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Urge your members of Congress to pass a spending bill that protects & increases funding for cancer research and prevention.
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Enhanced health care tax credits have expired
More than 20M people face surging health care costs without these tax credits. Urge your member of Congress to keep health insurance within reach.

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Federal funding for cancer research is at risk. Congress must help protect it.

Congress is running out of time to pass a budget bill to continue funding the government, and funding for vital cancer research and prevention programs is at risk. 

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As Many Cancer Patients and Survivors Lose Access to Affordable, Quality Coverage Options Due to the Expiration of the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, ACS CAN Calls on Congress to Urgently Extend Tax Credits

January 8, 2026
National

Following today’s bipartisan House vote on extending the enhanced tax credits, ACS CAN is once again calling on members of the Senate and the House to prioritize the health and wellbeing of their constituents and come together in a bipartisan, bicameral way to extend the enhanced premium tax credits immediately.

Congress Must Return from the Holidays with a Plan to Extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits and Protect Affordable, Quality Coverage Options for Cancer Patients and Survivors

December 19, 2025
National

With Congress done for the year without extending the enhanced premium tax credits, ACS CAN urges members of the Senate and the House to prioritize the health and wellbeing of their constituents and come together in a bipartisan way to extend these tax credits when they return.

ACS CAN Urges Congress to Immediately Extend the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits to Avoid a Health Care Affordability Crisis

December 10, 2025
National

As the deadline approaches to enroll in Marketplace coverage that starts January 1, ACS CAN is urging the Senate and the House to come together in a bipartisan way to pass legislation extending the enhanced premium tax credits and work to address the health care affordability crisis.

New Survey Finds Nearly 3 in 4 Cancer Patients and Survivors who Rely on the Marketplace for Comprehensive Coverage Risk Losing Access to Lifesaving Care if the Enhanced Premium Tax Credits are not Extended

December 2, 2025
National

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today released results from a survey exploring the impact of the enhanced premium tax credits on cancer patients and survivors who rely on the Marketplace for comprehensive health insurance coverage.

Our Impact

We advocate for legislation as a catalyst to fight cancer.

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62.3%

of the U.S. population protected from secondhand smoke exposure by local or statewide smoke-free laws.

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34% 

decline in cancer death rates from 1991-2022

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33.5 million 

people benefited from expanded access to health insurance

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How to participate in your community

Angel is an outstanding volunteer and leader of ACS CAN in Puerto Rico. He is deeply committed to advocating for health equity, providing crucial representation to the Spanish-speaking community and working to improve conditions for cancer patients through legislative and educational initiatives.

Read our six questions with Angel