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Ellie's Story
... of a grown adult. Ellie relied on Medicaid following her mother’s job loss from caring for her daughter’s illness. Because of the current health care law, Ellie never had to miss a treatment. She is now in remission, though she would not be here today except for the treatment she received. If changes being discussed to the health care law had been in place when Ellie was battling cancer, it would have killed her, and they will certainly kill the next child in the same ...
Sen. Capito, Del. Summers Honored for Leadership in Cancer-Fighting Legislation
... (R-Taylor) today for leading efforts to help cancer patients achieve a better quality of life. ACS CAN presented the awards this morning at its health policy forum at CAMC Cancer Center in Charleston. Capito received the Congressional Impact Award for her support of the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. This legislation, still pending in Congress, would make it easier for patients with long-term ... coordinated medical care that emphasizes symptom relief and quality of life. “Palliative care is one of the fastest-growing trends in health care, but not everyone has equal access to it,” said Juliana Frederick, West Virginia government relations director for ACS CAN. “This ...
Fight Big Tobacco in West Virginia
Impact of Tobacco in West Virginia: The Need to Invest in Tobacco Control to Reduce Taxpayer Costs, Protect Kids, and Save Lives: Health Costs of Tobacco to West Virginia Tobacco is an addictive and deadly product. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and remains the ... deaths are caused by smoking. Economic Costs of Tobacco to West Virginia Smoking is estimated to cost West Virginia $1.17 billion in direct health care costs, including $298.1 million in Medicaid costs annually.v Additionally, smoking costs the state $2.4 billion in productivity costs ...
ACS CAN Urges Gov. Justice to Oppose Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill
... States. This letter follows up on my earlier two communications this year regarding federal legislation to repeal and replace the current health care law. As I’m sure you know, the Senate is now considering a proposal offered by Senators Graham and Cassidy, and we want to provide you ... sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health benefit protections, and potentially open the door to annual and lifetime caps on coverage, endangering access to critical care for millions ...
West Virginia’s Legislature Chose Big Tobacco Over West Virginians
... Hogan CHARLESTON, W. Va. – “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is disappointed that lawmakers chose Big Tobacco over the health of West Virginians in the state budget. West Virginia receives over $232.4 million in tobacco revenue annually from tobacco settlement ... have reduced youth smoking by 15.2%, prevented 3,900 kids from growing up to be adults who smoke and saved the state $62.4 million in future health care expenditures. “In the most recent Broken Promises report, West Virginia ranked 50th when it comes to properly funding the state’s tobacco ...
2023 West Virginia Legislative Priorities
... cancer requires bold new public policies promoting cancer prevention, early cancer detection, and expanding access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of West Virginians touched by cancer, and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... programs can prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help people already addicted to quit. Protect Local Authority for Public Health Policies Local governments are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of the people in their communities. ACS CAN supports their ability to ...
West Virginia Budget Bills Fail to Address the State’s Tobacco Crisis
... reducing West Virginia’s high tobacco burden. Delegates, like their counterparts in the Senate last week, missed an opportunity to reduce health care costs, protect kids and save lives by failing to propose increased funding for tobacco control programs in the state budget. Increasing ... which would reduce youth smoking by 15.2%, prevent 3,900 kids from growing up to be adults who smoke and save the state $62.4 million in future health care expenditures. “In the most recent Broken Promises report, West Virginia ranked 50th when it comes to properly funding the state’s ...
2024 West Virginia Session Summary
... against cancer requires bold 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 West Virginia residents impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating ... to protect kids from tobacco products and help support adults who are trying to quit. Ensuring Access to Quality Care Affordable, Adequate Health Insurance : ACS CAN helped lead efforts to prevent a Medicaid reform bill from advancing. The bill would have resulted new barriers to ...
WV ACS CAN Lunch and Learn: Innovations in Multi-Cancer Early Detection
... that brings together key leaders and decision-makers in advocacy, education, medicine, and academia to discuss emerging oncology and health care policy issues that affect Appalachia's physical and economic health. WV Lunch and Learn Panelists: Dr. Whitney Jones, MD, Senior Medical Director, GRAIL, Inc. Andrea D. Hasley, MA., Program Coordinator ...
Comprehensive Tobacco Control
... current smokers quit but also prevents our children from ever starting a lifetime of addiction to tobacco. PROTECT LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY Local governments are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of people in their communities. They should be able to pass local laws that build on state laws and are proven to promote good health, including any laws intended to protect everyone's right to breathe clean, smoke-free air. SIGNIFICANT TOBACCO TAX INCREASE Regular and ... diseases like cancer. Significant increases to cigarette and tobacco taxes result in substantial revenue increases for states as well as health care cost savings. Comprehensive Tobacco Control ...