Site Search

... dedicated to reducing suffering and death from cancer, ACS CAN is pleased that lawmakers prioritized cancer prevention and access to care, particularly during the pandemic. The legislature increased funding for tobacco prevention and cessation and maintained funding for Women’s ... we struggle with an epidemic of young people using e-cigarettes.   "The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of access to health care, and by maintaining funding for Women’s Way and the colorectal cancer screening program, the state can reduce the number of people ... to potentially lifesaving mammograms, Pap tests and colon cancer screenings. "Finally, reauthorizing Medicaid funding will preserve access to health care coverage for more than 20,000 North Dakotans, including cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease through July 31, ...

... patients, consumers and workers in urging the U.S. Senate to defeat a resolution that would block important protections in the Affordable Care Act from taking effect. In a letter sent this morning to senators, ACS CAN and seven other groups encouraged the defeat of Senate Joint ... 2010 Dear Senator: The undersigned organizations write to you to express opposition to Senate Joint Resolution 39, Disapproval of Grandfathered Health Plans, filed by Senator Mike Enzi. The resolution would block key insurance reforms included in the Affordable Care Act that protect ... and ensure high quality, affordable care. Specifically, the resolution would eliminate an interim final rule issued by the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury in June that clarified important consumer protections. Many provisions in the Affordable Care Act ...

As you might remember, when the Supreme Court ruled in June to preserve critical patient protections in the Affordable Care Act , it also ruled that the law cannot require states to expand their Medicaid programs. It's up to each state to make the decision for itself. Since the ruling by the high court, a geographic mix of states have been wrestling with the decision of whether to make health coverage under Medicaid available to individuals and families under 133 percent of the federal poverty level, as urged by the ACA. Thousands ... Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico and Texas - want their state to accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid. Specifically, we informed participants that federal funds are available to pay 100 percent of the costs to cover ...

Washington, D.C. – January 24, 2025 – Today, patient groups representing millions of individuals with serious diseases and health conditions submitted an  amicus curiae  (friend of the court)  brief  urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to uphold insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, as permitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Final Rule issued in May 2024. In December 2024, the Eighth Circuit lifted a temporary stay of the preliminary ... an appeal filed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). As a result, DACA recipients are not able to enroll in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans in the 19 plaintiff states involved in the lawsuit. The groups on the brief, including the American Cancer Society ...