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Leading Health Organizations Celebrate Protection of Oklahoma’s Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust

OKLAHOMA CITY — Today, the No on 814 – Campaign for a Healthier Oklahoma, a coalition of leading national health organizations, congratulated Oklahomans on defeating SQ 814. With a “no” vote on State Question 814, Oklahomans delivered a clear ... outcomes for every single Oklahoman. From one of the nation’s top tobacco quitlines to its mission to increase rural access to preventative care with a grant to attract and retain doctors in rural Oklahoma, TSET has worked to improve the health of Oklahomans for 20 years. The trust’s work has saved more than 42,000 lives. “Today’s outcome is an enormous win for Oklahomans, who ...

Public Health Leaders Sound Alarm on South Dakota Ballot Measure

... to vote “no” on the ballot measure. Introduced as a means to eliminate the state’s grocery tax, IM 28 has drawn the opposition of public health leaders from across South Dakota because of a key unintended consequence: the proposal would limit the state’s ability to curb tobacco use ... with proponents lauding it as an opportunity to provide financial relief to families struggling with inflation. This support extends to public health groups, who are also concerned with the high cost of living and care. The imprecise language of the measure, however, has caused greater concern among patients, providers and public leaders alike given the hit ...

Legislation Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes for Pennsylvanians Heads to the Governor’s Desk

... illnesses and diseases can get the testing needed to access precision medicine.  Biomarker testing has become a game-changing part of cancer care given its role in opening the door to targeted treatments that can lead to improved survivorship and quality of life. Despite the proven ... at Jefferson, he did have to contend with the roadblocks that many rural communities do. Pennsylvanians who do not live in proximity to academic health centers as well as many people of color and individuals with lower incomes are being left behind from advances in precision ... Society Cancer Action Network thanks lawmakers for passing legislation that expands access to precision medicine Legislation Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes for Pennsylvanians Heads to the Governor’s Desk ...

Twenty-Two Health Groups Submit Amicus Brief in Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit

Jefferson City, MO – Health and patient advocacy groups submitted an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief  today, supported by Missouri-based health economists and law professors, in the Missouri Supreme Court, noting the vital role that the implementation of expanded eligibility for ... and providers also joined onto the brief. The brief shows how extending eligibility to Medicaid increases access to and use of vital health care services significantly reduces health disparities, improves survivorship for cancer and other chronic diseases, and positively affects the ...

Congress Approves Relief Bill with Expanded Access to Health Coverage; Sends to President for Signature

Washington, D.C.—Today Congress finished its work passing legislation that will expand access to health care coverage to more Americans, including cancer patients and survivors, who may have lost their insurance due to the ongoing pandemic. The bill will increase the eligibility and generosity of subsidies to cover the costs of marketplace health plans, offer financial support to cover all of the premium costs for laid off workers who choose to keep their employer-sponsored health ...

Health Coalition Backs Texas Lawmakers Proposing to Raise Minimum Tobacco Sale Age to 21

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two Texas lawmakers proposing to raise the state’s minimum tobacco age of sale to 21 – backed by a coalition of health care organizations – at a press conference Tuesday urged passage of their bills to protect and save the lives of young Texans by keeping them ... products and high school-aged Texans,” Rep. Zerwas said. “This is an opportunity to address an issue with devastating impacts on public health and great costs to our health care systems.”   “Without a doubt, the long term effects of our legislation will save lives and taxpayer ...

Nation 's Top Patient Advocacy Groups Urge United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions to Support Investment in Health Prevention

... Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association will testify before the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the need for a healthcare system that better incorporates, coordinates and values quality and prevention. ... developing these deadly and costly diseases can benefit tremendously from proven community interventions, clinical services, early detection and health screenings. The return on investment for preventing chronic disease can be measured in terms of lives saved as well as reduced health care spending.  “While we have made great strides over the past two decades in reducing the rate of death from cancer, we are in danger of ...

ACS CAN Releases Examples of Step Therapy Policies by New Jersey Regulated Health Plans

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has released a list of examples   (attached) of step therapy policies by New Jersey regulated health insurance plans. The examples are an individual look at each of these plans and details how the practice of step therapy works in New Jersey. Step therapy policies, also known as fail first, are used by health insurers to force patients to try medications that insurance companies choose, requiring the patient to “fail first” before gaining access to the medicine originally prescribed by their health care provider. This insurance practice undermines a doctor’s ability to appropriately treat patients with serious diseases and can greatly impede ...

CMS Marketplace Integrity Proposed Rule Would Create Unnecessary Barriers to Accessing Comprehensive, Affordable Health Insurance

Washington, D.C. – Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments in a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) opposing the 2025 Marketplace Integrity Proposed Rule and outlining the consequences it would have on potentially millions of people who get their coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace, including cancer patients, survivors, and those at risk of developing the disease, if finalized as drafted. If ... and shortening open enrollment periods, requiring burdensome paperwork and fees, and creating other barriers that would put affordable health insurance out of reach for up to 2 million people. Many of these restrictions would lead to gaps in coverage and delays in care, including ...

House Passed Health Bill Risks Pricing Cancer Patients, Survivors Out of Insurance Market

Today the House of Representatives passed a health care bill that could leave cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease unable to access or keep quality health insurance. The bill would create a coverage patchwork whereby patients with pre-existing conditions could be charged more for their coverage ...

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