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Dr. Clare Bradley speaks to NYC Council on Mammography
... in conjunction with New York City Council hearings on mammography guidelines NEW YORK December 10, 2009 —“As we face a turbulent time in health care, New Yorkers and Americans alike need to access consistent and understandable health information that allows them to make meaningful decisions with their doctors about preventative services. We have made a great deal of ...
**PRESS CONFERENCE** Cancer Survivors to Urge Legislators to Make Fighting Cancer a Priority in Visit to Capitol
... Legislative Office Building, LCA Pressroom, Room 130 WHEN: Tuesday, February 28, 12:00pm The press conference will take place during the Health Committee budget hearing and provide a breakdown of the proposals around the CSP as well as those found in Governor Hochul’s Executive ... and American Lung Association among others on the importance of such legislation in the fight to end all suffering and death from cancer and the health inequities that permeate cancer care. ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level ...
NY State Lawmakers Introduce Compromise Legislation to Improve New Yorkers’ Access to Paid Family & Medical Leave Before Session End
... Bill 9840 / Assembly Bill 10561 aims to improve benefits within the Temporary Disability Insurance program through increased job protection, health insurance continuation and full intermittent leave. New York currently maintains a Paid Family Leave (PFL) and Temporary Disability ... is one day at a time, and the TDI program does not cover any intermittent leave. For many cancer patients, this is problematic given that cancer care often demands sporadic or intermittent time off. A nationwide survey of cancer patients showed that, of those who had to take unpaid leave ... York see this proposal as a critical step to ensuring that a diagnosis—of cancer or otherwise—does not define their physical or financial health. Everyone at ACS CAN applauds Senator Ramos and Assemblyman Solages for their leadership on this issue and urges their colleagues to take up ...
Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation Improving New Yorkers’ Access to Lung Cancer Screening; Coalition Backing Bill Applauds Senators & Calls on Assembly to Follow Suit
... that would eliminate cost-sharing for lung cancer screenings and follow-up tests for all eligible New Yorkers insured through a state-regulated health plan, including Medicaid. Senate Bill 2000, sponsored by Senator Joseph Addabbo, received sweeping, bipartisan support and the backing of a coalition of patient advocates, medical leaders and public health organizations. Lung cancer is the number one cancer leading to death and is expected to take the lives of over 6,000 New Yorkers this year ... many patients from activating the critical early detection resource. “Out-of-pocket costs should not be a deterrent to seeking lifesaving care. These costs undermine the benefit of screening in reducing lung cancer deaths, leaving far too many New Yorkers unscreened and at risk of ...
2017 Donald H. Gemson Cancer Research & Public Policy Breakfast
... Award Recipient Honorable Andrew Cuomo, Governor, New York Featuring Kathleen Scotto, Ph.D Vice Chancellor of Research, Rutgers Biomedical & Health Sciences; Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Professor of Pharmacology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Member, Rutgers ... such as businesses, unions, or hospitals. Special attention will be paid to the impact on high-risk populations, and the potential for reducing health disparities. Individuals who influence policy within the states of New Jersey and New York are eligible for the award. Public and elected officials, advocates and community leaders, as well as decision-makers and difference-makers in business, health care and labor are all considered. Who is Donald H. Gemson? Don Gemson spent his career focused on a preventive health agenda, devoted to the ...
Texas Becomes Latest State to Improve Access to Biomarker Testing, Beating New York in Push to Prioritize Precision Medicine
... to act on Assembly Bill 1673 / Senate Bill 1196. “In order to maintain our state’s role as a national leader in medical innovation, cancer care and public health, we must prioritize legislation such as Assembly Bill 1673 / Senate Bill 1196. In doing so, we can work to improve health outcomes, patient quality of life and—in some cases—reduce costs. “The victory in Texas should be eye-opening to legislators across ...
ACS CAN Praises Mayor de Blasio on Strong Support for Physical Education
... CAN) released the following statement. “ACS CAN applauds Mayor Bill de Blasio for continuing to aggressively address the important public health issue of physical education in schools. “Quality physical education, offered consistently to New York City students can have a tremendous impact on their health and well-being. “Unfortunately, based upon numerous studies, for more than a decade most city schools have not offered quality physical ... of neighborhood. By equalizing access to appropriate physical education, our city can take another important step forward in the battle against health inequities and efforts to reduce suffering and death from cancer. “Last year, the administration took a huge step forward in addressing ...
Open Letter to Speaker Silver on TCP
... coalitions, youth groups, the state Quitline and other smoking cessation services including free pharmacotherapy for those who want to quit, health promotion activities and advertising for the Quitline, and surveillance and evaluation activities. The Assembly continues funding for tobacco enforcement activities by the Department of Health and local health units, and, in A.4000c, continues funding for the staff administering the program the Assembly proposes to eliminate. The ... • Cessation Interventions, including a well-advertised quitline that provides counseling and access to medications, and educates health care providers to increase the effectiveness of the medical community in encouraging smokers to quit; • Surveillance and evaluation that ...
New York State Senate Votes to Improve Access to Lung Cancer Screening
... effective but very few New Yorkers who are eligible for screening actually receive it. This is often because the cost burden for follow-up care is too high and inhibits people from completing the lifesaving screening process,” said Nesbitt. Removing cost-sharing for preventive ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We’re more determined than ever to stand together with our volunteers to end cancer as we know it, for everyone. Join the fight by visiting www.fightcancer.org . 0 Cancer survivors and leading public health group urge Assembly to follow Senate’s lead ensuring more New Yorkers can detect and treat lung cancer New York State Senate Votes to ...
Statement on the Death of Dr. Hazel Dukes
... to the NAACP New York State Conference family over the passing of President Dr. Hazel N. Dukes. Dr. Dukes was a champion in the fight to reduce health disparities and achieve health equity. She was fiercely committed to the fight against cancer and never hesitated to help advance policies to reduce the impact of cancer ... worked to mobilize NAACP members from branches across New York State to help improve New Yorkers’ access to early detection and lifesaving care, but she was instrumental in enacting legislation expanding access to colorectal cancer screening and biomarker testing. She was an outspoken ...