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Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

... curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns to select governors invited to attend a Medicaid meeting led by the Senate Finance ... current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely implement restrictions to make up ...

Lawmakers Roll Out Yet Another Bill Designed to Take Health Care from Tens of Thousands of Hard-working Idahoans

BOISE, Idaho – – A bill that would serve to strip health care from thousands of hard-working Idahoans will be heard by the Health & Welfare Committee of the Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 345 would ... their treatment plans and keep others from potentially life-saving screenings and regular visits with their health care providers.  Idaho ACS CAN advocates urge lawmakers to adhere to the will of the voters and the hundreds who have testified previously against similar legislation.   ... sources and requiring more frequent paperwork from enrollees just adds to government red tape and confusion for Medicaid enrollees.  From a cost-benefit perspective, this all adds to the staffing and infrastructure burdens of the Department of Health and Welfare with no clear benefit to ...

Idaho Cancer Advocates Again Call on Lawmakers to Protect Access to Health Care, Medicaid Expansion  

BOISE, Idaho – As Idahoans face soaring health care insurance costs and thousands at risk of losing life-saving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network are urging state lawmakers to use the 2026 ... detect and defeat cancer. “We hear directly from Idahoans every year, and their message is clear: Medicaid expansion saves lives,” ACS CAN Idaho Government Relations Director Randy Johnson said. “Early detection is one of the most powerful tools we have against cancer and ... impacts on Medicaid. Reducing youth initiation and adult tobacco use remains one of the most effective strategies to bend Idaho’s long-term cost curve. ACS CAN encourages individuals, businesses and organizations that are interested in getting involved in the fight against cancer to ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Gov. Little to Veto HB 913, Legislature’s Latest Assault on Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion

BOISE, Idaho –– The Idaho Senate today took another damaging step toward stripping health care coverage from tens of thousands of Idahoans by passing House Bill 913, placing additional government red tape on federally mandated work-reporting requirements. The vote is ... without additional staff and the costs that come with it.  Volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) call on Gov. Little to do what legislators have not and hear the many, clear voices of voters and veto the hazardous HB 913. This statement ...

State Legislature Continues Assault on Idahoans’ Health Care  

... cruel to those engaging in treatment for diseases like cancer. This statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Idaho Government Relations Director Randy Johnson can be used in full or in part:  “Voters have told lawmakers repeatedly to stop these ... old play with a different name.   “It is important to recognize that both federal and Idaho policymakers have already acted on the issue of work-reporting requirements. Congress passed work requirement policies through H.R.1, and Idaho recently passed House Bill 345, mandating ... Advancing HB 913 now adds further bureaucracy to a system already undergoing significant change, without understanding the real-world impact of the policies already enacted.   “The provisions of HB 913 adopt the harshest state options allowed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. ...

2020 Idaho Legislative Wrap Up

Idaho’s 2020 legislative session has come to an end. While the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) did not have a major legislative victory during the session, there is certainly a lot of positive news that we can report.  The session ended with growing concern about COVID-19 and our daily lives have certainly changed as a result ... request.  The legislature discussed, but ultimately did not act on proposals to require counties to help fund the state’s share of the cost to expand the Medicaid program. Idaho is still awaiting feedback from the federal government on the proposal to add work and related reporting ...

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