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Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Buckeyes

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Leo Almeida   COLUMBUS, OHIO – “As lawmakers dive into the 2023 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Buckeyes.  “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer ... 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 unanimously passed the House ...

ACS CAN Report: Short-Term Insurance Coverage is Inadequate, Confusing and Expensive for Patients

Washington, D.C.—A new report issued today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows people who enroll in short-term, limited duration (STLD) insurance plans are likely to face serious financial strain should they be diagnosed with cancer. Inadequate Coverage: An ACS CAN Examination of Short-Term Insurance Plans, reviewed short-term plan options in six states (Florida, Illinois, Maine, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin) to ... including information on premiums and deductibles. “People don’t typically anticipate a cancer diagnosis, so we wanted to see what kind of coverage these plans would actually provide should someone get unexpectedly sick,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “Unfortunately, ...

Trade Negotiators Agree to Provision Ending Tobacco Industry Exploitation of International Agreements

... approved today by negotiators in Atlanta reportedly includes a provision supported by public health groups that would protect the authority of member countries to enact lifesaving tobacco control measures. The provision, offered by U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman during ... companies from using the agreement to attack laws intended to reduce disease and death caused by tobacco use,” said Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), which has strongly supported including such a provision. “The international community cannot allow the efforts of countries to protect ...

Cancer Advocates Deliver 56,000 Petitions to Congressional Offices Urging Passage of Meaningful Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON – March 19, 2010 – Volunteers from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) this week have delivered 56,000 signed petitions to congressional offices across the country urging lawmakers from both political parties to ... opportunity and pass meaningful health reform. Over the past three weeks ACS CAN worked with groups representing patients, consumers and people of faith to gather signatures on petitions calling for health reform that improves access to quality coverage and lowers the costs of health ... nation’s health care system to emphasize prevention, ending the practice of denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions, limiting the cost burden on families by providing care that costs less and covers more, and emphasizing patients’ quality of life.   “The sobering reality ...

Lawmakers Take Critical Step to Revolutionize Cancer Treatment in Florida, State’s Second Leading Cause of Death

... to receive biomarker testing – a routine step in accessing personalized medicine treatments that have become an increasingly important part of cancer care in recent years due to their significant impact in improving survivorship and quality of life.   Progress in the fight against cancer has been in part due to advances in biomarker testing, which allows physicians to match patients ... treatment for their specific cancer. Unfortunately, not all Floridians are benefiting from the latest advancements in biomarker testing, which can contribute to disparities in access to the most appropriate and effective treatments.   “Today’s legislation creates a path forward to ...

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Justice to Oppose Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill

  September 19, 2017     The Honorable Jim Justice Office of the Governor 1900 Kanawha Street Charleston, WVA 25305     Dear Governor Justice,   The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... in Medicaid support to your state over the next decade and beyond.  In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...

Crucial Legislation Would Improve Quality of Life for Cancer Patients 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 22, 2017 –  Bipartisan legislation   (H.R. 1676/S. 693) introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate aims to reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families by better coordinating their care and addressing the often-debilitating symptoms of disease and ... by expanding research, access and public awareness,” said Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “By removing barriers to palliative care, we can give patients and survivors more control over the full range of their care from the point ...

ACS CAN Releases Cancer Fighting Priorities for 2019 for New York

... with cancer each year Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care.   Cancer Screenings Save Lives All New Yorkers deserve to have access to a ... to Palliative Care Services for cancer patients Ensure patient access to medications is not hindered by movement of medications to a higher cost tier in the formulary during a plan year. Allow patients on multiple prescription medications to “synchronize” the date on which they get ... to administer and effectively utilize such funds.   For more information, contact:   Julie Hart, New York Government Relations Director, ACS CAN   [email protected]     518.505.7833 ACS CAN Releases Cancer Fighting Priorities for 2019 for New York ...

Families Affected by Cancer Urging Lawmakers to Seize Historic Opportunity to Improve the Health of All Americans

... ones are calling on lawmakers to redouble their efforts and take action on health care reform now, not later.  To that end, the volunteer board of the American Cancer Society passed a resolution over the weekend calling on the President and all Members of Congress to work together to ... set out to do,” said John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive officer of the Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the Society’s advocacy affiliate.  “The status quo is a costly and potentially life-threatening proposition for people with cancer who ... by refocusing the system to emphasize prevention, ending the practice of denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions, limiting the cost burden on families by providing care that costs less and covers more, and emphasizing patients’ quality of life. “We cannot waste this ...

New Report: States Shortchange Tobacco Prevention Programs That Can Stop 7 Million Kids from Smoking, Save Over 2 Million Lives

WASHINGTON, DC -- The states are missing an opportunity to save millions of lives and over $120 billion in health care costs because they continue to shortchange proven programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. This year (fiscal year 2015), the states will collect $25.6 billion from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco ... programs save lives and money, said Matthew L. Myers, President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Florida's remarkable progress shows we can create a tobacco-free generation -- but only if elected leaders wake up and aggressively implement proven solutions. That's why we're issuing ...

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