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Last week, Governor Glenn Youngkin approved legislation to reduce the burden of medical debt on Virginians.  The proposal, which was championed by Delegate Karrie Delaney in the Legislature (House Bill 1725), will limit the burden of medical debt by ensuring that interest rates on medical debt are limited to 3% a year, wage garnishment is prohibited for all patients who quality for financial assistance programs and patients’ core financial assets, like their home, are safeguarded. 

Más de 130 voluntarios de toda Nueva York, incluidos pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer, así como cuidadores, se reunieron en el Capitolio estatal para participar en el ‘Día de Acción contra el Cáncer’, un evento anual organizado por ACS CAN.

Cancer Advocates Gathered at the Statehouse Today to Say Ohio Can and Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer

BISMARCK, ND  -– North Dakota legislators made strong moves against cancer this session, passing bills on prior authorization reform and co-pay accumulator adjustments. The last of those bills – House Bill 1216  – passed the ND Senate on Monday and awaits Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s signature. 

OLYMPIA, Wash. --– Washington residents facing financial barriers because of medical debt stand to benefit if two bills passed by the legislature this week are signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson. 

Esta semana, se espera que la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos vote sobre una resolución presupuestaria que podría resultar en recortes devastadores a Medicaid.

The Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 773 and House Bill 1246, finding common ground on the effort to make prescription drugs more affordable. The proposal now heads to Governor Wes Moore’s desk.

BISMARCK, N.D. -– Prior authorization reform legislation cleared the House on Tuesday and state cancer advocates look forward to the North Dakota State Senate concurring and Gov. Kelly Armstrong signing Senate Bill 2280 into law. 

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi legislature wrapped its 2025 session today, leaving Mississippians once again vulnerable and without a solution to the health care coverage crisis.

Ahead of an expected vote on a budget resolution, ACS CAN is urging Senators to oppose legislation that would make cuts to Medicaid.