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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 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 ...

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 Files Comments on Accountable Care Organizations Created by Affordable Care Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 7, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) filed comments this week with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed Accountable Care Organization (ACO) regulation issued under the Affordable Care Act. The comments acknowledge the potential of ACOs to improve the health and quality of care for cancer patients, and encourage the administration to improve the regulation to better benefit families affected by cancer. ACS CAN’s ...

ACS CAN and Relay for Life are Better Together in Vermont

ACS CAN and Relay for Life in Vermont are making integration look easy! In part because of our amazing Advocacy Liaison Jennifer Clark. In Vermont, the month of June is signified by the color purple. Not only do the lilacs light up the landscape, but a veritable sea of purple Survivor t-shirts can be ...

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 ...

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 ...

ACS CAN Calls for Expanded Access to Biomarker Testing in Washington

... all residents have ready access to biomarker testing. "Access to biomarker testing is about identifying the most effective treatment—which can save lives. It is the pathway to precision medicine, which can make all the difference in the outcome of a patient's cancer treatment," said Matt Helder, government relations director at ACS CAN. "In Washington, insurance coverage for biomarker ... saving costs and eliminating life-altering side effects.  It’s notable that biomarker testing is increasingly important to the treatment of conditions outside of the cancer space, like arthritis and other autoimmune conditions, organ and tissue transplant, and rare diseases. Research ...

Tobacco Tax Increase Will Help Protect Marylanders from Rising Toll of Big Tobacco, Says Nation’s Leading Cancer Advocacy Organization

ANNAPOLIS – Today, the Maryland Senate joined its colleagues in the House in voting to override Governor Hogan’s veto of a potentially lifesaving tobacco tax increase. Last March, lawmakers passed a bill (HB732), which included line items for increasing the state ... tax by $1.75 per pack and earmarking $18.25 million toward tobacco prevention and cessation programs. It also increased the tax on some types of other tobacco products and would tax e-cigarettes for the first time.  The following statement can be attributed to Jocelyn Collins, Maryland government relations director for ACS CAN:  “This tax was one that was frankly long overdue in ...

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