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... States.   This letter follows up on my earlier two communications this year regarding federal legislation to repeal and replace the current health care law.  ACS CAN was disappointed that yesterday, you publicly supported the proposal offered by Senators Graham and Cassidy. We would like to ... sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential health benefit protections, and potentially open the door to annual and lifetime caps on coverage, endangering access to critical care for millions ...

... for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, issued the following statement: “We oppose any policy tying access to affordable health coverage to work or community engagement requirements. Cancer patients, survivors, and those who will be diagnosed with the disease – as ... adequate Medicaid coverage because they are physically unable to comply." “In addition, cancer patients could be forced to change their health care providers, who are often explicitly chosen for their expertise or capabilities. Changing a cancer patient’s provider network ...

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “It’s critical that the state manages this process to ensure that children and adults keep the health care coverage they are eligible to receive, rather than put Arkansans at further risk for gaps in access to lifesaving care.” According to a ... were not aware that states are now permitted to resume disenrolling people from the Medicaid program following the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and nearly half report that they have not previously been through the Medicaid renewal process. ACS CAN staff have been closely ...

... Director Michael Keck. “I urge our legislators to listen to our advocates when it comes to stopping Big Tobacco from further harming public health in Arkansas. This report provides lawmakers a legislative path forward to improve cancer prevention efforts and curb tobacco use – an ... we can do more.” How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco ... Passing and implementing the policy recommendations in the report would not only save lives in Arkansas, but also save millions in long-term health care costs and in some cases would even generate additional, much-needed revenue. A color-coded system classifies how well a state is doing ...