Policy Forum on Access to Health Care

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nonprofit, non-partisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s leading cancer advocacy organization working every day to make cancer issues a top national priority. 

The 2017 ACS CAN Policy Forum brings together Maryland’s key decision makers and leaders in business, education, medical research, cancer care, and government to explore federal and state health care policies and its impact on the delivery of cancer care, hospital administration, and innovation in cancer treatments.  This premier event will feature panels with hospital CEOs, pharmaceutical and health insurance leaders, employers, state and federal health care policy experts.  

Welcome remarks byThe Honorable Catherine Pugh, Mayor City of Baltimore (invited)

Opening remarks by The Honorable Ben Cardin, U.S. Senator from Maryland

Host and panel moderator is Dr. Kevin Cullen, Director, University of Maryland Medical Center Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center

Panelists include:

• Marie L. Grant, Vice President, Public Policy | Public Policy and Community Affairs, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
• Dr. John Marshall, Director, The Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancer, Chief, Hematology and Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center
• The Honorable Shirley Nathan Pulliam, Maryland State Senator
• Keysha Brooks-Coley, Senior Director of Advocacy Alliances, ACS CAN
• Amy Porter-Tacoronte, Chief Administrative Officer for Cancer Services, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center
• The Honorable Joseline Pena-Melnyk Delegate, Maryland General Assembly and Co-Chair Maryland Insurance Coverage Protection Commission

Closing Remarks by Jacqueline Beale, Volunteer ACS CAN State Lead Ambassador

Additional speakers to be added

Thank you to our generous sponsors!

Gold

Silver

Amgen

Johnson & Johnson

Bronze

CareFirst

Celgene

Genentech

Maryland Dermatologic Society

Novartis

Sanofi

Friends 

Horizon Foundation

Maryland Citizens Health Initiative

Registration is free. Please register by October 6^th at www.fightcancer.org/mdpolicyforum

For questions about the event, please contact Sherry McCammon at [email protected] /410-933-5146

For sponsorship information, contact Bonita Pennino at [email protected] /301-758-1255

Yes!  I would like to be a corporate sponsor.

Contributions or gifts made to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. are not tax deductible.