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House Subcommittee Hearing to Highlight Critical Need for Palliative Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 8, 2016 – The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing today on H.R. 3119, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), is a major step forward in advancing quality of life for cancer patients, survivors and their ... legislation would increase federal research on palliative care and pain and symptom management; enhance training for nurses, doctors, and other health care professionals to practice palliative care effectively; and establish a national public education and awareness campaign to educate ...

Kansas Governor’s Repeat Veto of Short-Term Health Plan Bill Protects Patients

... Kansas –  Today, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 199, which would have increased Kansans’ exposure to inadequate, high-risk health plans that can skirt patient protections required by federal law, such as coverage for pre-existing conditions. This veto is a repeat of the ... (STLDPs) because these plans often deny coverage or charge more for coverage, do not cap out-of-pocket expenses, and may not cover essential health benefits such as prescription medication, maternity care and mental health. A January 2022 poll from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society found that 92 percent of Americans think that people can be duped ...

House Advances Problematic Public Health Provisions as Part of Debt Limit Proposal Bill

... of Representatives, in a 217-215 vote, passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act, advancing provisions that would greatly restrict access to affordable care and risk progress in the fight against cancer.   Just this week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to ... is a statement from ACS CAN President Lisa Lacasse:  “We’re disappointed by the House passage of a proposal that includes harmful public health policies that would roll back our nation’s progress in the fight against cancer in an aim to address the debt limit. Data show work ... be compromised if the drastic cuts passed today are enacted. Additionally, our ability to ensure the availability of affordable, meaningful health care coverage will be compromised, a critical factor in an individual’s ability to survive cancer.   “As Congress continues to find ...

Big Tobacco Fighting Ballot Initiatives That Would Protect Public Health

... or require investment in tobacco control and prevention programs, strategies that have proven to reduce tobacco consumption and improve the health of those who smoke or are exposed to smokers. Tobacco companies are also funding ballot measures in Arizona and Ohio that are clearly ... on the ballot Nov. 7 in at least six states. “When Big Tobacco has the chance to support the most effective measures to mitigate the health consequences of smoking, it instead uses tricky tactics and spends millions to defeat them,” the editorial reads. “The stakes are high ... 120,000 additional deaths due to smoking among current California adult smokers who quit smoking; and save Californians $16 billion in health care costs. FLORIDA – Amendment 4 would require the Florida Legislature to annually fund a comprehensive, statewide tobacco prevention program ...

Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act Reintroduced

Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) reintroduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), which charges the federal government with expanding both the availability and scope of ... care, including pain and symptom management, and establish palliative care education and training programs for doctors, nurses and other health professionals. It would also create a national public education and awareness campaign to educate patients and providers about the ... the persistent barriers to palliative care that cancer patients continue to face. “By building a workforce of doctors, nurses and other health providers trained in palliative care, increasing federal investments in relevant research, and drawing public awareness to their ability to ...

U.S. Senate Passes Harmful Budget that Will Cause Millions to Lose Health Insurance

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released the following statement: “Congress is making an unprecedented attack on access to health care for millions of Americans, including cancer patients and survivors. Devastating cuts to Medicaid and changes to Marketplace plans in the budget will terminate health coverage for nearly 12 million Americans and increase health care costs for everyone. We are disappointed in the Senate’s vote today and ...

Lawmakers, Experts to Join ACS CAN Forum on Rural Health

... members about the unique challenges of accessing cancer treatment in rural Kansas on Thursday, Oct. 4. The forum will feature lawmakers and health care leaders from throughout the state.   This year, more than 15,000 Kansans will hear the words "you have cancer." Rural states like Kansas face ... Susan Concannon, state representative for district 107                         Dr. Bob Moser, former state secretary of health and executive director of The University of Kansas Hospital’s Heart and Stroke Collaborative ...

Investment in Tobacco Control: Protect CDC's Office on Smoking and Health

... of $310 million for tobacco control and reject the elimination of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH). The elimination of OSH will have devastating consequences for the nation’s progress to reduce the suffering and death from chronic ... in reducing tobacco use is at risk of being undone. Smoking kills over 490,000 Americans and costs the nation more than $600 billion a year in health care costs and lost productivity. Tobacco use is the primary driver of chronic disease and the top cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. The ...

Health Advocates: Tobacco Tax Increases Will Protect Young Lives

... In response, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and Respiratory Health Association issued the following statement: “We’re thrilled that our lawmakers prioritized youth tobacco use this legislative session. ... from becoming adults who smoke and help 48,700 Illinois adults who currently smoke quit. When you also consider the $1.56 billion in anticipated health care savings, this is a huge win for the future of our state. “With this, fewer kids in Illinois will become addicted to tobacco before they have ...

Black Leaders Who Changed the Face of Equitable Cancer Care

... trailblazing Black leaders and pioneers who paralleled this through their critical contributions to cancer research and prevention , health equity , and reducing disparities across the cancer continuum.    Dr. Jane Cooke Wright  (image courtesy of the National Library of ... the treatment more accessible to cancer patients. Her legacy has not only informed modern standards for clinical oncology and access to cancer care, but also paved the way for the inclusion of a new, diverse generation of researchers and oncologists dedicated to saving more lives from ... advocate who devoted his life to the study of cancer and how it impacts Black communities. His legacy continues to inform our efforts to advance health equity today and has made a lasting impact on the history of American surgical oncology.  During the civil rights era, Dr. Leffall began ...

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