Cancer Control & Prevention Policy Wins, Opportunities, Challenge and Lessons Learned Iowa Cancer Summit ● October 19, 2017
Who is ACS CAN? The nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society; supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem Works to encourage federal, state and local elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority Gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard Nearly 1 million grassroots volunteers, organized in all 435 Congressional Districts, 50 states & District of Columbia
Advocacy in Action “The ultimate conquest of cancer is as much a public policy aspiration as it is a scientific and medical challenge.”
Policy has Played a Role in…
Health Care 1935: Passage of Social Security Act 1957: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 1965: Medicare and Medicaid programs signed into law / neighborhood health centers 1980s: CHIP / EMTALA / COBRA / Census Bureau provides estimates in health insurance coverage 1990s: VFC Program created / HIPPA / MEPS 2000s: Medicaid Modernization Act (Part D & MA Plans) / MA Universal Health Car Law 2010: Passage of the ACA
Cancer Control & Prevention 1937: Creation of National Cancer Institute 1964: Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking 1971: National Cancer Act 1990s: NBCCEDP (1990) / Cancer Registries (1994) / National CCC Program (1998) 1998: Master Settlement Agreement 2000: Breast & Cervical Cancer Treatment Act 2006: The US Federal Drug Administration approved the first HPV vaccine to prevent infections that cause cervical cancer
Critical in Cancer Control & Prevention Research, Science & Data Partnership Translation & Evaluation Critical in Policy Critical in Cancer Control & Prevention Critical in Comprehensive Cancer Control
Bridging the Gap between Science & Research and Communities… Policy and Comprehensive Cancer Control
Policy: Big “P”, little “p” Legislation Regulation Administrative Rule Insurer / Health Plan Hospital / FQHC / Provider Employer Provider Education
How Does Iowa Measure Up?
“P”olicy Wins in Iowa
“p”olicy Wins in Iowa
Challenges Federal Uncertainty Budget / Fiscal Cancer Statistics Decreased Investment in Cancer/Tobacco Control & Prevention Shoring Up the Marketplace / 1332 Waiver
Opportunities & Lessons Learned ACS CAN 2018 State Policy Priorities Cigarette Tax Restore Tobacco Control Funding Maintaining Cancer Control & Prevention Funding Investment in Research
Opportunities
Our Greatest Opportunity Communicating the Value of Cancer Control and Prevention http://cccnationalpartners.org/
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