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North Carolina could be the next state to expand access to quality, affordable health care
... incentives. If passed, this bill would expand quality, affordable coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians, many with serious and chronic health conditions. Expanding Medicaid would also enable people to receive critical cancer screenings, allowing more people to detect their cancer ... year alone, more than 65,320 North Carolinians will be diagnosed with cancer. Expanding access to Medicaid would ease the financial burden that health care costs place on many of these individuals, allowing them to focus on treatment. When every day matters in the fight against cancer, delaying ...
More Than a Decade After Passage of Federal Health Care Law, State Still Stands in the Way of North Carolinians’ Access to Affordable Health Coverage
RALEIGH, NC – March 23, 2022 – Today marks 12 years since the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act, and yet over 372,400 North Carolinians remain uninsured, denied coverage by state lawmakers who refuse to increase access to Medicaid. North Carolina is one of only 12 states that has not increased access to health insurance coverage through their Medicaid programs despite overwhelming evidence that doing so would improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities and benefit the state’s economy. This session, the legislature appointed a special, bipartisan ...
New Ads Name Individual House Members as ‘Standing in the Way’ of Affordable Health Care for North Carolinians
... paid for by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched yesterday citing the impact Medicaid expansion can have on the health of North Carolinians as well as the state economy and rural areas, following a first ad that ran beginning on the 15th naming Rep. John ... last month, the ads are part of a larger effort by ACS CAN to continue to urge House members to provide affordable, adequate access to health care to over 600,000 North Carolinians. The ads note key lawmakers as ‘standing in the way’ of the lifesaving measure including ...
Survey: Cancer Patients Increasingly Face COVID-19 Health Impact
Washington, D.C. —Cancer patients and survivors are finding it increasingly challenging to get necessary health care as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Many are experiencing financial stress and mental health issues as they try to navigate the difficult health and economic environment. An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) ...
House Vote Positions North Carolina to Be the Next State to Ensure Affordable, Accessible Care
... Carolina House, in a 92-22 vote today, passed a bill that would increase eligibility for Medicaid in an effort to ensure affordable, accessible care for 600,000 North Carolinians. Today’s action comes in advance of the end of the continuous coverage requirement, which is expected to ... President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in reaction. “The passage of HB 76 comes at a critical time for health care access in North Carolina and provides a path to affordable health care for hundreds of thousands of people living in the Medicaid coverage gap. “Cancer continues to be the leading cause of death for ...
Cancer Group Urges N.C. COVID-19 Committee to Enact Legislation to Safeguard Cancer Patients and Increase Access to Care
... COVID-19 pandemic, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) of North Carolina, is advocating for the following: Closing the health insurance coverage gap: Expand access and eligibility to Medicaid so North Carolinians can get the care and the treatment they need during this health crisis, and thus reduce the economic hardships faced by uninsured families. Closing the chemotherapy gap: Prioritize passage of North ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Pleads Legislature to Urgently Ensure Access to Care and Build on Current Momentum
... in and can be attributed to Derwin Montgomery, North Carolina Government Relations Director. “We’re on the verge of securing lifesaving health coverage for the over 600,000 North Carolinians. While we’re disappointed the legislature hasn’t taken action on the issue this month, ... bicameral commitment to do so this year. “We’ve never seen such robust support and momentum on ensuring affordable, quality access to care for North Carolinians than today. Medicaid expansion is necessary to address our state’s dire access to care issue and will be ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...
Medicaid expansion will prove extremely valuable in the fight against cancer
... The Tar Heel State should feel a sense of pride and relief for the nearly 600,000 North Carolinians who are now eligible for affordable health insurance through Medicaid. We at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are thrilled to see this decade-long fight culminate in the exciting rollout of Medicaid expansion. Now, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians can access affordable health insurance, including preventive, lifesaving care, which is critical to our mission at ACS CAN. In fact, we know having health coverage is a top indicator of a patient’s chances of surviving ...
New Ads Encourage Legislature to Continue to Work Together to Expand Medicaid
... to the next anticipated one: expanding Medicaid in North Carolina. “Cancer isn’t partisan and neither is having access to affordable health care,” noted John Hoctor, Managing Government Relations Director at ACS CAN covering North Carolina. “Voters on both sides of the aisle agree ... issue. We’re eager to see that dynamic continue in the new year so that over 600,000 North Carolinians can have adequate access to quality health care.” Marking the second set of advertisements by the advocacy organization this year, the latest ads are part of a larger effort by ...
New Study Shows Worse Cancer Survival for Most Cancers in Lower Medicaid Eligibility States, Including North Carolina
... over 40 percent of North Carolinians who fall within the gap,” added Montgomery. “At such a pivotal moment in the fight and within public health at-large, it’s time we take strong, meaningful action to help ensure individuals have access to the care they need.” Conversations around Medicaid expansion circulated halls of the Capitol much of last year, with support from lawmakers on both ... introduced a special committee of lawmakers dedicated to more thoroughly looking at legislation to do so. “I went two years without health insurance after my diagnosis. Not only was maintaining my care and paying for medications extremely challenging for me, but it took a ...