recent poll by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 or 82% of voters in Arizona view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. The poll findings showed a majority of voters feel the health care system is not meeting the needs of most of the state’s residents. Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies and Hart ...
ACS CAN calls on Congress to take action to end deaths from cervical cancer globally
Deaths from cervical cancer can be eliminated around the world if investments are made in vaccines and screenings in low-and middle-income countries. In a new ACS CAN ... entitled “Saving Women’s Lives: Accelerating Action to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Globally,” ACS CAN examined the rapidly growing rates of cervical cancer in low-and middle-income countries and outlined why Congress should act now. Cervical cancer was once one of the most common ... vaccine that prevents most of these cancers. In low-and middle-income countries, the vaccine costs just $4.50 a dose, making it one of the most cost-effective cancer prevention methods available. Cervical cancer screenings and treatments are also critical for early detection and cancer ...
New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Georgia Residents Support Medicaid Expansion
ATLANTA, GA – October 11, 2022 – A recent poll by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows strong support among Georgia registered voters for increasing and protecting access to affordable health coverage, including 70% in favor of Medicaid expansion. The poll findings showed 8 in 10 (80%) voters in Georgia saying a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for with the same number in agreement that everyone in Georgia, regardless of their income, where they live, their race, gender or immigration status should be able to get affordable health care. Roughly 6 in 10 (60%) ...
Misuse of March-In Authority Could Jeopardize Progress in Cancer Research and Prove Ineffective in Intent to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) issued a letter to the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) commenting on the utilization of march-in rights (MIR) to lower prescription drug costs following the release of new guidance by the administration on its application. In the ...
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