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Idaho H&W Committee Ignores Will of Voters, Gives Latest Medicaid Expansion Repeal Attempt ‘Do Pass’

... Idaho House Bill 138, which would effectively repeal voter-initiated Medicaid expansion, was given a “do pass” recommendation by the House Health & Welfare Committee. Advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network hope the voices of Idahoans against this bill resonate ... more clearly to House members than the committee, which heard two hours of overwhelming testimony against a bill that will seismically alter health care in Idaho, yet still gave it a narrow 8-7 approval. The bill received bi-partisan opposition testimony from community members, business leaders ...

ACS CAN Victory in Quality of Life

As the leading patient voice in the health care reform debate, ACS CAN recently celebrated a quality of life victory for patients and survivors when Congressional leaders unanimously passed the National Pain Care Policy Act as an amendment to the health care reform bill pending in the Senate HELP Committee. This legislation, which already passed the House of Representatives, would help ...

ACS CAN volunteer shares cancer story at U.S. Senate committee meeting

At 28, Stacy Cook was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had health insurance through her job, and got the treatment she needed. But when Stacy, an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network volunteer, was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time eight years later, she wasnŠ—Èt so lucky. Although she had health insurance, it only covered a tiny fraction of her treatment. She would have to pay out of pocket for the mastectomies and hysterectomy she ... Fast forward to 2013. Stacy, who is still receiving treatment, testified at a hearing by the U.S. Senate committee that oversees the health care laws. After telling her cancer story, Stacy told Senators that although she received treatment that saved her life, it came at a cost. She is ...

Pledge to vote NO on Amendment F

... In 2022, South Dakota voters overwhelmingly approved to expand Medicaid to ensure their family members, friends, and neighbors could get the health care they need. Since then, nearly 25,000 hard-working South Dakotans have accessed affordable health care coverage. Unfortunately, the South Dakota legislature has chosen to undermine the will of the voters and has placed a poorly written ...

Patient Advocates Respond to Governor Shapiro Executive Budget

... year. In his budget address, Governor Shapiro proposed to maintain funding for key cancer prevention and detection programs and acknowledged health care costs and price transparency as a continued area of interest, which secured high praise from patient advocates concerned over the role cancer ... plays in limiting Pennsylvanians’ financial mobility. Advocates are hopeful that the budget negotiation process yields progress on additional health care affordability issues, including Pennsylvanians’ access to paid leave, medical debt relief and lifesaving medications. “Concerns ...

Letter to Gov. Cuomo on Exchanges

... Chamber Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 By hand Re:  The American Cancer Society Supports An Executive Order Establishing A New York Health Benefits Exchange Dear Governor Cuomo: On behalf of approximately 10,000 New Yorkers who every year face a new diagnosis of cancer without benefit of public or private health insurance coverage: Thank You. In addition to the ten percent of cancer patients uninsured at the time of diagnosis, one-third of cancer ... with breast cancer are 2.5 times more likely to have a late stage diagnosis than women enrolled in private health insurance. The health care crisis is a cancer care crisis that must be addressed now.  For too many, delay can be deadly. Therefore, we applaud your reported decision, ...

Movement Grows in States to Address Effective Pain Management for Cancer and Chronic Diseases

... to a report released today. Over almost a decade, states have made considerable progress in enacting policies that enhance access to pain care, including the use of pain medications, and minimizing potential treatment barriers. The report, Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A ... states changed or adopted new policies to improve access to pain management between 2012 and 2013. The improvement was largely a result of state health care regulatory boards adopting policies to encourage appropriate pain management and state legislatures or regulatory agencies repealing ... PhD, CEO of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Patients, health care providers, and regulators all play a critical role in promoting a balanced approach to pain control policy and treatment. While we 're ...

ACS CAN Wins Major State Ballot Initiatives Across the Country

Voters across the country last week approved important state ballot measures that will expand access to health care for hundreds of thousands of Americans and reduce the spread of tobacco products. Thanks to the hard work of ACS CAN and its volunteers, these ... of cancer in our country. Where you live, shouldn’t determine your ability to prevent or fight diseases like cancer, yet access to affordable health care still varies widely depending on what state you live in. But thanks to ballot wins, 300,000 more people in Idaho, Nebraska and Utah ...

Utah Cancer Summit: Disparities, Access to Care, and Public Policy

... business, education, government and research communities who are united in the fight to end cancer. Utah Cancer Summit | Disparities, Access to Care, and Public Policy Cancer remains a critical public health problem with nearly 1.7 million Americans expected to hear the words “you have cancer” in 2018.  Approximately 610,000 will die from ... part to a failure to get adequate care to those who need it, whether that be prevention, screening, or treatment. In order to truly address health care disparities, we must recognize that poverty, not having access to healthy foods, lack of access to health care and more are all ...

New York Patient Navigation Campaign

Welcome! To improve cancer outcomes for patients and reduce health care costs overall, ACS CAN has launched a campaign to expand access to patient navigation services in New York State.  Patient navigators have ... treatment care they need in survivorship. Improving access to patient navigation services will improve cancer outcomes for patients and reduce health care costs overall. What is patient navigation? Patient navigation can help eliminate health disparities and reduce costs across the cancer ...

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