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Medicaid 101: Health Insurance for Low-Income Americans

What is Medicaid? Medicaid is a health insurance program that provides comprehensive and affordable health care coverage to many low-income Americans. Medicaid is funded by both state and federal governments. Who is covered by Medicaid? Federal ...

Five Mississippi Faith Leaders Highlight Statewide Health Disparities with a Series of Videos

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Full Video Link   JACKSON, MS  - Medicaid continues to be a central topic of discussion among public health advocates, hospital and health systems administrators, faith leaders, community leaders, and state lawmakers. This year alone, 18,250 Mississippians will hear the words “you have cancer.” We must do all we can to expand access to care to save lives and reduce the burden of cancer on our state.  This week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched ...

House Takes Big Step in Right Direction for Montana’s Health and Business Community

... remove the sunset clause on Montana Medicaid expansion, assuring that tens of thousands state residents continue to have access to life-saving health care. “This is obviously important to keeping Montana healthy and prosperous,” American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Montana Grassroots ... the foundation for a healthy, prosperous state as well as a hand up for those who sometimes work multiple jobs but still cannot afford private health care. More than half of Montana Medicaid enrollees no longer need the program within two years or less, either gaining benefits through an ...

New Billboard Calls Attention to Alabama’s Health Coverage Gap and Rural Hospital Closures

... (ACS CAN) unveiled a new billboard today near Jackson Hospital, calling attention to the critical need for Medicaid expansion to strengthen health care access and reinforce Alabama’s hospitals. The billboard features the message “Save Jackson Hospital. Expand Medicaid now.” alongside an image of an ambulance and highlights the urgent need to close Alabama’s health coverage gap to keep hospitals open. According to a report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, more than half of ...

National Film Premiere Offers Look into Life Inside the Health Insurance Coverage Gap, Highlights Urgency Behind Expanding Medicaid

... Washington, D.C. The film and the panel of storytellers and policy experts that followed the screening highlighted the urgent need to close the health insurance coverage gap in the 10 states that have yet to expand Medicaid.   The film, directed by Chicago-based independent filmmaker Ashley O’Shay, offers a unique view into the health insurance coverage gap by following three Black Americans facing each day without access to the health care they need. Their voices, along with the voices of experts in the film, speak powerfully to the history of racial bias and discriminatory ...

N.C. Healthcare Documentary Premiere in Raleigh, Jan. 30: Provides Insider Look into Living Without Health Insurance in N.C.

Raleigh, N.C. —The struggle to access adequate health care in North Carolina is the subject of a new documentary by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The film highlights hardworking individuals and families across North Carolina—who currently do not make enough money to afford quality health insurance but make too much to qualify for Medicaid—thus falling into what’s known as the Medicaid coverage gap.   WHAT: The ...

Devastating Medicaid Repeal Bill is Killed After Overwhelming Opposition

BOISE, Idaho –– The threat of Medicaid expansion repeal and to Idahoans’ access to health care that was House Bill 138 ended Tuesday morning when HB 328 was introduced as replacement legislation. The action effectively kills HB 138. Broad opposition to HB 138 came from 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 health. ...

This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Advocates Urge State Leaders to Expand Medicaid

... Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Due to the state legislature failing to pass Medicaid expansion this year, many of them will lack access to the health care they need to treat this disease. All Mississippians deserve access to high quality health care.  “Mississippians should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer by having access to quality ...

Patient Advocates Call for Action as 2025 Session Ends

... (AHA), the American Lung Association and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) have released the following joint statement on the future of health care coverage legislation: “For the first time, a bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers proposed a bill to expand Medicaid this session. We look forward to continuing working with them to solve the health care coverage crisis in Georgia. More than 400,000 Georgians fall into the coverage gap, meaning they make too much money to qualify for ...

Wyoming Must Pass Medicaid Expansion

... expansion to protect Wyoming’s critical agriculture economy. Expanding access to Medicaid will protect both the physical and financial health of hardworking Wyoming families.      More than 3,170 Wyoming residents will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Access to health insurance is critical to prevent and catch cancer early when it is easier and less costly to treat. Too many Wyoming residents can’t access the care they need.      Dr. Symington treats many uninsured cancer patients in rural Wyoming. Expanding Medicaid will help prevent cancer or detect ...

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