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Cancer Moonshot Task Force and Vice President Detail Necessary Next Steps to Accelerate Cancer Research and Prevention

... to address the following five strategic goals set forth to end cancer as we know it: catalyze new scientific breakthroughs, unleash the power of data, accelerate bringing new therapies to patients, strengthen prevention and diagnosis, and improve patient access and care. Among the ... chief cancer control officer for the American Cancer Society. “The Task Force recommendations shine an important light on specific steps that can be acted upon immediately that to exponentially reduce the cancer burden in this country.” The Task Force also acknowledges the critical ... The report specifically calls out an opportunity to close a loophole in Medicare that results in seniors facing unexpected and expensive cost-sharing when a polyp is removed during a routine screening colonoscopy. By removing that cost sharing, seniors on a fixed budget won’t put ...

Oral Chemotherapy Fairness and Appropriations are Legislative Priorities to Fight Cancer

... Molly Medenblik LANSING, MI  – “As lawmakers dive into the 2023 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize improving access to cancer care, increasing funding that will help prevent and detect cancer, and increasing funding to $5 million annually for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.  “For roughly ten years, ACS CAN has advocated for the passage of oral chemotherapy fairness legislation and will continue to do so this year. This legislation would ensure that the out-of-pocket costs for oral ...

Congressional Support for Increased Cancer Research and Screening Funding Key to Putting Progress Back on Track

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 24, 2008 -- “Members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services confirmed a renewed commitment to reinvigorate the war on cancer ... the tide of a troubling trend of frozen or cut funding, this proposed 3.5 percent proposed budget increase would keep up with the growing annual cost for research for the first time in six years. “We applaud all of the members of the health subcommittee, and specifically want to thank ... be unable to afford them. As the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States in men and women combined, screening tests can detect colon cancer at the earliest, most treatable stage or even prevent it. Yet, screening rates remain low, partly because of cost.  The ...

Patient, Health Advocates Make Final Appeal to Congress: Protect Hospitals & Patient Access, Reject Medicaid Cuts & ACA Changes

Last night, advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), NJ Citizen Action and the NJ Black Empowerment Coalition convened a roundtable discussion on the impacts of the budget reconciliation bill in front of Congress on Americans’ access to Medicaid and Marketplace coverage. Last month, the U.S. House ... hospitals; a mass loss of Medicaid and Marketplace coverage would lead to an uptick in uncompensated care, leaving hospitals to shoulder the cost burden. Among the speakers who outlined what’s at stake during the roundtable was Jeanelle Adams, a 36-year-old breast cancer survivor and ...

House Committee Passes Legislation Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes for Ohioans

The following is a statement from Leo Almeida, government relations director, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)   COLUMBUS, OHIO – “Today, the House Insurance Committee passed legislation that would increase access to biomarker testing. This legislation will help address a significant barrier and bring the promise of precision medicine to more Ohioans, no matter their income or where they live. Biomarker testing opens the door to targeted therapies, which can provide many benefits to patients, including better outcomes, improved quality of life, and, in some cases, reduced costs from bypassing ineffective therapies. “ACS CAN extends its gratitude to Rep. White for sponsoring this ...

ACS Advocates Lobby for Health Care Reform

Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Pass Health Care Now, Not Later More than 400 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every Congressional district united on Tuesday to lobby their members of Congress in support of comprehensive health care reform. ACS CAN hosted its annual leadership summit and lobby day this week in Washington, D.C. to urge lawmakers to focus on patients, not politics, by ...

Hillary Clarke Testifies on Medicaid in Buffalo

Below is the testimony of Hillary Clarke of the American Cancer Society who spoke on 1/20/11 in Buffalo before the New York State Medicaid Redesign Team.  As part of her ... be mandated in all plans purchased by individuals and groups through the Health Insurance Exchange.  States that provide these services without cost sharing to Medicaid clients will receive a 1% increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP).  In New York State, approximately ... tobacco users will make several quit attempts before being successful. Any arbitrary limit on the number of courses and the length of treatment can contribute to a failed quit attempt or a relapse, which is only self-defeating to the state. The medication limit is particularly an issue for ...

Lifesaving Colorectal Cancer Bill Passes the U.S. House

  The U.S. House of Representatives just passed our legislation to close the colorectal cancer loophole. ACS CAN volunteers have worked tirelessly for years and it is thanks to their great work that this important legislation has now passed the House. Because of the loophole, many seniors on Medicare have been skipping lifesaving colonoscopies. Under Medicare, there should be no cost-sharing for a colonoscopy. But, if the doctor removes a polyp - which can be pre-cancerous - a patient can wake up to a $300 bill. The ...

Assembly Passes Bill to Put Patients First

    ACS CAN Applauds Assembly Vote to Put Patients First Calls on Senate to Pass Step Therapy Reform Legislation   TRENTON, NJ –  The New Jersey Assembly today passed bi-partisan legislation that would properly balance the needs of patients with the need to control healthcare costs. If enacted this measure would protect New Jerseyans from the dangers of step therapy, which forces patients to “fail first” on less expensive drugs before being able to begin using the medication their doctor ...

Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction

... (ACS) 45 th  annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and state lawmakers to protect the health of state residents by increasing the tax on all tobacco products and ensuring the additional revenue is invested in the state’s public health ... and safe—which means building strong public health infrastructure including comprehensive tobacco control measures. As the advocacy affiliate of ACS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), supports evidence-based strategies proven to reduce tobacco use including comprehensive smoke-free laws, regular and significant tobacco ...

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