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WASHINGTON, D.C. March 27, 2014 The majority of states areξmissing opportunities to reduce tobacco-related deaths and health care costs byξproviding inadequate tobacco cessation ... own, combined they are even more effective. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: Given that smoking rates are much higher among the Medicaid population, it is critical that every state provide access to ... counseling and medications work for different people. Comprehensive tobacco cessation services have been proven to be clinically effective and cost effective as well. If all states covered all of the recommended cessation benefits and removed barriers to smokers seeking cessation services ...

LANSING, MI – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is thrilled to see the House pass oral chemotherapy fairness legislation today. ACS CAN wants to take this moment to thank Rep. Daire Rendon ... This legislation would give chronically ill patients more affordable access to the cancer treatment they need. It would ensure the out-of-pocket cost to the patient for oral chemotherapy and intravenous (IV) chemotherapy are similar. Currently, the out-of-pocket costs for some oral ...

... Act , a bill that would create a mandatory dedicated funding stream for four biomedical research agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill would provide $150 billion over the next 10 years, a much-needed infusion of ... Sen. Durbin 's bill will prioritize cancer research and prevention, because the disease will killξan estimated 585,000 people in America and cost the economy $216 billion this year. The possibility that the bill could be partially funded by a 94-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax ... point of sale is our most effective strategy in reducing smoking. It will save more lives and further reduce long-term health care costs. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions ...

Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death for men and women combined in our country – a fact that’s difficult to accept given that it’s one of a limited number of cancers that can be prevented through screening. Yet, more than 145,600 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2019 and approximately 51,000 will ... screening, putting them at risk for a later-stage diagnosis that can often be more expensive to treat and harder to survive. The same coding and cost issue has already been addressed for those with private insurance. The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act would make things ...