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Quick Summary: Final Version of 2025 Budget Reconciliation Legislation
On July 3, 2025, Congress passed the final version of its 2025 budget reconciliation legislation . The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network strongly opposed the health changes included in ... eligibility for Medicaid coverage – this will cause many individuals to lose coverage not because they are unemployed, but because they can’t navigate the bureaucratic process to prove they are working or deserve an exemption. To be implemented by January 1, 2027. Some states may choose to implement earlier through waivers. Charging cost-sharing to Medicaid enrollees living just barely over the poverty line – which will force working families to choose between health care and ...
Survivor Views: Majority of Cancer Patients & Survivors Have or Expect to Have Medical Debt
Overview: The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) empowers advocates across the country to make their voices heard and influence evidence-based public policy change, as well as legislative and regulatory solutions that will reduce the cancer burden. As part of this effort, ACS CAN deploys surveys to better understand cancer patient and survivor experiences and perspectives, through our Survivor Views research panel. The panel is a group of cancer patients and survivors who respond to regular surveys and provide important insights to support ACS CAN’s advocacy work at all levels ...