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... This year, more than 3,000 Wyoming residents will be diagnosed with cancer and many will be uninsured. Access to affordable and comprehensive care is essential to detect, treat and survive cancer. "It’s important to prevent cancer or catch it very early when it can be treated easily. So ... expansion was associated with improved screening rates for colorectal, prostate and cervical cancer. [iii] State economies, hospitals and health systems, and provider networks have become stronger, and Medicaid expansion has increased personal incomes and state revenues by creating ... and protecting jobs. States that fully expanded Medicaid eligibility saw rates of uninsured individuals decrease, reducing uncompensated health care costs. Hospitals are 84% less likely to close in states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility, [iv] and Affordable Care Act insurance ...

... (94%) but was also very strong among Independents (88%) and Republicans (75%). “Clearly voters understand the importance of affordable health coverage and want their lawmakers to respect their choice,” said David W. Benson, senior state and local campaigns manager at ACS CAN. ... “Support for this change is strong across political parties, but more important than the policy’s popularity is its effect on people’s health. American Cancer Society research shows that uninsured Americans are less likely to get screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed late when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. Medicaid expansion would help more people get and keep the kind of affordable comprehensive coverage that could save their ...

Voters across the country last week approved important state ballot measures that will expand access to health care for hundreds of thousands of Americans and reduce the spread of tobacco products. Thanks to the hard work of ACS CAN and its volunteers, these ... of cancer in our country. Where you live, shouldn’t determine your ability to prevent or fight diseases like cancer, yet access to affordable health care still varies widely depending on what state you live in. But thanks to ballot wins, 300,000 more people in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah ...

... officeholders at all levels of government and voted on ballot measures that will impact communities nationwide. Voters made it clear that health care was a defining issue in this election, and that they consider fighting cancer and preserving and expanding access to health care top priorities. The shift in the make-up of the House of Representatives indicates that future efforts to undermine patient protections ...