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... and increasing patient costs. “As written, the bill will increase out-of-pocket costs significantly for North Carolinians with Medicaid health insurance. The bill disproportionately penalizes cancer patients by implementing the maximum allowable co-payment of $35 for each health care visit, including those where cancer patients and others with serious illness receive their lifesaving treatment. This bill puts lives ...

... to reduce the burden of cancer,” said Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ.  “Dr. Jacobs and Mr. Nelson are public health champions for their work to ensure smoke-free spaces and promote cancer prevention through increased physical activity and good nutrition.” Dr. Fred Jacobs is the former New Jersey Commissioner of Health, current chair of NJ Breathes, and an Executive Vice President at Saint Barnabas Health Care System.  As Commissioner of Health, Dr. Jacobs led the fight in New Jersey to protect funding for the state’s tobacco control program and ...

Affordable cancer care is past due. Quality, affordable coverage remains unavailable to more than 2 million people living in states that have refused to expand ... Guntown, Mississippi. When Tim noticed a lump on his throat, he started saving money to see a doctor. It turned out Tim had cancer. If Tim had health insurance and had been able to visit the doctor sooner, he very likely would have been diagnosed when his cancer was at an earlier, more ... treatable stage. “A little thing turned into a big thing,” Tim said about his experience. “That’s the hardest thing about not having health insurance. You don’t go to the doctor to get little things checked out.” It is long past time for Congress to expand access to quality, ...

... Senators Durbin and Collins for introducing legislation that would protect the ability of our nation’s veterans to breathe smoke-free air at health facilities managed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).  “If enacted, this law would help protect thousands of veterans, including those who are sick or disabled, from the dangers of secondhand smoke while receiving the medical care they need. It would also help ensure a supportive environment for veterans who are trying to quit using tobacco, and would guarantee ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer ...