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HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?

... little or nothing to do the right thing. In most cases, these solutions will save the state millions and perhaps billions of dollars through health care cost reductions and increased worker productivity. So, how does your state measure up? Read the report: How Do You Measure Up?       HOW DO ...

Poll: Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Medicaid Expansion

... accepting federal funds to increase healthcare coverage for Kansans who currently fall in the coverage gap and do not have access to affordable health coverage, 82 percent of voters said they favor expansion. This demonstrates a 10-point increase in support for KanCare Expansion since a similar poll was conducted in 2013. ACS CAN issued the following statement: “It is clear that Kansans want to take care of their neighbors. Of the 82 percent who said they favor expansion, 60 percent of voters said they strongly favored it. There are 150,000 ... get and stay healthy. The time has come for the Kansas Legislature to expand Medicaid so that our hardworking neighbors can access life-saving care.” Public Opinion Strategies conducted a statewide phone survey of 500 registered voters in Kansas from Dec. 12-14, 2016. Forty-eight percent ...

Congress Considers FY24 Appropriations Bill That Prioritizes Cancer Research and Proven Cancer Screening Funding Amidst Difficult Budget Cycle

... Congress released a series of spending bills aimed to finalize FY2024 funding that includes a $300 million increase in funding for the National Health Institute (NIH) base budget, including a $120 million increase in discretionary funding for the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a modest ... Prevention (CDC) cancer screening and prevention programs and maintains the current funding level for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) at $1.5 billion. At NIH, the bill also includes a first-time appropriation of $12.5 million in dedicated funding for the development of palliative care research at NIH and a new $6 million initiative for Improving Native American Cancer Outcomes. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the ...

New Mexico Advocates Rally in Support of Cancer Prevention Initiatives

... quitting. It also would generate approximately $30.74 million in new revenue for the state while saving New Mexico $461.51 million in long-term health care cost savings from smoking declines. The World Health Organization classifies indoor tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans,” the same category as tobacco and asbestos. Using an indoor ...

Letter to the Editor: Cancer fight top priority from Higganum to D.C.

... I met with Joe Dunn, senior policy advisor to Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), I thanked the senator for being a co-sponsor of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. He is on the Health Education Labor Pensions Committee, and I urged him to persuade Chairman Lamar Alexander to schedule this for a vote. As a cancer survivor, I have benefited greatly from palliative care, and I think it should be available to all cancer patients and survivors. I also let our lawmakers know that the people of Connecticut, and ...

ACS CAN's Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Lobby Day

... at the CDC Support legislation to improve the quality of life for cancer patients by providing patients with better access to palliative care services and coordinated care Pass a bill to increase the federal cigarette tax by 94 cents to keep millions of kids from smoking and dramatically reduce health care costs in our country ACS CAN volunteers and staff are already armed with the knowledge and the passion they need to talk to their ...

Taking a Stand at the Statehouse

... Statehouse in January. Advocates called on the General Assembly to reduce the impact of cancer in Indiana by expanding access to palliative care and by increasing the price of cigarettes by $1. Through one-on-one meetings with lawmakers, volunteers shared their personal cancer stories ... tobacco taxes, improving the quality of life for cancer patients, prohibit the use of tanning devices for minors and guarantee access to health care and lifesaving cancer screenings. While we advocate throughout the year, often the highlight of each state session will be our Day at the ...

New Report: Colorado Gets Mixed Results on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

... their families."   How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs, cessation ... and implementing the policy recommendations in this report would not only save lives in Colorado, it would also save millions in long-term health care costs and in some cases even generate additional, much-needed revenue for the state."   A color-coded system classifies how well a ...

Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Make Their Voices Heard in DC

... signature blue ACS CAN shirts, they’ll be armed with three specific asks: Increase funding for cancer research at the National Institutes of Health to $36 billion through the appropriations process Advance legislation to improve the quality of life for cancer patients and survivors by expanding access to palliative care services and coordinated care Support legislation that will close a loophole in Medicare that often results in surprise costs for seniors when a polyp is found during a ...

Statement: Leaders of Nation’s Charitable Nonprofits Urge Congress to Go Further

... their mission delivery.” “Nonprofits serve as frontline responders to national crises such as the novel coronavirus, providing resources and care to those facing profound disruption in their lives and communities, particularly the most disadvantaged among us,” said Nancy Brown, CEO of ... thrive, and this is never more true than in times of crisis," said Stephanie J. Hull, Ph.D., president and CEO of Girls Inc. "Our current public health emergency requires Congress to take urgent action so that nonprofits across the U.S. can continue our critical work at this pivotal time." ... and placement — but charitable organizations won’t be able to operate if they cease to exist.” “The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health emergency. The longer it goes on, the more it also becomes a housing emergency,” said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity ...

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