AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK May 18, 2021. National. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase and expand patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials at smaller and non-research oriented medical centers.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year! LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021.

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

LIGHTS OF HOPE

Learn more about our Lights of Hope Across America live event at 4 pm

ET on September 12.

HELP US FIGHT CANCER THROUGH LIGHTS OF HOPE Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

BIG TOBACCO LAWSUIT

In 2006, the American Cancer Society and other plaintiffs won a major court case against Big Tobacco. Judge Gladys Kessler found tobacco companies guilty of lying to the American public about the deadly effects of cigarettes and secondhand smoke. Today, after 11 years of Big Tobacco stalling and negotiating, tobacco companies are being

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CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ORAL ANTI-CANCER MEDICATION FAIRNESS NOW Oral Anti-Cancer Medication Fairness legislation does not force health plans in Michigan to cover a service or any new benefit currently not required by state insurance law. Michigan’s health plans cover oral anticancer medications for patients, so the issue is not about coverage, but inequity in out-of-pocket costs to patients whose AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK May 18, 2021. National. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase and expand patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials at smaller and non-research oriented medical centers.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year! LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021.

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

LIGHTS OF HOPE

Learn more about our Lights of Hope Across America live event at 4 pm

ET on September 12.

HELP US FIGHT CANCER THROUGH LIGHTS OF HOPE Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

BIG TOBACCO LAWSUIT

In 2006, the American Cancer Society and other plaintiffs won a major court case against Big Tobacco. Judge Gladys Kessler found tobacco companies guilty of lying to the American public about the deadly effects of cigarettes and secondhand smoke. Today, after 11 years of Big Tobacco stalling and negotiating, tobacco companies are being

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CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ORAL ANTI-CANCER MEDICATION FAIRNESS NOW Oral Anti-Cancer Medication Fairness legislation does not force health plans in Michigan to cover a service or any new benefit currently not required by state insurance law. Michigan’s health plans cover oral anticancer medications for patients, so the issue is not about coverage, but inequity in out-of-pocket costs to patients whose

ABOUT ACS CAN

If we are to succeed in our mission to end suffering and death from cancer, it won't just happen in the doctor's office or research lab. This movement must start at the statehouse and in Congress. And, it will be led by volunteers - regular people whose lives have been impacted by cancer - rallying together to demand change from their

elected officials.

HELP US FIGHT CANCER THROUGH LIGHTS OF HOPE Imagine colorful, lit up bags, each hand-decorated with a person’s name on them. Now imagine hundreds or even thousands of them stretching out in front of you for as far as you can see. Some of those bags have pictures of people who have cancer. Some of them

LIGHTS OF HOPE

Learn more about our Lights of Hope Across America live event at 4 pm

ET on September 12.

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES ACS CAN advocates for policies that provide access to treatments and services people with cancer need for their care - including those who may be newly diagnosed, in active treatment and cancer survivors. DIVERSITY/INCLUSION/HEALTH EQUITY Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

BIG TOBACCO LAWSUIT

In 2006, the American Cancer Society and other plaintiffs won a major court case against Big Tobacco. Judge Gladys Kessler found tobacco companies guilty of lying to the American public about the deadly effects of cigarettes and secondhand smoke. Today, after 11 years of Big Tobacco stalling and negotiating, tobacco companies are being

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ACS CAN ISSUES FINAL EXAM TO LAWMAKERS The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has issued a final exam to New Jersey state lawmakers and is calling on them to answer five questions before adjourning for summer and standing for election in November. ACS CAN MINNESOTA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FORUM Thank you for registering to attend the 2021 ACS CAN Minnesota Research and Innovation Forum on Thursday, October 28. The event will be held virtually and will take place from 10:30am-12:00pm (central). HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ASK NEW YORK ASSEMBLY TO HELP ACS CAN and other health organizations are asking lawmakers to pass legislation dealing with copay accumulators

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives.

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year!

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. NEW POLICY EXTENDING COLORECTAL SCREENING COVERAGE FOR LOW AUSTIN, TX – March 1, 2021 – Beginning today, Texans covered by Medicaid with an average risk of colorectal cancer will have their screenings covered starting at age 45. The updated Medicaid policy was supported by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and comes in lieu of the American Cancer Society’s renewed guidelines lowering the starting age for 2021 PA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will. work with the state legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and. screenings; provide affordable, adequate access OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING LIMITS ARE CRUCIAL FOR CANCER Many patients with complex diseases like cancer find it difficult to afford their treatments – even when they have health insurance. Current law establishes a limit on what most private insurance plans can require enrollees to pay in out-of-pocket costs. These limits protect patients from extremely high costs and are essential to any health care system that works for cancer AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives.

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year!

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. NEW POLICY EXTENDING COLORECTAL SCREENING COVERAGE FOR LOW AUSTIN, TX – March 1, 2021 – Beginning today, Texans covered by Medicaid with an average risk of colorectal cancer will have their screenings covered starting at age 45. The updated Medicaid policy was supported by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and comes in lieu of the American Cancer Society’s renewed guidelines lowering the starting age for 2021 PA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will. work with the state legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and. screenings; provide affordable, adequate access OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING LIMITS ARE CRUCIAL FOR CANCER Many patients with complex diseases like cancer find it difficult to afford their treatments – even when they have health insurance. Current law establishes a limit on what most private insurance plans can require enrollees to pay in out-of-pocket costs. These limits protect patients from extremely high costs and are essential to any health care system that works for cancer AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK May 18, 2021. National. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase and expand patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials at smaller and non-research oriented medical centers. FUNDRAISING RESOURCES Fundraising Resources. This packet discusses how we can transition into a virtual event, types of events we can move virtual and other tips and resources. This packet explains a new fundraising opportunity to raise funds for ACS CAN. Promoting the donation of one

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with NEW AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY STUDY FINDS CANCER PATIENTS MONTOMGERY, AL – MAY 20, 2021 – A new study from the American Cancer Society released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) shows the lifesaving impact in DIVERSITY/INCLUSION/HEALTH EQUITY Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES ACS CAN advocates for policies that provide access to treatments and services people with cancer need for their care - including those who may be newly diagnosed, in active treatment and cancer survivors.

BIG TOBACCO LAWSUIT

In 2006, the American Cancer Society and other plaintiffs won a major court case against Big Tobacco. Judge Gladys Kessler found tobacco companies guilty of lying to the American public about the deadly effects of cigarettes and secondhand smoke. Today, after 11 years of Big Tobacco stalling and negotiating, tobacco companies are being

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ACS CAN MINNESOTA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION FORUM Thank you for registering to attend the 2021 ACS CAN Minnesota Research and Innovation Forum on Thursday, October 28. The event will be held virtually and will take place from 10:30am-12:00pm (central). ACS CAN LOUISIANA POLICY FORUM HEALTH EQUITY: THROUGH THE Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ASK NEW YORK ASSEMBLY TO HELP ACS CAN and other health organizations are asking lawmakers to pass legislation dealing with copay accumulators

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year!

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with 2021 PA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will. work with the state legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and. screenings; provide affordable, adequate access OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING LIMITS ARE CRUCIAL FOR CANCER Many patients with complex diseases like cancer find it difficult to afford their treatments – even when they have health insurance. Current law establishes a limit on what most private insurance plans can require enrollees to pay in out-of-pocket costs. These limits protect patients from extremely high costs and are essential to any health care system that works for cancer AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year!

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with 2021 PA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will. work with the state legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and. screenings; provide affordable, adequate access OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING LIMITS ARE CRUCIAL FOR CANCER Many patients with complex diseases like cancer find it difficult to afford their treatments – even when they have health insurance. Current law establishes a limit on what most private insurance plans can require enrollees to pay in out-of-pocket costs. These limits protect patients from extremely high costs and are essential to any health care system that works for cancer AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

FUNDRAISING RESOURCES Fundraising Resources. This packet discusses how we can transition into a virtual event, types of events we can move virtual and other tips and resources. This packet explains a new fundraising opportunity to raise funds for ACS CAN. Promoting the donation of one

LIGHTS OF HOPE

Learn more about our Lights of Hope Across America live event at 4 pm

ET on September 12.

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with ACS CAN AT RELAY FOR LIFE We're looking for volunteers to attend their local American Cancer Society Relay For Life event and help promote our advocacy activity. We'll give you all the tools and resources you need to have huge success and a great time. Learn How You Can Get Involved. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES ACS CAN advocates for policies that provide access to treatments and services people with cancer need for their care - including those who may be newly diagnosed, in ACS CAN ISSUES FINAL EXAM TO LAWMAKERS The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has issued a final exam to New Jersey state lawmakers and is calling on them to answer five questions before adjourning for summer and standing for election in November. 2021 VIRTUAL OREGON POLICY FORUM American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society will host their annual policy forum, a premiere event that brings together leaders from the business, education, government and research communities. This year’s event will focus on the health disparities which lead to increased rates of cancer among marginalized and HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ASK NEW YORK ASSEMBLY TO HELP ACS CAN and other health organizations are asking lawmakers to pass legislation dealing with copay accumulators ACS CAN LOUISIANA POLICY FORUM HEALTH EQUITY: THROUGH THE Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

LOUISIANA POLICY FORUM 2021 HEALTH EQUITY: THROUGH THE Join us on Thrusday, October 28th for an important conversation around addressing inequality as a public health crisis and advancing healthy equity for the most vulnerable populations in our state.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year!

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with 2021 PA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will. work with the state legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and. screenings; provide affordable, adequate access OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING LIMITS ARE CRUCIAL FOR CANCER Many patients with complex diseases like cancer find it difficult to afford their treatments – even when they have health insurance. Current law establishes a limit on what most private insurance plans can require enrollees to pay in out-of-pocket costs. These limits protect patients from extremely high costs and are essential to any health care system that works for cancer AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year!

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with 2021 PA LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES 2021, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will. work with the state legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and. screenings; provide affordable, adequate access OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING LIMITS ARE CRUCIAL FOR CANCER Many patients with complex diseases like cancer find it difficult to afford their treatments – even when they have health insurance. Current law establishes a limit on what most private insurance plans can require enrollees to pay in out-of-pocket costs. These limits protect patients from extremely high costs and are essential to any health care system that works for cancer AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

FUNDRAISING RESOURCES Fundraising Resources. This packet discusses how we can transition into a virtual event, types of events we can move virtual and other tips and resources. This packet explains a new fundraising opportunity to raise funds for ACS CAN. Promoting the donation of one

LIGHTS OF HOPE

Learn more about our Lights of Hope Across America live event at 4 pm

ET on September 12.

ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY

Imagine the choice for a cancer patient - stay at home and take a chemotherapy pill or travel miles from home to receive the drug through an IV. Seems easy, right? Unfortunately, many cancer patients are denied that simple choice because insurance companies can charge patients more for taking a pill while sitting at their own kitchen table than going to a doctor's office with ACS CAN AT RELAY FOR LIFE We're looking for volunteers to attend their local American Cancer Society Relay For Life event and help promote our advocacy activity. We'll give you all the tools and resources you need to have huge success and a great time. Learn How You Can Get Involved. ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES ACS CAN advocates for policies that provide access to treatments and services people with cancer need for their care - including those who may be newly diagnosed, in ACS CAN ISSUES FINAL EXAM TO LAWMAKERS The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has issued a final exam to New Jersey state lawmakers and is calling on them to answer five questions before adjourning for summer and standing for election in November. 2021 VIRTUAL OREGON POLICY FORUM American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society will host their annual policy forum, a premiere event that brings together leaders from the business, education, government and research communities. This year’s event will focus on the health disparities which lead to increased rates of cancer among marginalized and HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ASK NEW YORK ASSEMBLY TO HELP ACS CAN and other health organizations are asking lawmakers to pass legislation dealing with copay accumulators ACS CAN LOUISIANA POLICY FORUM HEALTH EQUITY: THROUGH THE Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

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LOUISIANA POLICY FORUM 2021 HEALTH EQUITY: THROUGH THE Join us on Thrusday, October 28th for an important conversation around addressing inequality as a public health crisis and advancing healthy equity for the most vulnerable populations in our state. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK May 18, 2021. National. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase and expand patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials at smaller and non-research oriented medical centers.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year! LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021.

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORKAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY JOB OPENINGSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY MEMPHIS JOBSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY REMOTE JOBSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SEATTLE JOBSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY VOLUNTEERING The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

GLOBAL CERVICAL CANCER No woman has to die from cervical cancer. Today, the disease takes the lives of 265,000 women every year across the globe, and nearly 90 percent of those deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. With focused resources, we could eliminate death from cervical cancer

worldwide.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

CANRAISER - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK May 18, 2021. National. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the HL7 FHIR Accelerator™ Common Oncology Data Elements eXtensions (CodeX) are working together with partners on a project to increase and expand patient enrollment in cancer clinical trials at smaller and non-research oriented medical centers.

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives. AMBASSADOR ACTION CENTER Record your volunteer work. Track your progress. See your team’s impact. Accounts are by invitation only, created by ACS CAN staff for our current volunteers. Contact us for information about becoming a volunteer, trouble remembering your email address or setting up an account. 11,223 Ambassador Actions reported in this reporting year! LIGHTS OF HOPE RESOURCES Lights of Hope Fundraising Challenge Dates. Our fundraising challenges are a fun way we spark competition and continue raising mission critical funds through out the summer. Show Us Your Hope Challenge -June 6-13, 2021. $100 in 100 Hours Challenge- July 15-18, 2021. 24 Bags in 24 Hours Challenge- August 24-25, 2021.

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment CAREERS | AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORKAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY INTERNSHIP PROGRAMAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY JOB OPENINGSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY MEMPHIS JOBSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY REMOTE JOBSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY SEATTLE JOBSAMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY VOLUNTEERING The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nation's leading cancer advocacy organization. Together with our charitable partner, the American Cancer Society, we work in Congress, state legislatures and local jurisdictions to support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem.

2021 LIGHTS OF HOPE

2021 Lights of Hope. The Lights of Hope event is the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s signature fundraiser dedicated to honoring those who have been touched by cancer and remembering those lost. This year we are celebrating the 11th anniversary of Lights of Hope. With help from volunteers across the country we will collect

more

GLOBAL CERVICAL CANCER No woman has to die from cervical cancer. Today, the disease takes the lives of 265,000 women every year across the globe, and nearly 90 percent of those deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. With focused resources, we could eliminate death from cervical cancer

worldwide.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Assemblymember Rocky Chavez. AD 76. Paid for by Snuff Tobacco Money out of California Politics Campaign sponsored by American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. This advertisement was not authorized or paid for by a candidate for this office or a committee controlled by a candidate for this office. Jim Patterson. $ 22,700.00.

Devon Mathis.

CANRAISER - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

20 YEARS OF ACS CAN

For 20 years, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has made cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government and had measurable impact in reducing cancer’s toll on individuals and families nationwide.. ACS CAN empowers volunteers across the country to make their voices heard to influence evidence-based public policy change that saves lives.

ABOUT ACS CAN

If we are to succeed in our mission to end suffering and death from cancer, it won't just happen in the doctor's office or research lab. This movement must start at the statehouse and in Congress. And, it will be led by volunteers - regular people whose lives have been impacted by cancer - rallying together to demand change from their

elected officials.

SURVIVOR VIEWS

Survivor Views is a groundbreaking program designed to further engage cancer survivors in the important policy issues that are part of ACS CAN’s fight against cancer. Over 3,000 cancer survivors have agreed to participate in Survivor Views by responding to regular surveys on policy issues that support the prevention, detection and treatment FUNDRAISING RESOURCES Fundraising Resources. This packet discusses how we can transition into a virtual event, types of events we can move virtual and other tips and resources. This packet explains a new fundraising opportunity to raise funds for ACS CAN. Promoting the donation of one ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES ACS CAN advocates for policies that provide access to treatments and services people with cancer need for their care - including those who may be newly diagnosed, in active treatment and cancer survivors. ACS CAN AT RELAY FOR LIFE We're looking for volunteers to attend their local American Cancer Society Relay For Life event and help promote our advocacy activity. We'll give you all the tools and resources you need to have huge success and a great time. Learn How You Can Get Involved. HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS ASK NEW YORK ASSEMBLY TO HELP ACS CAN and other health organizations are asking lawmakers to pass legislation dealing with copay accumulators SUPPORT SB 225 TO REFORM PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND STEP The current one-size-fits-all approach to controlling health care costs can lead to unnecessary delays, even denials, of care. This often causes Pennsylvania patients' health to deteriorate as they await authorization or try and fail on medications that don't work for

them.

CANRAISER - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

2021 MASSACHUSETTS LOBBY DAY REPORT BACK FORM Mailing Address. 555 11th Street, NW, Ste 300 Washington, DC 20004

(202) 661-5700

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SURVEY: COVID-19 AFFECTING PATIENTS’ ACCESS TO CANCER CARE

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Cancer patients and those who’ve recently completed treatment are finding it challenging to get necessary health care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and many are experiencing financial stress trying to afford care in an increasingly difficult economic

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