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... healthcare will continue for the next seven years – and hopefully beyond. “Medicaid is a lifeline for thousands of families who without health insurance would not have access to the screening, early detection, treatment, and follow-up care they need. On behalf of cancer patients, survivors, and countless other Granite Staters who need access to affordable healthcare, ACS CAN applauds New Hampshire lawmakers for putting public health first and reauthorizing Medicaid expansion.” Throughout the legislative session, cancer patients and survivors from around New Hampshire ...

... benefit over 14,000 Wyoming residents. Participants will consist of key stakeholders, including leaders in business, academia, public policy, health care systems, provider groups, advocacy, and others.  ACS CAN will use this forum to help illustrate and explore the following questions: Who will be helped by expanding Medicaid and what does it mean for their health care? What is meant by the term, “the gap”, and who does it affect? How does expanding Medicaid help the remainder of the Wyoming ...

... Medicaid expansion review committee. Now more than ever, we need strong and informed policy that recognizes the science behind accessible care and its impact on the health of North Carolinians as a driving factor in cancer survivorship. “Cancer isn’t partisan. And its impact in our state can’t be ... a pivotal moment in the fight. “On behalf of all North Carolinians touched by cancer, we thank committee members for their work on access to health care thus far and in the months to come as members of the special committee.” Medicaid expansion was a priority issue last session that ...

... about it?   Instead of adopting the policies we know will reduce cancer rates, the Iowa Legislature is trying to separate people from their health insurance. A short-sighted bill, House File  613 ,  would add work requirements to Medicaid coverage and add layers of administrative red ... between Iowans and their doctors. That’s not acceptable for the  20,460 Iowans who will be diagnosed with cancer this year . Medicaid is the health insurance that tens of thousands of Iowans depend on to detect and treat major illnesses like cancer. At the American Cancer Society Cancer ... like those in this bill, have led to thousands of people losing their Medicaid coverage. For a patient who is mid-treatment, a loss of health care coverage could seriously jeopardize their chance of survival.   Medicaid work requirements could hinder access to lifesaving preventive ...