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Georgia Lawmakers Can Do More to Help Increase Access to Health Care

ATLANTA, Georgia – February 27, 2024 – The Georgia House passed H.B. 1339 today, which in part forms a health care coverage commission. The commission is a starting point but is not a sufficient solution for providing access to more than 400,000 Georgians who need comprehensive and affordable health coverage. Next, the bill will go to the Georgia Senate. We urge lawmakers to stay focused on immediate solutions during the 2024 session. In ...

The Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Cause Harm to the Health Care System

... changes to the Medicaid program, the Marketplace plans, and private insurance. The impacts of this law will extend throughout our entire health care system – beyond people who receive their coverage through Medicaid and the marketplace. The Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Cause Harm to the Health Care System ...

General Assembly Passes Bipartisan Bill to Improve Health Care Transparency and Affordability

... proposal to provide Virginians with the option to choose insurance plans with flat-dollar copays for prescription drugs. This would ensure that health plans do not solely rely on coinsurance models where patients are forced to pay a percentage of their medication’s cost. Leading patient ... bill across the finish line and to fight for Virginians who are already fighting just to survive,” said Senator Perry. “Cancer doesn’t care whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, and that is reflected in the strong bipartisan support this bill received in the Senate. I look ... care.  Mollie Montague, Virginia Government Relations Director for ACS CAN, said, “Governor Spanberger has been clear about her commitment to health care affordability. We hope, as she works to continue lowering costs for Virginians, she sees Senate Bill 161/House Bill 625 as a meaningful ...

Health Care Access Should be Top Priority for Georgia Lawmakers in 2025

... gap by fully expanding Medicaid, which would extend critical, lifesaving coverage to nearly 500,000 Georgians. An ACS study finds having health insurance is the number one determinant of whether a person survives cancer. “Closing the coverage gap offers a better alternative to ... full Medicaid expansion would cost the state $496 per new enrollee. “Medicaid expansion offers a more comprehensive answer to Georgia’s health care crisis by covering more people, saving the state millions of dollars and helping to keep rural hospitals open. The time to act is now.”   0 ...

New CBO Score Projects 14 Million Americans Will Lose Health Coverage in 2018 Under House-Passed Health Care Bill

Washington, D.C., —Today the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its updated assessment of the House-passed American Health Care Act (AHCA) – estimating the number of Americans who would likely lose health insurance as compared to current law, as well as the possible cost changes for those who maintain coverage. The CBO projects that under the ...

More Than a Decade After Passage of Federal Health Care Law, Wyoming Still Has Not Increased Access to Affordable Health Coverage

Cheyenne, Wyo. – Today marks 12 years since the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act, and yet roughly 24,000 Wyoming residents remain uninsured, denied coverage by state lawmakers who refuse to increase access to Medicaid. Wyoming is one of only 12 states that has not increased access to health insurance coverage through their Medicaid programs despite overwhelming evidence that doing so would improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities, and benefit the state’s economy. Despite excellent momentum and bipartisan support from many ...

Georgia Legislative Session Ends with Future Opportunities for Increasing Access to Health Care

... Georgia legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is optimistic for the future of increasing access to health coverage in the Peach State and reinforces its commitment to this effort. In reflection on the session, ACS CAN Managing Director of ... during the 2024 legislative session related to closing the coverage gap in Georgia. The state came the closest it’s ever come to bringing new health care access to more than 400,000 uninsured Georgians living in the gap. We thank the lawmakers who supported the creation of the health care ...

ACS CAN Expert Testifies About Proposed Health Care Changes in Graham-Cassidy Bill

Washington, D.C. — September 25, 2017 — Changes to the nation’s healthcare system as proposed in the pending Graham-Cassidy health legislation could leave millions of cancer patients and survivors without access to adequate, affordable health insurance coverage, according to Dick Woodruff, senior vice president of federal advocacy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... cover, putting current guaranteed essential health benefits (EHB), including coverage for hospitalization, physician services, specialty cancer care and prescription drugs at risk.  “Insurance should cover the major health needs of cancer patients and survivors,” said Woodruff. ...

House to Vote on Legislation Expanding Access to Affordable Health Care to Millions

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. House of Representatives will consider landmark legislation today that would expand access to affordable health care coverage to millions of Americans through a combination of making low-cost marketplace health plans available to low-income people in states that have yet to expand Medicaid, permanently increasing federal funding for Medicaid in the ...

Justice Department Argues to Roll Back Critical Patient Protections in Health Care Law

Washington, D.C.—The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last night it will not defend several critical patient protections in the health law and instead is arguing to end them. Twenty states led by the Attorney General (AG) of Texas filed a lawsuit challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in federal court in Texas. The plaintiffs in Texas vs. USA argue that because Congress repealed the individual mandate's tax penalty ... plaintiffs who are making the case that key patient protections, including those that prohibit insurers from charging people more based on their health status and denying coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, be eliminated. If successful, the case could leave millions of ...

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