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Legislation would make Healthier Beverage Choices Easier for Kids’Meals

October 17, 2017
Maryland

On October 16, 2017, City Councilmember Brandon Scott introduced the Baltimore City Healthy Kids’ Meals Bill to the Baltimore City Council. The bill is supported by Sugar Free Kids Maryland , a leading voice in Maryland’s fight against type 2 diabetes, heart disease and tooth decay and the

Columbus, IN ACS CAN Volunteer Takes Cause to the Capitol

October 16, 2017
Indiana

Columbus, Ind. - October 4, 2017 Local cancer volunteer takes cause to the capitol By Staff Reports - 10/4/17 12:42 AM Columbus resident Misty Derringer has helped the American Cancer Society for 12 years as a volunteer, but in September she took on a new role that involved traveling

ACS CAN volunteer speaks on Capitol Hill about childhood cancer

October 16, 2017
National

Melissa Horn first knew something was wrong when she lost her voice during her senior year in high school. A visit to the doctor confirmed a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

Administration Decision to Withhold CSR Payments Threatens Access to Affordable Health Insurance

October 13, 2017
National

The administration announced yesterday evening it will immediately end funding for cost sharing reductions (CSRs) that help low- and middle-income families afford their health coverage. The announcement follows an executive order issued earlier in the day encouraging the creation of association health plans and signaling a change in the rules governing the length and renewability of short-term catastrophic insurance plans.

Letter to the Editor: Close the loophole on colorectal screening costs

October 13, 2017
Connecticut

Letter to the editor in the Norwalk Hour by volunteer Joe Barbetta thanking Congressman Jim Himes for his co-sponsorship of the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017. Read Full Article

Health Care Changes Could Leave Millions of Cancer Patients and Survivors Unable to Access Meaningful Coverage

October 12, 2017
National

Today’s executive order jeopardizes the ability of millions of cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease from being able to access or afford meaningful health insurance. Exempting an entire set of health plans from covering essential health benefits like prescription drugs or specialty care and allowing expansion and renewability of bare-bones short-term plans will split the insurance market.

Continue to invest in cancer research (Helena Independent Record-MT)

October 12, 2017
Montana

I met with Representative Gianforte and explained that each dollar Congress puts toward cancer research offers hope to the lives of so many. New breakthroughs in treatment and prevention won’t sit idle in labs across the country, instead, they will be delivered to those who need it the most.

2017 ACS CAN Maryland Health Policy Forum on Access to Care

October 12, 2017
Maryland

The ACS CAN Policy Forum on Access to Health Care was held on October 12th at the Universith of Maryland Medical Center and brought together Maryland’s key decision makers and leaders in business, education, medical research, cancer care, and government to explore federal and state health care policies and its

ACS CAN Nevada Roundtable on Breast Cancer to Spotlight

October 11, 2017
Nevada

Reno, NV. – October 10, 2017 — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Currently, the average risk a woman developing breast cancer in her lifetime is about 12 percent. This means there is a 1 in 8 chance she will develop breast cancer. In Nevada, about 2,000 new cases of