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Mayor Bowser Signs Bill Increasing Access to Cancer Screening

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Cost-Free Coverage for Prostate Cancer Screening Amendment Act last week, following in the lead of the seven states that have reduced barriers to accessing prostate cancer screenings. The bill waives cost-sharing requirements for prostate ... immediately pending Congressional review. Lance Kilpatrick, Government Relations Director for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in D.C. said, “We have the tools to reduce deaths from prostate cancer. Early detection makes that possible. ACS CAN was proud to see D.C. ...

Wyoming Legislators Missed a Proven Opportunity to Save Lives and Raise Revenue by Not Introducing the Tobacco Tax

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Feb. 16, 2018—The Wyoming Legislature’s House of Representatives decided not to introduce House Bill 43 by today’s bill cutoff deadline, effectively killing any chance of a $1 tobacco tax increase passing this legislative session. Jason Mincer, Wyoming government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement: "The Wyoming Legislature missed a proven opportunity to save lives and raise critical new revenue by not ...

New Poll: 8 in 10 Voters say Access to Affordable, Comprehensive Health Coverage is a Vote-Determining Factor

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recent poll by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) showed that inflation and the cost of living was the most important issue on voters’ minds with the affordability of health insurance being ...

Anti-Smoking Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Preserve Funding for a Life-saving Tobacco Program

MONTPELIER – May 23, 2018 – Vermont has made great headway in tackling the problem of tobacco, but it is far from solved. Tobacco is still the number one cause of preventable death nationwide.  As the budget debate simmers in Montpelier this week, the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont is calling on ... state currently funds its tobacco control program at less than half of what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends. Vermont can do better and this increase can help us get there. As Big Tobacco continues to make its products more deadly and addicting and continues to ...

Ensuring Access to Quality Care in Rhode Island

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. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Rhode Islanders touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease.   Medication Access: ACS CAN will advocate for legislation that ensures prior authorization and step therapy requirements for prescription drugs are clear, efficient and ...

Letter to the Editor: Invest in state's tobacco program

Tobacco use is the nation's most preventable cause of death, yet nearly half a million people in the United States will die from tobacco-related diseases this year. RIght here in Rhode Island, it is estimated that 1,800 adults will die due to their own smoking this year alone. March 15th is Kick Butts Day - a day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against the tobacco industry. Here at home, I believe it's equally ... to mark this day reminding lawmakers of importance of supporting proven tools in the fight against tobacco use. Research shows that states can tackle tobacco use through a three-part approach. This approach includes regular and significant increases in the price of all tobacco products ...

Leading Patient Groups Support Workplace Wellness Provisions in House Health Reform Bill

WASHINGTON -- November 16, 2009 -- Three of the nation’s leading patient groups are expressing their strong support for language in the House health care bill that promotes ... financial incentives for healthy behaviors that are not tied to insurance premiums. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association worked with House leaders to develop the workplace wellness provisions ... rewards to promote the “use of evidence-based prevention services.” It provides grants of up to $50,000 to small employers to help cover the cost of incentives not to exceed $150 per participating employee. It also requires qualified wellness programs that are “consistent with ...

New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Against Public Health; Reduce Tobacco Control Program Funding

... 1, 2025 – Today, New Hampshire lawmakers voted to cut funding to the state's lifesaving tobacco control program, despite the ongoing risks of tobacco addiction for New Hampshire’s kids and adults alike. The following statement can be attributed to Mike Rollo, New Hampshire director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): ... control program funding levels, lawmakers have acted against the interest of public health by further cutting back this lifesaving – and cost saving – public health investment.  “Today’s decision to cut funding to our state tobacco control program is an extremely costly and ...

Wyoming Must Pass Medicaid Expansion

... oncologists explain why Medicaid expansion is critical in the fight against cancer. Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., FACS, FASCO, is the chair of the board of the Association for Clinical Oncology and board member for the American Cancer Society. A Wyoming native, Dr. Bertagnolli is also a cattle ... Access to health insurance is critical to prevent and catch cancer early when it is easier and less costly to treat. Too many Wyoming residents can’t access the care they need.      Dr. Symington treats many uninsured cancer patients in rural Wyoming. Expanding Medicaid will help ...

5-25-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... would have diverted additional funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund that was established in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACS CAN has consistently opposed legislative attempts to eliminate or divert funding for prevention services and fortunately, the amendment received ... the current fee-for-service payment system, which reimburses providers for every visit or procedure, with global or flat payments to cover the cost of providing all care given to individual patients or groups of patients for a particular illness. Providers who remain within a set budget and ...

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