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North Carolina Senate Passes Legislation That Will Hurt Cancer Patients and Survivors
... health services like prescription drugs or hospitalization; and set arbitrary annual or lifetime limits on coverage. Allowing the sale of unregulated and inadequate health plans risks splitting the insurance market into two. Young and healthy people would pay less for inadequate ... leaving consumers with no guarantee their health plan could cover their medical costs and no recourse in the event their health plan runs out of money. A statement from Christine Weason, North Carolina government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “The bill passed today poses a serious risk for the more than 1.6 million North Carolinians with pre-existing health conditions, ...
North Carolina could be the next state to expand access to quality, affordable health care
... this week, North Carolina Senate leaders introduced a bill to increase eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program. North Carolina is one of 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid for more than a decade. With the introduction of this bill, the Tar Heel state is positioned to be the next among this dozen to finally take action and the first to expand under new federal ... on treatment. When every day matters in the fight against cancer, delaying access to affordable, quality health care puts lives at stake. ACS CAN will be following this bill as it makes its way through the legislature to ensure it meets the needs of cancer patients. Expanding access ...