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... legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only save lives, but also generate new revenue and long-term health care savings. This yearŠ—'s report ranks where states stand on nine public policy issues that play a critical role in reducing cancer incidence ... life. IŠ—'m looking forward to seeing the outcome of these state recommendations. Another key trend we are seeing is increasing access to health care in the states through Medicaid. States have the option to accept federal dollars that have already been set aside to provide uninsured ...

Medicaid provides essential health coverage to millions of lower income individuals in the U.S. It is funded jointly by the federal and state governments. Because access to health insurance coverage is a key factor in preventing, catching and treating cancer, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) ... March 5 th report , as reported by NBCNews . It is not possible to cut that much spending in Medicaid without impacting the coverage and health care for the millions of people enrolled in the program, including patients with serious conditions like cancer who need treatments that are ...

... to mark up their budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2025. It contains significant cuts in discretionary spending that would threaten critical health care programs, such as Medicaid, that are essential to cancer patients and their families. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network ... such cuts in a statement for the record submitted to the committee. The statement reads in part: “Medicaid is the critical state–federal health insurance program that serves millions of the most economically vulnerable Americans – including over 37 million children – many ...

... today, many state legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives. This yearŠ—'s report ranked where states stand on nine issues that play a critical role in reducing cancer ... for minors Physical education time requirements Breast & cervical cancer early detection program funding Pain policies Access to palliative care Medicaid expansion A color-coded system is used to identify how well a state is doing. Green represents the benchmark position, showing that a ... 38 states have reached benchmarks in only three or fewer. In most cases, small upfront investments by a state can save millions of dollars in health care costs in the long run. In fact, we know we could prevent roughly half of all cancer deaths in the United States if everyone in America ...