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U.S. House Passes Harmful Budget Bill that Will Cause Millions to Lose Health Insurance
Today the U.S. House passed the budget reconciliation bill H.R. 1, by a vote of 218 to 214 with Pennsylvania Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, Brendan Boyle, Dwight Evans, Madeleine Dean, Mary Gay Scanlon, Chrissy Houlahan, Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio voting against the bill and the cuts to Medicaid contained within it.
Passage of the Budget Bill Will Terminate Health Coverage for Millions, Including Cancer Patients and Survivors
Following U.S. House passage of the budget bill containing the most devastating cuts to Medicaid in history and changes to the ACA Marketplace that will make it more expensive and difficult to obtain and keep health insurance, ACS CAN expresses deep disappointment and urges Congress to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits.
U.S. Senate Passes Harmful Budget that Will Cause Millions to Lose Health Insurance
ACS CAN Thanks Maine Senators for Voting to Protect Medicaid
Patient, Health Advocates Make Final Appeal to Congress: Protect Hospitals & Patient Access, Reject Medicaid Cuts & ACA Changes
Last night, advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), NJ Citizen Action and the NJ Black Empowerment Coalition convened a roundtable discussion on the impacts of the budget reconciliation bill in front of Congress on Americans’ access to Medicaid and Marketplace coverage.
Colorado Health Advocates Sound Alarm on Looming Medicaid Cuts Ahead of Critical Congressional Vote
Health advocates from across Colorado expressed concerns Tuesday morning during a virtual press conference hosted by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) over the impact looming Medicaid cuts and changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace will have on Coloradans, specifically cancer patients, and the state’s rural population.
Governor Reynolds Signs Medicaid Cuts, Disastrous for 180,000 Iowans
DES MOINES, Iowa – Today, Governor Reynolds signed a bill that threatens to repeal Medicaid expansion – putting critical health care for more than 180,000 Iowans at risk.
**MEDIA ADVISORY** Advocates Call to Protect Funding Ahead of Senate Vote on Life-Threatening Medicaid Cuts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A broad coalition of 10 Tennessee advocacy organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will hold a news conference in front of the offices of Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty on Tuesday, June 3, at 11 a.m. at the Fred D.
Los miembros de la Cámara de Representantes deben defender a los pacientes con cáncer y rechazar cualquier recorte a Medicaid en la última propuesta presupuestaria
Se espera que la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. vote esta semana sobre el proyecto de ley de reconciliación, que incluye drásticos recortes de $715 mil millones a Medicaid. Esto provocará que al menos 8.6 millones de personas pierdan su cobertura de seguro médico, una cifra que incluye tanto a pacientes con cáncer, como sobrevivientes de cáncer.
Utah Cancer Community Pushes Back Against Proposed Medicaid Work Requirements
Volunteer advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the newly-formed Protect Medicaid Utah coalition gathered Wednesday afternoon to oppose work requirements for Medicaid which is currently being considered by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services.