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Making cancer medications more affordable
... from charitable organizations or drug manufacturers provides critical financial help so that patients can afford lifesaving medications. Many health insurance companies have implemented a new policy called “co-pay accumulators,” which prevents the copay assistance a patient is ... significantly increase patients' out-of-pocket costs, potentially by thousands of dollars. Additional Information: Remove Hurdles to Cancer Care Patient Assistance Programs Making cancer medications more affordable ...
Rhode Island Senate Votes to Remove Barriers to Biomarker Testing
... Despite its benefits, access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation due in part to lack of coverage by private health insurance and Medicaid for needed testing. Senate Bill 2201 aims to enable more Rhode Islanders to benefit from biomarker testing, a ... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Rhode Island: "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and improve lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s individual condition. Over the past many months, we have heard countless stories of the difficulties a patient ... and the Rhode Island Senate for approving this legislation. We urge the House to follow suit and also take this critical step towards reducing health inequities and improving cancer outcomes." For more information on precision medicine, cancer biomarkers, current barriers to biomarker ...
Letter to the Editor: ACS CAN Volunteer Ethel Ricci
... tobacco kills! The truth is that 480,000 Americans die every year from tobacco products. Tobacco costs the nation 170 billion dollars a year in health care costs. There are 7,300 lung cancer deaths a year in non-smoking adults. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of cancers of the mouth, pharynx, ... tobacco is linked to cancers of the mouth, tongue, cheek, gums, esophagus and pancreas. In addition to cancer, people suffer from chronic health problems related to smoking, such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In Rhode Island, 14.4 percent of ...
Reducing the Toll of Tobacco
... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Rhode Islanders touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ...
ACS CAN 11th Annual Rhode Island Research Breakfast
... facing cancer patients a national and state priority. Whether it is increasing cancer research and prevention funding or improving access to health coverage, ACS CAN protects the needs of patients and families, working to ensure that our innovation ecosystem remains strong and everyone has the access to care they need to prevent, detect and fight cancer. Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors! 0 ...
New Law Leaves Menthol Tobacco Products on the Market: More Must Be Done
... to pick up these products in the first place. Exempting menthol products is a nod to tobacco industry’s bottom line at the expense of public health .” “In addition to tightening loopholes in this policy, there’s more lawmakers can do to protect our communities from the tobacco ... we need the legislature to increase funding for tobacco control. These programs provide necessary resources to educate the public on the health effects of all tobacco products and to provide support and help for those who are struggling to quit.” ACS CAN remains committed to ... 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 stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...
Ryan Strik Joins American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Lead Government Relations in Rhode Island
... meetings and field events. Ryan previously served as a member of Senator Reed’s legislative staff working on policy issues related to health, education, and labor. Under Strik’s leadership, ACS CAN will focus in 2023 on urging legislators to help ensure cancer patients are able ... 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 ...
ACS CAN RI Research Breakfast: Event highlights importance of cancer research
... story of survival was just one of many shared at the Cancer Research Breakfast in Providence Friday morning. Patients, physicians and public health advocates attended the fifth annual breakfast hosted by the American Cancer Society's Cancer Action Network . The event was a forum for all ... protocols instead of according to pediatric protocols," Renaud said. Research also helped Renaud find the then 19-year-old the right kind of care team. "Most importantly, got him surgery by a medical surgical oncologist who has experience in the kind of somewhat uncommon surgery that he ...
Lawmakers to Address Cost of Prescriptions Drugs for Cancer Patients and Others with Chronic Disease
... for ACS CAN. “Copay adjustment programs put patients and their families in an impossible situation – having to choose between their health and other financial obligations. The bills now in consideration in both the House and Senate would ensure fewer Rhode Island cancer patients ... 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 ...
New Report Underscores Importance of RI Proposals Aiming to Limit Out-of-pocket Costs across Cancer Continuum
... bills. The cancer community is hopeful that lawmakers will come together to ensure patients across the state face fewer barriers to critical care and have access to affordable and predictable out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving medication.” ### About ACS CAN The American ... 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 stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in cities, ...
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