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Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

... curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns to select governors invited to attend a Medicaid meeting led by the Senate Finance ... current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely implement restrictions to make up ...

New Poll: Majority of Wyoming Voters Support Medicaid Expansion

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—A new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), AARP, the American Heart Association and American Lung Association shows the majority of Wyoming voters support efforts to increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid. Wyoming is one of 12 states that has not expanded ... Wyoming to join them," said R.J. Ours, ACS CAN Wyoming government relations director. "These results show people’s very real concerns about cost of care and access to it for themselves and their families. They’re picturing loved ones who may be struggling to see doctors, pay for ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Wyomingites

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Today, the Wyoming House of Representatives passed House Bill 4, extending Medicaid coverage twelve months postpartum.  “After giving birth, we know that cancer risks ... postpartum Medicaid coverage is a positive step toward improving the health outcomes of women and their children. Ultimately though, the most cost-effective solution to improve the lives of all Wyomingites – including those at risk of, in treatment for, or who have survived cancer – is to expand Medicaid.”   ###   About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for policymakers at every level of government. ACS ...

Wyoming Medicaid Expansion would benefit employers

Health-care costs and health-care insurance are on people’s minds in Wyoming. In late July, this forum hosted two writers on the pros and cons of Medicaid expansion. Their essays prompted more people to comment — and their comments made it clear that Medicaid expansion is only a piece of ... lays out the case for axing the familiar “fee-for-service” way of paying for health care — and argues that employers and others in Wyoming can take this task on. Annemarie Albins of Kemmerer, who works in her family’s small business, exposes the costs facing people in Wyoming. She ... and make your proposals. We’ll see whether this discussion will get us somewhere in taking the puzzle apart and defusing the health-care cost crisis. — Pete Simpson Wyoming Medicaid Expansion would benefit employers ...

Wyoming Must Pass Medicaid Expansion

... care is essential to detecting, treating and surviving cancer. Today, more than 33,000 Wyoming residents live with cancer at some stage of treatment or survivorship. Providing individuals and families access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage is critical in the fight ...                     Myra Garcia is one of tens of thousands of people in Wyoming who work jobs that don’t provide insurance and who can’t afford it through the Healthcare Marketplace. When she found out she had stage-four cancer, Myra worried not only about her health and how to stay alive to care for her family, but also about the crippling financial burden. Myra’s surgery and chemotherapy cost more than a quarter of a million dollars. The hospital waived many of those costs, passing them on to other patients in the form of higher ...

New poll results show Wyoming voters support Medicaid expansion

A new poll released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), AARP, the American Heart Association, and American Lung Association shows the majority of Wyoming voters support efforts to increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid. Nearly two-thirds (66%) of Wyoming residents support expanding Medicaid in the state, according to the poll conducted by New Bridge Strategy. Additional findings include: ...

Wyoming Must Increase Access to Medicaid to Reduce Cancer, Save Lives and Money in the State

... 25,000 low-income, uninsured Wyoming residents. The bill passed the House last week, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, and the Association for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), urge the Senate to follow suit and pass this lifesaving ... money when patients don’t have health insurance. When someone goes to a county hospital and gets care without insurance, taxpayers absorb the cost because they support the hospital through taxes," said Banu E. Symington, M.D., MACP, Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center, Hematology and ...

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