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When the Palliative Care/Quality of Life Legislation was signed into law on July 11, 2013, Rhode Island became the state leading the nation in palliative care ... Care Consumer and Professional Information Education Program. The overarching goal is to require Palliative Care Access in Rhode Island Health Facilities, establish a system for identifying patients or residents who could benefit from palliative care, and provide information about ... access to appropriate palliative care services for patients or residents with serious illness. ACS CAN will work with ACS and the Department of Health to lead the implementation of the state Palliative Care Advisory Council. The Council will create availibility, awareness and utilization in ...

... programs and ensure Rhode Islanders receive the total value of prescription drug assistance to afford their treatments, improving access to care for cancer patients and others with chronic disease. Statement from Dep. House Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman: "Families battling cancer and ... by high medical bills. Harmful programs like co-pay accumulators  put cancer patients in the difficult spot of having to choose between their health and paying their bills. This legislation would help relieve some financial pressure so patients can focus on their recovery. I am proud to ... to ensure Rhode Islanders get the help they need to afford their medications.” Statement from Senator Robert Britto: The rising costs of health care are not sustainable for our state’s working families, and this important legislation will help address that by ensuring savings from ...

... 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 nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including smoke-free ... approach to pain medications.   Additionally, the report offers a blueprint for how Rhode Island can work within the current federal health care law on a state-based approach to improving access to affordable and adequate health coverage for cancer patients and their families. It ...

... sisters, nieces and nephews, close friends and partner Charles Fogarty. “Throughout her tenure in office, Sen. Goodwin was a champion of many health-related issues, sitting   on the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s Rhode Island Cancer Caucus and shepherding invaluable ... Award for her fearless advocacy on behalf of the cancer community. Just as we did in 2021, we celebrate the Senator’s passion for equitable health policy in her beloved home state. “A cancer diagnosis is all the battle that any one person should have to fight, but since her diagnosis ... her life to serving Rhode Island, securing its residents—and her constituents in District 1, in particular—greater access to quality health care. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network seeks to honor her legacy by continuing to advocate for legislation to alleviate the burden ...