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Health Advocates Urge Wyoming Legislature to Pass $1 Tobacco Tax Increase 

  CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Feb. 13, 2018—Cancer advocates and volunteers from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the American Heart Association gathered in Cheyenne on Tuesday, February 13 for a Day at the Capitol to urge their state lawmakers to ... lawmakers to support the Revenue Committee’s House Bill 43, which would raise Wyoming’s cigarette tax by $1 per pack and increase the price of all other tobacco products like chewing tobacco at equal amounts. The Revenue Committee will introduce HB 43 this week. Each year, 800 Wyoming ... smoking. At current rates, 12,000 Wyoming kids alive today will die prematurely from a tobacco-related illness. "Tobacco use is the top cause of preventable death in our state, and smoking causes nearly 30 percent of all cancer deaths in Wyoming," said Jason Mincer, ACS CAN Wyoming ...

Congress Introduces PSA Screening for HIM Act

... for HIM Act, which would require insurance companies to cover prostate cancer screenings for those at high risk for the disease without out-of-pocket costs. By removing cost barriers for individuals, more people at high risk can receive the necessary screenings to detect prostate cancer in its earliest stages, often before any symptoms of the disease are present. ...

Bipartisan Legislation Would Make It Easier for All Patients to Participate in Clinical Trials

... changes to policy are beneficial to both patients and researchers because they would expand socioeconomic, geographic, and racial diversity of trial participants. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “ACS CAN is committed to not only increasing patient participation in clinical trials but also ensuring diversification of trial ...

Prescription Drug Affordability in Michigan

ACS CAN supports legislation that restricts the use of so-called copay accumulator adjustments in health insurance plans.  We advocate for policies that ensure third party prescription drug copay assistance is counted toward patients’ out-of-pocket cost obligations.  Prescription drug affordability safegaurds that patients and their families can care for themselves while reducing the burden ...

Frequently Asked Questions About Biologic and Biosimilar Drugs

Q. What is a biologic?  Answer: Biologics are a class of drugs that are produced using a living system, such as a microorganism, plant cell, or animal cell. Like all drugs, biologics are regulated by ... as the reference product. A biosimilar must have no clinical differences to the reference product. This means that a patient using a biosimilar can expect the same physical responses to the biosimilar as they would to the reference product. A biosimilar is considered highly similar to the ... of biosimilars. In 2010, FDA was given the authority to approve versions of biologic products that would provide competition and likely lower cost alternatives to “brand name” biologics.  The biosimilar pathway depends on a head-to-head comparison of the proposed biosimilar to a ...

Press Release: Great American Smokeout

... to Support Tobacco Price Increase   Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – Nov. 21, 2013– The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), is celebrating the American Cancer Society’s 38 th annual Great American Smokeout today, by calling on Pennsylvania Lawmakers to protect the health of Pennsylvania residents by increasing the price of tobacco, making it less accessible to young people and more likely for adults to quit. ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer ...

Legislature Takes Step to Protect Michigan Kids from Big Tobacco

... the legislature passed the budget, which included additional funding for tobacco control. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the legislature for increasing funding to $3.3 million annually for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.  “As Big Tobacco has been working hard to addict future generations with e-cigarettes and other tobacco products, the ... tobacco companies spend annually to market their deadly and addictive products in Michigan.  “Tobacco use is our state's leading cause of preventable disease and death, with smoking costing Michigan $5.33 billion annually in health care costs and 16,200 Michigan residents dying ...

Legislation to Limit Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Reaches Governor Youngkin’s Desk, Follows Recent ACS Report Indicating Cancer Rates Rising in Women

... Bill 1828, advancing the bipartisan proposal around breast cancer screening access to Governor Youngkin’s desk. The vote came on the heels of a new report  from the American Cancer Society that revealed a shift in the burden of the disease from men to women. Cases of cancer are ... in early detection and treatment of cancer. Advocates with ACS’s advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), including a local Virginia Beach breast cancer survivor, are hoping the governor sees House Bill 1828 as an opportunity to address the ... free to most insured women starting at age 40, follow-up testing after a suspected or actual abnormal screening often results in out-of-pocket cost sharing for patients. The report showed the out-of-pocket costs across procedures varied across states with Virginia having an average ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Support Improving Virginians’ Access to Lifesaving Medication

RICHMOND, VA – JANUARY 24, 2024 – Today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Virginia State Capitol as a part of their annual Cancer Action Day, urging lawmakers to support Senate Bill 376/House Bill 946, which seeks to improve Virginians’ access to ... drug copays, leaving countless Virginians with co-insurance plans as their only option and thus responsible for a percentage of the total cost of their medication. Senate Bill 376/House Bill 946 aims to rectify that by ensuring that individual and small-market insurers offer some ...

New Legislation Would Make It Easier for Patients to Participate in Clinical Trials

... New federal legislation that would make it easier for all cancer patients to participate in clinical trials was introduced today in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by U.S. Reps. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas), the Clinical Trial Modernization Act would help remove cost and geographic hurdles that prevent patients from participating in clinical trials. The legislation would enable clinical trial sponsors to ... incomes, people who live in rural areas and certain racial and ethnic groups. According to an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) survey, 79% of cancer patients and survivors indicated they would be more likely to enroll in a clinical trial if sponsors supported them ...

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