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Wednesday February 22, 2012
Guest Post: Checking in on the PCIPs
As the second anniversary of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) approaches, we decided it was a good time to check in with the call center specialists at the American Cancer Society’s National Cancer Information Center (NCIC) to ask them how one aspect of the law – the new Pre-existing Condition Insurance Programs (PCIPs) – is impacting people with cancer.… [Read more]
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Thursday February 16, 2012
ACS CAN Announces Support of California Cancer Research Act
Big Tobacco is about to meet a challenge in the state of California. Yesterday, ACS CAN CEO Dr. John Seffrin announced a pledge to support California’s Proposition 29, the California Cancer Research Act, an historic ballot initiative that would make California the second largest funder of cancer research – after the U.S. federal government. … [Read more]
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Tuesday February 14, 2012
President’s Budget Cuts Funding for Cancer Research
The President released his Fiscal Year 2013 budget yesterday, and I was deeply disappointed to see that his proposal cut funding for cancer research. This comes just weeks after the President specifically highlighted the importance of cancer research in his State of the Union address.… [Read more]
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Friday February 10, 2012
A Win For Consumers!
Yesterday’s health policy news out of Washington is something to celebrate! The administration released its final rule late yesterday morning on an important provision in the Affordable Care Act, known as the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) provision.… [Read more]
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Friday February 03, 2012
World Cancer Day
ACS CAN is excited to commemorate the day by “lighting” our Twitter account and engaging our social networks in a conversation about how they can join the fight against cancer. What will you do to mark World Cancer Day?… [Read more]
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Tuesday January 31, 2012
California Bans Tanning Bed Use for Under 18
As a father, I know how attractive tanning beds can seem to youth who want tan skin all year round. My wife strongly discouraged my daughter while she was growing up from using tanning beds because she was concerned about her risk of getting skin cancer. That’s why I was fully supportive and very excited about a historic new law California enacted this month that bans the use of tanning beds for those under 18.… [Read more]
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Wednesday January 25, 2012
New Nutrition Standards for Our Nation’s Children
I was excited by the news today that the USDA released new nutritional standards for school meals that have the potential to significantly improve the quality of the food our children are served at school.… [Read more]
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Tuesday January 24, 2012
Cancer Advocates Gather for the State of the Union
Cancer patients and their loved ones from across the nation will gather to watch the address in a live online chat tonight, sending a message to the White House and Congress that funding for medical research and proven prevention programs must be a national priority.… [Read more]
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Friday January 20, 2012
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
We are already well into January, but I couldn’t let the month pass by without acknowledging a very important event — National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. This year, an estimated 12,000 new cases of cervical cancer will be diagnosed and 4,200 women will die from the disease in this country.… [Read more]
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Monday January 16, 2012
A Day of Service
As we observe Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, we should consider his inspiring statement when he said that “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are we doing for others?’” Dr. King’s work impacted millions of Americans. Our work on behalf of cancer patients and their families also impacts millions of Americans. So on this Martin Luther King Day, I would ask you to take a moment to pledge to become an ACS CAN member and to learn what cancer advocacy events are happening in your area. You might also take a moment to tell a friend about the… [Read more]
