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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 ...

ATLANTA, Ga. –  As Georgia lawmakers reconvene for the 2025 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks forward to working with them to prioritize legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Georgians. The following is a statement from Fabienne Antoine-Nasser , Georgia government relations director for ACS CAN: “Georgia ... and caregivers from qualifying. Pathways also costs the state more money to cover fewer people than full Medicaid expansion; the estimated cost to the state for each new Pathways enrollee is $2,490, whereas full Medicaid expansion would cost the state $496 per new enrollee. “Medicaid ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In a recent letter , Gov. Henry McMaster asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to approve a request that would allow parents making between 67% and 100% of the federal poverty level to access ... following is a statement from Beth Johnson , regional government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in South Carolina: “We appreciate the Governor’s attempt to remedy the health care coverage crisis in South Carolina. However, we urge him ... his proposal, which would limit eligibility and access to care for some of the most vulnerable South Carolinians, add administrative burdens and cost to state government and challenge cancer patients when they are facing the fight of their lives. It would also cost the state more money to ...

... rule that would fix the so-called ‘family glitch’ in the Affordable Care Act. If finalized, the change would allow the total premium cost of all family members covered under an employer sponsored plan to be considered when determining if the coverage is affordable rather than ... to affordable, quality health coverage. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “For years ACS CAN has been trying to fix the family glitch, so subsidy eligibility is no longer calculated based on an incomplete ...