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... which means that more cancer patients and survivors have affordable access to the treatment they need.  The bill also extends the Affordable Care Act expanded tax credits for three years, which will provide continued relief for millions of Americans, including individuals facing a cancer ... do.   Unfortunately, the bill fails to address the Medicaid Coverage Gap, which denies more than 2 million Americans access to the lifesaving health coverage they need. Of those in the coverage gap, 60% are people of color, the majority of whom live in the South. This is a serious health equity issue and one that our lawmakers cannot afford to ignore. Where you live should not determine if you live.   Together, we will keep ...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network recognized Maryland's Health Benefits Exchange  as one of the model exchanges in our country to date. On May 26, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown announced Governor O'Malley's appointments to the Health Benefit Exchange Board. The appointees will be Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, Lisa ... and a health economist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Jennifer Goldberg, assistant director of advocacy for health care at the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau, Enrique Martinez-Vidal, vice president at academy health and director of the Robert Wood Johnson ...

Federal Update           Prevention and Public Health Fund   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the release of more than $200 million from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to improve ... local and territorial efforts to provide services such as tobacco cessation and increasing the public health workforce to deliver preventive care to more communities. Additional information on the recent grant announcements can be found at:   ...

... rule in a way that helps ensure that immigrants can access Medicaid without causing harmful immigration consequences. ACS CAN and other public health partners filed an amicus brief  asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to consider the potential ramifications for our nation’s public health before taking action that might disrupt Medicaid access for populations that already face significant barriers accessing health care services. The brief urges the court to uphold the current administration’s 2022 public charge policy, providing scientific data regarding ...