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... moves into senate consideration this week after passing the Idaho House on a thin margin despite bi-partisan opposition.   The bill would strip health care from nearly 85,000 hard-working Idahoans and will again face overwhelming community opposition in the Senate. Those opposed to HB 138 include the state residents who voted to initiate Medicaid expansion, business leaders, economists, health care providers, professionals and advocates from across the spectrum of disciplines, including cancer care, children’s and mental ...

... and advocates traveled from all parts of the Gem State to ask lawmakers to prioritize cancer in their policies, specifically making sure health care is affordable and accessible. The proclamation reads in part: “No one should be disadvantaged in their fight against cancer” and “Awareness is the first step toward advancing health equity, research, and improving funding to identify causes and facilitate prevention, early detection, effective treatment, and a cure for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Seventy-two percent of cancer patients and survivors support extending the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, according to the latest Survivor Views survey released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... (ACS CAN). Further, 43% of those surveyed who reported benefiting from the enhanced tax credits say they could not have afforded to enroll in a health plan without the tax credits while others would have considered a plan that could carry significant financial risk or provide insufficient coverage. “Cancer patients and survivors are uniquely aware of the importance of affordable, quality health insurance with research showing health coverage is a significant determining factor in surviving a cancer diagnosis,” said Dr. Karen E. ...

... and provider groups representing millions of Americans issued the following statement today on the Senate’s proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA): “Any attempt to repeal the ACA without replacing it with equal or better coverage will leave our health care system in shambles. If the existing law is abolished, 32 million Americans could lose their insurance coverage in the next decade. This ... is completely unacceptable for the patients we represent. Many of these Americans are low-income or struggle every day with pre-existing health conditions, and have come to rely on the coverage the law has provided. The ACA is not perfect, however, and we agree that long-term ...