FRANKFORT, KY. – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) opposes House bill 7, which would require a majority of adults enrolled in Medicaid to meet various work requirements as a condition of eligibility for health care coverage and create a more complex and
CHARLOTTE, NC – February 15, 2022 – In a major shift, breast cancer has surpassed lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death among Black women as of 2019.
The cost of cancer care is substantially impacting the lives of cancer patients and survivors, forcing them to make significant lifestyle changes, and causing some to incur long-term medical debt.
Cancer patients, survivors and advocates from across the state gathered at the State Capitol on Wednesday to press lawmakers to address several critical issues affecting access to health care for tens of thousands of Kansans, particularly those in need of cancer screening and treatment. The meetings were part of Kansas Cancer Action Day, an annual event organized by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) to make fighting cancer a legislative prioritity.
Los voluntarios de la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) de todo Arizona se reunieron en el Capitolio del Estado el lunes para instar a los legisladores a aprobar una legislación que garantice que las pruebas de biomarcadores estén cubiertas por más planes de seguro, incluido Medicaid, cuando los pacientes lo necesiten.
Tonight the House is considering a long-overdue FY2022 funding bill that addresses critical aspects of cancer research, prevention and access to care.
ACS CAN is joined by more than 65 organizations asking for colorectal screening to be included in the budget.
In his State of the Union address tonight, President Biden again called on the nation to work together to end cancer as we know it.
Antes del discurso del Presidente de los EE. UU. sobre el Estado de la Unión, la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) ofrece numerosas sugerencias de políticas sobre las formas en que la administración y el Congreso pueden lograr el ambicioso objetivo de la Iniciativa Nacional Misión contra el Cáncer (Cancer Moonshot) del Presidente.
The Wyoming Senate on Friday failed to adopt an amendment authorizing Gov. Mark Gordon to embark on Medicaid expansion negotiations with the federal government, effectively ending Medicaid expansion efforts for the legislative session. R.J. Ours, the government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), released the following statement in reaction.