November is lung cancer awareness month. Take Action.
Saturday, November 8 was National Lung Cancer Screening Day
Thursday, November 20 is the Great American Smokeout
In New York State, lung cancer is the #1 cause of cancer death. More than 14,000 New Yorkers will be diagnosed and 6,000 will die from lung cancer in 2025. Clinical trials on the effectiveness of lung cancer screening resulted in a significant reduction in lung cancer mortality.
However, despite the effectiveness of lung cancer screening, uptake has been low, with only about 6.5% of eligible individuals getting screened. Research shows that required cost sharing – including co-pays, co-insurance, and deductibles – can be a significant barrier for lung cancer screening.
In June, the legislature passed a bill to ensure comprehensive insurance coverage and the elimination of cost sharing for recommended lung cancer screening and follow-up testing for asymptomatic individuals by all payers in New York, including Medicaid. Governor Hochul has yet to sign the bill thus, we need your help!
Action Needed!
Send a message to the Governor
To help save more lives from lung cancer, we are asking you to help us remove a major barrier to lung cancer screening—out of pocket costs.
In June, the legislature passed a bill creating greater access to lung cancer screening. This bill ensures comprehensive insurance coverage and the elimination of cost sharing for recommended lung cancer screening, follow-up screening, and diagnostic tests. Yet Governor Hochul still has not signed this important piece of legislation.
Please send a message to Governor Hochul and ask her to sign the bill today! You can take action here.
Send a Tweet to the Governor
Saturday, November 8 was National Lung Cancer Screening Day. Cancer advocates across New York State took to X to spread the word about the importance of getting screened for lung cancer and encourage Governor Hochul to sign the lung screening legislation into law. This important legislation will remove cost as a barrier to cancer screening.
It's not to late! Will you help by posting a message on X? It’s easy. Click the message below, fill out the quick form and click tweet. The message will populate for you to click tweet again and it will automatically go to your X account to post.
Here is the message:
Don’t have an X account? No problem. You are welcome to create one or send a message through the Governor's online contact page. Copy and paste the message above into the contact form and send her a message.