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Cancer Advocates Urge Montana Lawmakers to Protect Health Care Access
HELENA, Mont. – Tens of thousands of Montanans are counting on lawmakers to protect their access to health care as business convenes this week in the state capitol. Montana’s Medicaid expansion is set to expire on June 30, 2025, if not extended. Its ... reauthorization is a crucial agenda item for legislators and a priority for the many Montanans who have been able to access quality, affordable health insurance through Medicaid. For nearly a decade since it was first authorized, Medicaid expansion has proven successful in ensuring our ...
Wyoming Legislature Fails to Take Meaningful Action on Health Care Access
... Wyo. –– The Wyoming 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 make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to purchase private insurance. Regular visits to health care providers and appropriate screenings and diagnostics are a significant factor in early identification and treatment of cancer, ...
Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Want Government to Prioritize Making Health Care More Affordable
WASHINGTON, D.C.—July 11, 2022 —Voters overwhelmingly support government action to make health care more affordable, including by extending the increased premium tax credits for purchasing health coverage on the Marketplace, and by closing the Medicaid coverage gap. According to a new national poll conducted by a bipartisan team of ...
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 ... and preserve access to Medicaid and voter-approved Medicaid expansion. Hard-working Idahoans driving the state’s economy need access to health care to maintain healthy, happy lives and have the best chance to avoid, detect and defeat cancer. “We hear directly from Idahoans every ...
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 requirements, increasing out-of-pocket health costs for low-income people and making it more difficult to enroll and maintain enrollment in Medicaid by eliminating use of state data ...
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 make significant, damaging changes to ...
Governor Includes $350 Million Cancer Care Investment in 2026 Budget
... hospital in South Carolina and we are very fortunate to have it here, serving patients from all 46 counties and broadening rural health care access. “The best way to maximize access to care is to maximize the number of people who have health insurance. We hope the Governor and General Assembly will continue to increase access to health care in South Carolina by joining 40 other ...
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 ...
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. ...
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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