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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 ...

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 ...

New Study Highlights Need for Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Prioritize Efforts to Reduce Medical Debt & Expand Access to Care

HARRISBURG, PA – February 19, 2024 – Protecting free preventive cancer screenings and reducing the burden of medical debt are among the top issues of concern for cancer patients and survivors today, according to a new survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) that asked participants to select their leading policy priorities for the year.   Over half of (51%) of survey participants noted that ...

Tobacco Tax Increase Would Reduce Smoking Rates, Protect Public Health

... tax since 2002, and we encourage the committee to formally approve this plan when it considers the SCHIP bill Tuesday. "Raising the price of cigarettes is a proven way to get people to quit smoking. For every 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes there is a 7 percent drop in youth smoking rates and a 4 percent decline in overall cigarette consumption. The result is improved ... nonpartisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, which is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage lawmakers, candidates and government officials to support laws and policies that will make cancer a top national priority. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illinois cancer advocates visit Capitol Hill

This September, Illinois ACS CAN advocates took on Capitol Hill where they met with every IL Senate and House office – many of which were conducted face-to-face with members of Congress themselves. Advocates urged lawmakers to increase federal research funding at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) through the ...

Michigan Legislative Cancer and BioSciences Caucus meeting on Biomarkers

The Growing Importance of Biomarkers – Improving Health, Reducing Costs. By some accounts, the future of medicine, especially precision medicine, will be predicated on the use of biomarkers – biological characteristics that can be objectively measured accurately and reproducibly with specialized tools and technologies – that can aid in understanding the prediction, ...

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 ...

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