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House Committee Votes on Policies to Improve Health Care Affordability and Availability for Millions of Americans

... D.C.— The House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote today on legislation that would greatly improve the availability and affordability of health care for millions of Americans. The legislation—part of the broader budget reconciliation package before Congress—would create a ... Medicare enrollees, among other provisions. A statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “We welcome the committee’s action on these critical policies to help millions of people access and afford comprehensive health ... reductions in their monthly premiums, including many whose premiums were reduced to zero. This is especially important when you consider the cost of cancer treatment and care and the financial burden patients often shoulder while also trying to manage their disease or its long-term ...

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 new policies will help prevent and reduce the burden of cancer in our country. Where you live, shouldn’t determine ...

New Report Shows State Lawmakers Can Do More to Prevent, Reduce Cancer

... solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality grades states on the strength of evidence-based policies that help to prevent cancer, which kills roughly 1,670 people a day nationwide, forces patients to pay nearly $4 billion in out-of-pocket expenses every year and in 2015 cost the country more than $80 billion in direct medical expenditures.  The report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states ...

Poll: Majority of South Dakotans Support Amendment D

... legislature to act quickly to implement expansion if it passes, according to a new statewide poll.   The poll, conducted by Glen Bolger, one of the Republican party’s leading pollsters, for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), found more than 6 in 10 (62%) likely voters plan to vote yes on Amendment D to expand Medicaid eligibility for 42,500 South Dakotans. More ... are less likely to get screened for cancer and thus are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed late when survival is less likely and the cost of care more expensive. Medicaid expansion would help more people get and keep the kind of affordable comprehensive coverage that could save ...

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 ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Arizona Lawmakers to Support Continuation of State Medicaid Program

PHOENIX, ARIZ.  – Today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Arizona Capitol to urge lawmakers to support the reauthorization of the Arizona Health Cancer Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), Arizona’s Medicaid program. Currently, more than 2 million Arizonans benefit from the health care coverage and ...

ACS CAN Releases 13th Annual How Do You Measure Up Report

... would prevent cancer, reduce youth smoking, improve access to cancer care and significantly reduce health care costs. Those are the conclusions of ACS CAN's 13th annual How Do You Measure Up Report. The report, released at the recent National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting, is intended to provide state lawmakers with accurate, evidence-based information policy approaches that can ...

Medicaid Vital to Protecting Health for Millions of Americans

... Groups Concerned Individuals with Major Medical Conditions Are Especially Vulnerable to Medicaid Cuts State-Specific Reports Will Detail Numbers of Individuals with Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, and Chronic Lung Disease Who Depend on Medicaid for Treatment Washington, D.C.— ... will face extraordinary health challenges if Congress cuts funding for that program. State-specific reports released today detail the millions of individuals from California, Illinois, New York and Texas who could lose access to their doctors, medications and treatments, and needed ... for the remaining 28 states and the District of Columbia will be released online.  “Hard-working Americans with diseases such as cancer can get health coverage through Medicaid after having lost their health insurance because they are too ill to work or run through their savings,” ...

Survey: Half of Cancer Patients and Survivors Report Incurring Cancer-Related Medical Debt; Over 70% Are Worried About Affording Care

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The cost of cancer care is substantially impacting the lives of cancer patients and survivors, forcing them to make significant lifestyle changes, and ... some to incur long-term medical debt. According to a new Survivor Views survey from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), a majority of patients and survivors say they were unprepared for the costs of their care both in terms of their ability to pay for it (54%) ...

New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Georgia Residents Support Medicaid Expansion

ATLANTA, GA – October 11, 2022  – A recent  poll  by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows strong support among Georgia registered voters for increasing and protecting access to affordable health coverage, including 70% in favor of Medicaid expansion.  The poll findings showed 8 in 10 (80%) voters in Georgia saying a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for with the same number in agreement that everyone in Georgia, regardless of their income, where they live, their race, gender or immigration status should be able to get affordable health care. Roughly 6 in 10 (60%) ...

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