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New survey finds broad support for expanding BadgerCare in Wisconsin

... Strategies, a Republican-leaning pollster. In the  Wisconsin survey , 80% of the people who responded said that a candidate’s position on health care is important in their choice of whom to vote for, including 40% who said the issue was very important to them. While Democrats had the strongest response, with 93% identifying health care as an important issue in their voting choice, 69% of independent voters and 72% of Republicans also described health care as important. ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Return to Mississippi State Capitol to Call on Lawmakers to Increase Access to Medicaid for Hardworking Mississippians 

... physicians from across the state traveled to Jackson to meet with their elected officials in person today and urge them to increase access to care through Medicaid. The meetings coincide with the release of new polling showing 55% of Republican primary voters support the expansion of ... hardworking Mississippians, improving access to care in the state, including access to cancer screenings and treatments.   “Access to health care coverage is one of the most significant factors when it comes to surviving a cancer diagnosis and it is well past time Mississippi ... this issue impacts in the capitol today.”  According to the recent ACS CAN poll , nearly 60% of Republican primary voters say they think health care is unaffordable in the state and more than 70% say they support a program that allows more of Mississippi’s federal tax dollars to be ...

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

... report, an annual snapshot of key state policies, shows many states are falling behind in their efforts to prevent cancer and promote access to health coverage. The report grades states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to health care coverage through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, passage of quality of life (palliative care) policies, implementation of ...

ACS CAN Applauds House Vote to Improve KanCare Access

... Cancer Action Network, issued the following statement. “Today, the House of Representatives took an important step toward increasing access to health insurance coverage for an estimated 150,000 low-income Kansans, which will be critical in the fight against cancer in our state. We would like to commend the bipartisan group of lawmakers who led the effort to expand eligibility for the KanCare program. “Quality health care coverage is critical to preventing, detecting and surviving cancer. But right now, most low-income parents and adults do not qualify for any ...

Cancer Patients, Survivors Travel to Pierre to Urge Legislators to Leave Medicaid Expansion, Tobacco Fund in Place

... Kristi Noem’s budget proposal, which would strip 60% of the annual funding to the South Dakota Tobacco Prevention and Control fund. “Taking health care away from South Dakotans and giving Big Tobacco even more of a voice in the state are not the kinds of health outcomes anybody wants,” ACS CAN South Dakota Government Relations Director Ben Hanson said. “We look forward to talking to lawmakers ...

Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion

CONCORD – April 3, 2023 – Tomorrow, the House Health and Human Services Committee will host a public hearing on SB 263, reauthorizing the Granite Advantage Health Care Program. The following statement can be attributed to Dr. Patricia Edwards, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician from Bow and volunteer advocate with the ...

Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion

CONCORD – April 3, 2023 – Tomorrow, the House Health and Human Services Committee will host a public hearing on SB 263, reauthorizing the Granite Advantage Health Care Program. The following statement can be attributed to Dr. Patricia Edwards, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician from Bow and volunteer advocate with the ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer in Missouri

... this legislative session, ACS CAN continues to urge the legislature to allocate the necessary federal funding to ensure Missourians can access health care through the state’s recently expanded Medicaid program. Health care coverage through MO Healthnet helps improve access to primary care, preventive services, diagnostic testing and cancer treatment. ...

Statement Following Judge’s Ruling Rejecting Arkansas’ Medicaid Work Requirements

... help ensure that cancer patients and other Arkansans who are at-risk for cancer will not be denied access to timely, appropriate and lifesaving health care and treatment services provided through the state’s Medicaid program. “Arkansas was a national leader in 2017 when the state expanded ... expansion through Arkansas Works brought much-needed healthcare to tens of thousands of our family, friends and neighbors. Providing access to health coverage is essential to Arkansans detecting, treating and surviving cancer, and any delays in treatment can mean the difference between a ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Granite Staters

... ease the burden of cancer on Granite Staters.   “In 2023, an estimated 8,080 Granite Staters will be diagnosed with cancer. We must protect health insurance coverage to ensure our citizens get the care they need. This is New Hampshire lawmakers’ opportunity to stand up for working families who deserve stable access to health care coverage,” said Mike Rollo, New Hampshire director of government relations for ACS CAN. “Some of the most critical cancer decisions ...

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