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Cancer Advocates Urge Arizona Lawmakers to Support Continuation of State Medicaid Program
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Arizona Capitol to urge lawmakers to support the reauthorization of the Arizona Health Cancer Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid program. Currently, more than 2 million Arizonans benefit from the health care coverage and ...
Arizona House of Representatives Passes Legislation to Increase Access to Innovative Testing and Lifesaving Treatments
Phoenix, Ariz. – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation that would ensure biomarker testing is covered by more insurance plans, including Medicaid, when patients ... The following is a statement from Brian Hummell, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Arizona: “Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and save lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s individual condition. This legislation will help dismantle cost barriers and bring the promise of precision medicine to cancer patients and survivors no matter their income, race or where they live. “ACS ...
Arizona Cancer Advocates Applaud Governor’s Plan to Relieve Medical Debt
... 5, 2024 – Governor Katie Hobbs announced a new plan to eliminate medical debt for up to 1 million people in Arizona, Monday morning. As part of “Affordable Arizona: Tackling Medical Debt for Working Families” program, the state will partner with RIP Medical Debt to buy back medical ... credit score will be automatically adjusted upon receiving assistance. “Addressing medical debt in Arizona is crucial to accomplishing ACS CAN’s mission of ending cancer as we know it for everyone,” said Brian Hummell, ACS CAN Arizona Government Relations Director. “Our goal is ... Views’ survey. The survey found that nearly three-quarters of cancer patients and survivors say they are worried about affording the cost of their current or future cancer care. roughly half of cancer survivors carried medical debt related to their treatment. Among those with ...