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Letter From ACS CAN Nebraska Volunteer on Access to Care In Lincoln Journal Star

February 27, 2017
Nebraska

Before the Affordable Care Act, accessing health coverage could be like playing Russian roulette for cancer patients. Insurance companies could cancel a patient’s existing coverage when they got sick or deny coverage in the first place because of a pre-existing condition. If you reached a lifetime or annual limit, your care could be cut off.

Thank you Mayor and DC Council for helping patients pay less for medications

February 27, 2017
District Of Columbia

Thank you Mayor Bowser and DC Council! Many cancer patients in the District are now worrying a little less about the outrageous costs of their medications, thanks to Mayor Bowser and the DC Council. They enacted a new law that imposes a $150 limit on out-of-pocket costs for FDA approved

Cancer Advocates Rally In Support of Breast Cancer Funding, Tobacco Tax

February 23, 2017
Florida

Nearly 100 cancer patients, survivors and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) rallied at the Capitol today in support of $2.6 million in funding for the Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Cancer Program as well as to encourage Florida’s legislature to increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes by at least $1.

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Maine Lawmakers: the Fight Against Tobacco is Not Over

February 23, 2017
Maine

This statement can be attributed to Hilary Schneider, director of government relations in Maine for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in response to portions of Governor LePage’s biennial budget proposal related to the Department of Health and Human Services: “The toll tobacco takes on Mainers –

For Immediate Release: Junk Food Marketing in Schools Bill Passes New Hampshire Senate

February 23, 2017
New Hampshire

NH Healthy Active Kids American Heart Association 2 Wall Street, Manchester, NH 03101 CONCORD, NH (February 23, 2017) – Child health advocates today are applauding the passage in the NH Senate of a bill that would limit the advertising of certain foods and beverages in NH schools. Senate Bill 103,

Analysis of Marketplace Cancer Drug Coverage Shows Consumers Face Information Barriers on Cost and Coverage

February 22, 2017
Alabama, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas

Cancer patients trying to select the best health insurance plan through the market places continue to face challenges in determining prescription drug coverage and cost-sharing information in prospective coverage, according to analysis released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).

Thank You Letter from ACS CAN Volunteers to Speaker Ryan Published in Janesville Gazette

February 21, 2017
Wisconsin

"Thank you, Speaker Ryan, for your leadership in getting 21 st Century Cures passed to fund more medical research. The next step is to make sure we will all be able to access those breakthroughs. Please support legislation that will keep us covered."

Minnesota Patient Advocacy Coalition Calls on Congress to “Keep Us Covered”

February 17, 2017
Minnesota

Minnesota’s leading patient advocacy groups will gather on Feb. 22, 2017, to deliver the message that any changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) must maintain critical patient protections and ensure coverage is affordable and adequate.

Health Experts "Clear the Air" About Smoke-Free Policies

February 16, 2017
North Carolina

Public health and policy experts gathered at Duke-Raleigh Hospital to discuss the potential impact of implementing smoke-free policies at the county and municipal levels in North Carolina.