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Lawmakers Roll Out Yet Another Bill Designed to Take Health Care from Tens of Thousands of Hard-working Idahoans
BOISE, Idaho – – A bill that would serve to strip health care from thousands of hard-working Idahoans will be heard by the Health & Welfare Committee of the Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 345 would ... their treatment plans and keep others from potentially life-saving screenings and regular visits with their health care providers. Idaho ACS CAN advocates urge lawmakers to adhere to the will of the voters and the hundreds who have testified previously against similar legislation. ... sources and requiring more frequent paperwork from enrollees just adds to government red tape and confusion for Medicaid enrollees. From a cost-benefit perspective, this all adds to the staffing and infrastructure burdens of the Department of Health and Welfare with no clear benefit to ...
2025 is the Time to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on South Carolinians
COLUMBIA, S.C. – As the 2025 legislative session begins Tuesday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges lawmakers to support policies that will reduce the cancer burden in the Palmetto State. ACS CAN South Carolina Government Relations ... state’s challenges when it comes to cancer care, including prevention and early detection. More than 450,000 South Carolinians , the majority of whom are working, don’t have health insurance and lack access to lifesaving care. “Too many South Carolinians are caught between paying for ... at more than double the national rate . “Around 35,000 people are diagnosed with cancer in South Carolina each year, with nearly one-third of those people dying from the disease. These numbers can go down when lawmakers take clear, proven steps to address the issue. ACS CAN looks ...
Brazen Disregard for the Will of Idahoans: Senate Passes Damaging Legislation That Will Strip Health Care From Thousands
BOISE, Idaho –– The Idaho Senate today ignored the clear will of its constituents and passed House Bill 345, which would strip health care from thousands of hard-working Idahoans and make significant, damaging changes to voter-initiated Medicaid expansion. Policies like work-reporting ... HB 345 limits the period for public input and is another example of legislators serving entities beyond Idaho over Idahoans. Advocates of ACS CAN urge Gov. Brad Little to make right what the legislature got wrong, hear the overwhelming voices of Idahoans in opposition to Medicaid cuts, ...
Idaho Cancer Advocates Again Call on Lawmakers to Protect Access to Health Care, Medicaid Expansion
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 ...
Wyoming Must Pass Medicaid Expansion
... oncologists explain why Medicaid expansion is critical in the fight against cancer. Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., FACS, FASCO, is the chair of the board of the Association for Clinical Oncology and board member for the American Cancer Society. A Wyoming native, Dr. Bertagnolli is also a cattle ... 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 ...
Wyoming Legislature Fails to Take Meaningful Action on Health Care Access
... Legislature closed business last week having again failed to take meaningful action to address the state’s ongoing health care crisis. As one of only 10 states refusing to enact Medicaid expansion, tens of thousands of Wyoming residents remain in the coverage gap, working jobs where they ... toward that goal. Wyoming residents should not have to settle for less than their neighbors in Utah and South Dakota when there is a clear and cost-effective solution.” In Idaho and Montana, roughly 100,000 residents in each state who normally could not afford a marketplace plan have ... debt. This year some 3,580 Wyomingites will be diagnosed with cancer and too many were uninsured when they received the devastating news. ACS CAN encourages individuals, businesses and organizations that are interested in getting involved in the fight against cancer to visit ...
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 ... 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. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is grateful that lawmakers heard those voices and decided to end what was a clear effort at Medicaid expansion repeal. ACS CAN hopes lawmakers also hear that, despite the removal of the repeal trigger language, HB 328 introduces new red tape and barriers for Medicaid ...
Annual “Suits and Sneakers” Cancer Action Day Comes to Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Around 50 cancer survivors, patients and advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will come from around the state for “Suits and Sneakers” Cancer Action Day at the State House on Wednesday, March 4. The event is an ... The group will move to the Statehouse Rotunda around 10 a.m. for House and Senate floor proclamations and to host an interactive display of hope in the Rotunda for the public to honor someone touched by cancer. Interviews and coverage will be available anytime. Stacy is the on-site ... this session. Expand Medicaid eligibility to give more people access to care that can screen for, detect and treat cancer. Pass HB3202 for cost-free diagnostic and supplemental breast examination health insurance coverage. New statistics show nearly 37,000 South Carolinians will be ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Applauds Legislature for Investment in Medicaid Expansion, Opposes Some Provisions
... biennium budget today that included $1 billion in additional funds for Medicaid expansion, allocated annually. The passage came after weeks of negotiations that have delayed implementation of Medicaid expansion. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges state leaders to begin enrolling eligible North Carolinians as soon as possible. “We’re thrilled to see the legislature take the ...
Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Want Government to Prioritize Making Health Care More Affordable
... health coverage on the Marketplace, and by closing the Medicaid coverage gap. According to a new national poll conducted by a bipartisan team of researchers for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), 8 in 10 (81%) voters agree that the government should protect people so that they don’t lose their coverage during high inflation and ... are less likely to get screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed late when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. These subsidies help more people get and keep the kind of affordable comprehensive coverage that could save their ...