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... expansion – putting critical health care for more than 180,000 Iowans at risk. This law will do grave harm to the health and well-being of our state. Iowa Medicaid serves as a lifeline for many workers, veterans and our rural hospitals.   Medicaid expansion, also known as the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, has been a lifeline for thousands of Iowans, providing access to essential health care services like cancer screenings and ensuring that our most vulnerable residents are not left ... of many families at risk, undermining years of progress. Uninsured Iowans are more likely to forgo needed care or preventative services, which can lead to higher rates of chronic disease with expensive and disabling complications.  Iowa has the 2nd highest cancer rates in the country ...

... 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 ...

... health care coverage crisis. In response, Mississippi Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Kimberly Hughes released the following statement: “We are disappointed the legislature failed to listen to Mississippians and expand ... go even longer without access to lifesaving care. We know Medicaid is a critical state–federal health insurance program that serves millions of Americans, including over 37 million children. One-third of childhood cancer patients rely on Medicaid to access essential treatments and 20% of adults with a history of cancer in rural areas rely on ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Christopher W. Hansen, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), released this statement following Tuesday’s election: “Yesterday, voters from Florida to Idaho made it clear: fighting cancer is a top priority for the American people. By passing measures to increase access to health coverage through Medicaid, reduce the deadly toll of tobacco products, and preserve local governments’ ability to implement policies that are proven to reduce cancer risk, voters have signaled ...