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January Monthly Advocacy Update

... in the future, Congress has been demonstrating increased support as evidenced by their increasing funding for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute budgets in the final 2012 fiscal year spending bill.   During the speech, ACS CAN held its annual State of ... a national priority in 2012. In addition, ACS CAN President Chris Hansen shared his thoughts on the address in a new video .   AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Training Opportunity TODAY Today (Wednesday, February 8) at 2:00 pm ET, ACS CAN will host a webinar on the Affordable Care Act-created ... Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP). PCIP is a high risk pool for people with pre-existing conditions who are currently unable to obtain or afford health insurance. The program is temporary and unable to serve all in need, but it does serve as an important first step to unlocking the health ...

2025-2026 Massachusetts Priorities

... but particularly for populations that have been historically marginalized. Patient navigation is an evidence-based intervention that eliminates health disparities across the cancer care continuum. Currently, patient navigation services are still absent or limited in many cancer programs and hospital settings. The expansion ... funding will help to ensure more people have access to the navigation services needed to ensure better cancer outcomes.    Empowering Health Care Consumers  Selecting a health insurance plan is one of the most important decisions a person must make. Yet without complete and ...

June 2017 Federal Update

Affordable Care Act Replacement – Support development and enactment of legislation which continues the protections for cancer patients and survivors that guarantee access to adequate and affordable health insurance coverage, and cancer prevention screening and services. In early May, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) that is aimed at repealing and replacing parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The legislation would preserve two of the ...

November Monthly Advocacy Update

  AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UPDATE For more information, visit http://fightcancer.org/healthcare .   Consumer Brochure Now in Print     A few weeks ago I informed ...   The guide, which also discusses provisions of the law as they apply to the Society’s original “4 A’s” that define meaningful health coverage – adequacy, affordability, availability, and administrative simplicity – is part of ACS CAN’s and the Society’s continuing ... Testify About “Mini-Med” Policies The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee held a hearing on December 1 on limited-benefit health plans, also known as “mini-med” policies. Steve Finan, ACS CAN’s senior director of policy, and ACS CAN volunteer Eugene Melville of ...

February 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP), at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The Prevention Fund is meant to refocus the nation's health care on early detection and disease prevention through innovative and integrated methods at the federal, state and local levels. Using these monies ...

Sign our petition! Ask MA lawmakers to support quality of life

We have the opportunity to make life easier for thousands of Massachusetts residents living with cancer. Palliative care provides an extra layer of support to cancer patients and sees the person beyond their treatment. It brings trained specialists together with ... and improve quality of life during serious illness like cancer. It's about TREATING THE PATIENT as well as the disease (a big shift in focus for health care delivery). And it works. Ask your Massachusetts legislators to support HB 2104 "An Act to improve quality of life by expanding access to ...

December 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... are expected to dominate the Congressional agenda while states continue to struggle with meeting their own budget targets. The Affordable Care Act will remain top of mind, with the Supreme Court taking up the issue in March even as implementation continues with regulatory and legislative activity at the federal and state levels. The tobacco industry will continue to push back against efforts to protect public health, seeking to undermine existing protections or defeat attempts to enact new ones. All this comes against the backdrop of the 2012 election. ... for funding for cancer-related programs and services; ensuring cancer patients and their families have improved access to quality, affordable health care; and protecting the public from the deadly effects of tobacco use. ACS CAN is fighting for the right causes for the right reasons - to ...

Press Release: Massachusetts advocates praise tobacco tax increase

... Director for Massachusetts.  “The tobacco tax increases included in the transportation finance bill will save lives and reduce long-term health care costs for the Commonwealth.” Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in Massachusetts, killing more than 9,000 residents each year while hundreds of thousands more suffer from its health consequences.  Tobacco-related health care expenses annually costs Massachusetts $4.3 billion – 10 percent of all our health care costs. ...

March 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... threat to the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP). The bill also cuts the budget at the National Institutes of Health by 5.2 percent. The Patient Navigator program at the Health Resource Services Administration is completely eliminated.   With Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) refusing to bring up the House ... the benefits of strong federal investments in biomedical research funding. Read a feature about George in the Catonsville Times .   AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Amendments Defund Affordable Care Act In addition to the severe cuts to cancer research and prevention program described above, the ...

2017 Massachusetts Health Policy Stakeholder Summit

This event brings together policymakers and leaders from life sciences, health care providers, insurance, and non-profit organizations for a discussion on federal and state health policy priorities in 2017. Confirmed participants include: Robert DeLeo,  MA Speaker of the House Marylou Sudders,  MA Secretary of Health ...

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