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... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to the New York City Council Health Committee March 18, 2019 • New York, NY Chair Levine and members of the Health Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today.  My name is Michael Davoli and I am the New York Metro Director for Government Relations at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, nonpartisan, advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.  I am pleased to be able to speak about the 2019-2020 ... potentially lifesaving cancer screening. Barriers to screening include lack of transportation to and from appointments, time off for screening, cost, and insurance coverage. Many of these barriers could be addressed with public and private support. ACS CAN recommends $2.7 million to expand ...

The following letter was delivered to Gov. Bill Haslam's office on Sept. 20, 2017.   The Honorable William Haslam Office of the Governor Tennessee State Capitol Nashville, TN 37243-0001   Dear Governor Haslam, 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 ...

... D.C. April 6, 2016 ξSen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation last night that would reduce suffering and improve the quality of life of patients and their families by better coordinating their care and addressing the often debilitating symptoms of disease and treatment. The bill ... spend fewer days in intensive care, have fewer hospital readmissions, and generally experience a better quality of life during treatment. ACS CAN applauds Sen. Baldwin for introducing this crucial piece of bipartisan legislation, which will help remove barriers to palliative care and give ...

... -- February 21, 2012 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it is taking major steps to address a critical shortage of cancer drugs that has left patients without lifesaving medications such as Doxil and Methotrexate. "The actions announced today will help to ... patients who urgently need them." The American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), have been closely monitoring the growing drug shortage crisis, which has made it difficult or impossible for some cancer patients to get the ... have been forced to pay exorbitant prices through the emerging "grey market," where drugs in short supply are sold legally at a reported cost of up to 650 percent of the original price. Those families include Sara Stuckey, a Society volunteer from Lincoln, IL, who was told by her ...