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New York State Senate Votes to Remove Barriers to Biomarker Testing
... the last few decades and is increasingly important in the treatment of other conditions, providing access to targeted treatment and tailoring care to a person’s individual disease. Targeted therapies often result in improved quality of life and survivorship. For example, patients with ... and the New York State Senate for approving this legislation. We urge the Assembly to follow suit and take this critical step towards reducing health inequities and improving health outcomes." In 2023, approximately 31,320 New Yorkers will die from cancer. Improved access to biomarker testing can connect more patients to ...
Gov. Paterson Proposes Highest Cigarette Tax in the U.S.
... will keep more than 100,000 kids from becoming addicted adults and will prompt more than 50,000 adults to quit. More than $150 million for health care is an added bonus. For every price hike of 10 percent, youth smoking rates decline 6.5 percent and adult rates drop by 2 percent. With ... New Yorkers will need it due to the increased tax, tells smokers that they don’t have to tackle quitting alone and will save precious health care dollars in the long run. The American Cancer Society encourages the Senate and Assembly to include Gov. Paterson’s proposed ...
ACS CAN Calls for Restoration of Tobacco Control Program Funding
... Governor proposes to cut funding to the state's Tobacco Control Program by over $7 million. This is a bad idea. We can't afford cuts to public health during a pandemic. We thank the Senate for restoring critical funding for tobacco control and we ask that the final budget also include the ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...
Gov. Paterson Mulls $1.00 Cigarette Tax Hike
Gov. Paterson has recently mentioned that he is considering a $1.00 increase to the state's cigarette tax in order to raise needed revenue for health programs in the state's budget. Below is a statement from Donald Distasio, CEO American Cancer Society of NY & NY supporting that concept. ... more than 100,000 kids a brighter future, one without the agony of a smoking addiction. An extra buck will translate into $150 million for health care. That extra buck, a $1.00 increase in the tax on a pack of cigarettes sold in New York, recently suggested by Gov. Paterson, could be a ...
Westchester Board of Legislators Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products
... and smokeless tobacco products. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the Board members for prioritizing the health of children, people of color and LGBTQ+ communities over Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line and calls on the County Executive to sign ... and all other flavored tobacco products, Westchester County has shown they will not allow Big Tobacco to keep profiting at the expense of the health of our communities. To finalize this positive step, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network urges the Westchester County Executive ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to stand ...
Status of Cancer-Fighting Programs Should Be Included in State of the State
... initiatives and what New York will do to reduce the prevalence of this deadly disease. Critically important cancer-fighting measures include: Health Benefit Exchange – New York’s Health Benefit Exchange is in the process of being built, thanks to an Executive Order from Gov. Cuomo. More than 2 million uninsured New Yorkers ... screening to the uninsured and underinsured. Funding for this life-saving program must be maintained. Even with implementation of the Affordable Care Act, this program will be necessary to serve vulnerable New Yorkers. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network hopes that Gov. Cuomo ...
ACS CAN Names Hart New York State Government Relations Director
... this post Hart will oversee advocacy efforts promoting evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Previously, Hart served for eight years as director of government relations for the American Heart Association/American Stroke ... Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits smoking in all places of employment including bars and restaurants. “New York State is facing crucial health care issues, including the availability of lifesaving cancer screenings to the underinsured, the health threats caused by the use of e-cigarettes ...
New York State Legislative Session Ends With Significant Wins for Cancer Prevention and Treatment
... Cattaraugus, Tompkins, Sullivan and Orange Counties; Town of Hempstead, Town of North Hempstead Statewide Tobacco 21 legislation: Passed health committee in both houses. In Senate Finance and Assembly Codes. SUNY Tobacco free campus: Passed Assembly. Flavored Tobacco Products. Reported from Assembly Health. Tobacco Coupons. Reported from Assembly Health. Legislation would prohibit use of coupons for tobacco products. Multi-unit housing: ... Restaurant Meals. Reported from Senate Health. Requires DOH to set nutrition standards kids meals distributed with incentive items. Access to Care Time off for cancer screenings: Passed both houses. While current law allows public employees time off for breast cancer screenings, this ...
ACS CAN Releases Cancer Fighting Priorities for 2019 for New York
... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Cancer Screenings Save Lives All New Yorkers deserve to have access to a screening that could save their lives. The New York State Cancer ... Support policies to protect school nutrition guidelines. Support policies to promote healthy eating in restaurants. Access to Treatment and Care Cancer is often a very expensive and complicated condition to treat, requiring a team of medical professionals working together to help a ...
ACS CAN 2025 New York City Priorities
... leaders on legislative and regulatory efforts to promote cancer prevention and early detection and ensure the New Yorkers have access to quality care. ACS CAN will make the following fact-based policies a priority and asks for your support: Ending the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and ... menthol cigarettes, and 42.3% of high school students who smoke reported using menthol cigarettes in 2023. The City Council must prioritize the health of our kids, and communities who have been targeted by the tobacco industry. Intro 1152-2024 will end the sale of menthol cigarettes ... use or posses these products. Improve Access to Patient Navigation Services: ACS CAN seeks to improve cancer outcomes for patients and reduce health payer costs by increasing community-based patient navigation services for everyone at risk of cancer, those diagnosed with cancer, and ...