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Advocates to Maine Lawmakers: Don’t Cave to Big Tobacco’s Pressure Tactics

AUGUSTA – MARCH 21, 2024 - Today, Maine lawmakers will vote on LD2028,”an Act to Amend Certain Tax Laws," a bill submitted by the Department of Financial Services to make technical changes to the tax laws in Maine. While in committee, the bill was weakened when language to tax tobacco ... health advocates are urging lawmakers instead to support the minority report on LD2028, which clarifies the tobacco products tax definition of "tobacco products" to include any product that contains tobacco or nicotine.   The following statement can be attributed to Julia MacDonald, Maine director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN):   ...

2020 ACS CAN North Dakota Policy Forum

Pre-registration is now closed. You may register day of the event at http://acscan.windrosemedia.com .   DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIP While this event is free to attend, donations are welcomed. For more ... sponsorship opportunities, please contact Deb Knuth at [email protected] or 701.314.4880. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host a virtual policy forum to discuss the future of cancer care.   This event will bring together key leaders and decision makers in government, research and academia to discuss emerging ...

Guest Post: Celebrating My Father this Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. represents the 10th Congressional District of New Jersey. One year ago today, I lost my father, the venerated Congressman Donald M. Payne, Sr, to colon cancer. To many, he is remembered as a ... with the disease, but treatment of colon cancer is also a growing economic concern since medical expenditures related to colorectal cancer cost about $14 billion annually. The good news is colon cancer is very treatable if it is detected early. In fact, if Americans received regular screenings for colon cancer, half of all colon cancer deaths could be prevented. For every $1 spent on colorectal cancer screenings, $3 can be saved on treatment costs. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to or can afford these lifesaving screenings, or people choose to forgo ...

Affordable Care Act Update 6-5-14

... Nominee Confirmed   The Senate is scheduled to hold a floor vote on Thursday to confirm Sylvia Mathews Burwell’s nomination as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.  The Senate Finance Committee approved Burwell’s nomination last week with strong bipartisan ... – are listed, display all formularies in a standard template to make coverage easier to compare between plans, and provide an out-of-pocket cost range for each drug to better inform consumers what they would be required to pay for the drug each month. The bill would also direct Covered ... for plans that cover a specific medication. Additional details on the need for this legislation are outlined in an op-ed  authored by ACS CAN California Legislative Director Alison Ramey. The bill now moves on to the California State Assembly for consideration.   Media Advocacy   ...

New Jersey is taking a giant leap forward in the war against cancer. Here's how

... originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on March 24, 2023.   In the fight against cancer, one would reasonably be discouraged by the size of our opponent. There are more than 200 known types of cancer; even more diverse are the people impacted by the disease — their unique needs and ... NJCEED provides under- and uninsured New Jersey residents with access to breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer screenings at no cost to patients. In the last year, NJCEED made it possible for 17,600 New Jersey residents to get screened for breast and cervical cancer and ... governor has demonstrated how he plans to lower these numbers. Now, I urge New Jersey’s Legislature to do the same and lead on this issue. We can either let these incidence and mortality rates immobilize us or we can work to make New Jersey a champion in cancer policy. I choose to act; I ...

AHCA Amendment Would Undermine Access to Coverage for Cancer Patients

WASHINGTON, DC - April 20, 2017 - American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) President Chris Hansen sent a letter to U.S. House leadership this evening expressing concerns about the potential impact of a proposed amendment to the American Health Care Act (AHCA). The letter notes that the proposed changes could lead to "bare bones coverage plans that push significant costs onto patients who access care." To access a full copy of the letter, visit:  http://bit.ly/2pjYRby  AHCA Amendment Would Undermine Access to Coverage for Cancer Patients ...

Wyoming Must Pass Medicaid Expansion

... care is essential to detecting, treating and surviving cancer. Today, more than 33,000 Wyoming residents live with cancer at some stage of treatment or survivorship. Providing individuals and families access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage is critical in the fight ...                     Myra Garcia is one of tens of thousands of people in Wyoming who work jobs that don’t provide insurance and who can’t afford it through the Healthcare Marketplace. When she found out she had stage-four cancer, Myra worried not only about her health and how to stay alive to care for her family, but also about the crippling financial burden. Myra’s surgery and chemotherapy cost more than a quarter of a million dollars. The hospital waived many of those costs, passing them on to other patients in the form of higher ...

Reconciliation Package Improves Health Care Affordability for Cancer Patients

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congress reached a significant budget deal that includes key provisions that will improve affordability of health care coverage for many cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones. The reconciliation package includes language to help Medicare enrollees afford their outpatient prescription drugs by capping out-of-pocket costs for prescriptions for those with Part D plans and the option to spread expenses over the plan year, rather than requiring ... leaving more than 2 million Americans without a viable health insurance option. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN: “Based on current legislative text, ACS CAN applauds Congress for prioritizing health and taking this important step to address ...

Barriers to Patient Enrollment in Therapeutic Clinical Trials for Cancer

Download Executive Summary of Landscape Report Download Landscape Report on Barriers to Patient Enrollment in Cancer Clinical Trials Download Recommendations for Overcoming ... to Patient Enrollment in Cancer Clinical Trials Download Figures and Tables The objective of cancer research is to generate new knowledge that can be used to improve survival and quality of life for patients with cancer. Clinical trials are the key step in advancing potential new cancer ... documents and processes to ensure education and comprehension by patients of the research in which they are contemplating participation. Provide cost transparency by providing full coverage analyses on all trials to clearly articulate responsibility for all anticipated trial costs. Trial ...

2-16-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... both the president's 2013 fiscal year (FY 2013) budget, and the payroll tax extension legislation that Congress is debating this week. The goal of the Fund is to refocus the health care system on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the ... and local levels.   The payroll tax extension bill compromise includes a major cut to the Fund, approximately $5 billion dollars to pay for the cost of the bill which includes a provision that would use the money to reimburse doctors who treat Medicare patients.  The bill is expected to pass the House and Senate later this week. ACS CAN sent letters to the conferees last month urging them to protect the Fund.   The President's FY 2013 Budget proposal would also redirect money ...

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