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Georgia Legislature Failing to Enact Proven Cancer-Fighting Policies

... expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year and 17,730 are projected to die from the disease, implementing the nine evidenced-based public health policies detailed in the report would curb the human and financial toll of cancer in the state. These policies are designed to tackle tobacco use, encourage healthy behaviors and improve access to health screenings and treatment. “Georgia must do better at enacting effective policies to prevent, detect and treat cancer,” said Andy ... aside partisan differences and put the health of Georgians at the forefront.” Georgia’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of tobacco products by $1.50 or more per pack of cigarettes.  Georgia’s current excise tax of 37 cents ...

Majority of States Not Measuring Up on Laws to Fight Cancer

... to save more lives from cancer, and many of those solutions are policy solutions. By encouraging prevention, guaranteeing access to affordable health care, curbing tobacco use and focusing on patientsŠ—' quality of life lawmakers can help fight cancer. These measures have been proven to ... did not meet the benchmark on any of the seven issues. In most cases, small upfront investments by a state can save millions of dollars in health care costs in the long run. In fact, we know we could prevent roughly half of all cancer deaths in the United States if everyone in America ...

New Report Showcases How Prevention Fund is Helping Communities Save Lives from Cancer

While the public is overwhelmed by political rhetoric around the Affordable Care Act, itŠ—'s less likely that people hear about the parts of the law that are having a lifesaving impact on cancer patients and survivors across the country. Take, for example, the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which is supporting evidence-based disease prevention programs in all 50 states and dozens of communities across the country. To ... Prevention FundŠ—'s lifesaving impact, ACS CAN released a report last week called Staying Well: Real Stories from the Prevention and Public Health Fund , which features 17 stories of state and community programs that depend on the Prevention Fund for their critical work. Research shows ...

Idaho Falling Short in Enacting Cancer-Fighting Legislation

... cancer prevention efforts, curb tobacco use, prioritize the quality of life for patients and their families and increase access to critical health coverage.” 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 ... year. Passing and implementing the policy recommendations in the report would not only save lives in Idaho, but also save millions in long-term health care costs and in some cases would even generate additional, much-needed revenue. A color-coded system classifies how well a state is doing ...

Media Advisory: “Suits and Sneakers” Cancer Action Day Brings Advocates to Columbia

... a.m. and a news conference at 10:30. Reporters are welcome anytime, 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will ask their lawmakers to: Increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid , a lifeline for access to care that helps screen for, detect, treat and survive cancer. Allocate $5 million from a ... now, as studies show South Carolina high school students use e-cigarettes at more than double the national rate . Pass HB 3202 to require health insurance to provide diagnostic and supplemental breast examination coverage without cost-sharing requirements. New statistics show nearly ...

Strong Prevention Policies Will Reduce the Cancer Burden

... with no cost sharing for pregnant women, and are also required to cover tobacco cessation medications for all adults. Prevention and Public Health Fund :  This fund creates and sustains national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and lower health care costs.  It has funded successful initiatives such as the Tips from Former Smokers media campaign and the National Breast and Cervical Cancer ...

ACS CAN Releases 13th Annual How Do You Measure Up Report

... was not all good as many states are still failing to pass legislation that would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly reduce health care costs. Those are the conclusions of ACS CAN's 13th annual How Do You Measure Up Report. The report, released at the recent National Conference ...

2017 ACS CAN Oklahoma City Cancer Policy Forum

... discuss legislative, clinical, and personal perspectives on cancer research in Oklahoma. Guests will include leading researchers, oncologists, health professionals, citizen-volunteers and health care advocates. There is no cost to attend. Advances in cancer research are fueling the way for better prevention, screening and treatment options. ...

Missoula: Health Votes Candidate Forum

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and AARP Montana invite you to attend the Health Votes Montana - 2016. Health Votes Montana is a state legislative candidate forum focused on healthcare issues that are of concern for patients and their family ... a vehicle to learn how legislative candidates view the issues of most concern to them around disease prevention and access to affordable quality care. Each candidate on the ballot for your area is invited to participate. The number of questions each candidate will be allowed to respond to ...

ACS CAN Praises Legislators and Governor for Cancer Programs in New Budget

... Food and Healthy Communities Program which helps provide access to healthy foods for those in underserved neighborhoods.  Also called for is a health care facility transformation fund which allocates $200 million to support projects that replace facilities that are outdated or inefficient as part ... the following statement.  “We applaud Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie as well as Senate Health Chair Kemp Hannon and Assembly Health Chair Richard Gottfried for supporting these programs that can literally saves lives and protect the ...

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