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New Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition to Medicaid Cuts and Premium Increases for Older, Sicker Americans

... to a lump sum or per-capita payment structure when they find out that structure would prohibit states from responding to the real-time needs of their residents. The poll, commissioned by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), comes just one day after Senate leadership announced they would delay a vote on their health bill. The Senate bill would cut more than $800 ... against this disease.” The poll also found most Americans would oppose their states limiting Medicaid patients’ access to certain high-cost drugs or cancer treatments (81 percent) and would also object to restricting access to preventive screenings and diagnostic tests such as ...

Mississippi Lawmakers End 2025 Session Without Addressing Health Coverage Crisis

... 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 ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Applauds Legislature for Investment in Medicaid Expansion, Opposes Some Provisions

... biennium budget today that included $1 billion in additional funds for Medicaid expansion, allocated annually. The passage came after weeks of negotiations that have delayed implementation of Medicaid expansion. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges state leaders to begin enrolling eligible North Carolinians as soon as possible. “We’re thrilled to see the legislature take the ...

Voters Deliver Clear Message on Health Care, 300,000 More Americans to Gain Access to Medicaid

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 ...

North Carolina could be the next state to expand access to quality, affordable health care

... this week, North Carolina Senate leaders introduced a bill to increase eligibility for the state’s Medicaid program. North Carolina is one of 12 states that have refused to expand Medicaid for more than a decade. With the introduction of this bill, the Tar Heel state is positioned to be the next among this dozen to finally take action and the first to expand under new federal ... on treatment. When every day matters in the fight against cancer, delaying access to affordable, quality health care puts lives at stake. ACS CAN will be following this bill as it makes its way through the legislature to ensure it meets the needs of cancer patients.   Expanding access ...

Wisconsin Legislative Session Ends with Mixed Record on Cancer Policy

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Wisconsin Government Relations Director Sara Sahli MADISON, Wis.  – “As lawmakers close the 2023/2024 legislative session, their policies on easing the burden of cancer are decidedly mixed for the nearly 40,000 Wisconsinites who will be diagnosed with cancer this year. “After years of advocacy from volunteers, caregivers and medical professionals, we were thrilled to see the Assembly vote to create a palliative care advisory ...

Alabama Governor should close the Medicaid coverage gap to protect veterans

... and alcohol addiction; my work looks at ways to improve care options for those battling addiction. I also know the personal health toll cancer can take, having lost my mom, stepdad, aunt and two uncles to the disease and from receiving my own cancer diagnosis in 2015. Our lawmakers need to ... are  not eligible for  or cannot access care at the VA hospital. In fact, a  congressional study  done in 2014 found only 40 percent of veterans were enrolled in the VA health system. Some veterans have privacy concerns with VA services or don’t want to feel like a ... the VA where I work in Tuscaloosa doesn’t offer comprehensive cancer treatment. Additionally, the VA can always cut special programs due to cost and budgetary needs. While I don’t claim to represent the VA, I am in a unique position as an employee to have seen some of these issues ...

Tennessee Medicaid Changes Would Harm Cancer Patients and Survivors; Waiver Should Be Rescinded

Washington, D.C.— The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) made clear its strong objections to Tennessee’s Medicaid waiver request today in comments filed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ... limit the prescription drugs available to treat complex conditions like cancer.  The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): “Radically restructuring federal funding and removing critical operational rules ... managed to fit a patient’s individual needs. Denying people access to the most appropriate therapies would ultimately harm patients and could cost Medicaid more money in the form of increased medical visits and services due to poor health outcomes. “Waivers like Tennessee’s do not ...

Cancer Advocates Visit Rep. Lawler’s Office, Urge Him to Protect Medicaid for all New Yorkers

Today, advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) came from across the Lower Hudson Valley to deliver a message to Rep. Mike Lawler, urging him to protect Medicaid and highlighting how looming ... slashing up to $880 billion from Medicaid over the next decade. Such devastating cuts would put essential health services at risk for millions of people nationwide and for the more than 6.7 million New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid for lifesaving health care --including prescriptions for ... Or the diabetic veteran?” said Earle. “The proposed cuts to Medicaid mean taking away access to care, which, for too many New Yorkers, could cost them the food on their table, roof over their head or their lives. We urge Rep. Lawler and every member of the New York congressional ...

Patients Would Pay More for Less Coverage Under Senate Health Bill

Washington, D.C., June 22, 2017—Based on a preliminary read of the Senate health bill released today, the proposed legislation appears to significantly weaken the ability of millions of cancer patients, ... and those at risk for the disease to find and afford adequate, meaningful health care coverage. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: “Preliminary analysis of the Senate bill released today shows the proposal could greatly harm millions of cancer patients, ... or lifetime caps on care forcing individuals to choose between their life and lifesavings. “Lower premium tax credits, the elimination of cost-sharing subsidies in 2019, and allowing plans to charge older people more for their care, could price many low and middle-income cancer ...

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