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... This year, more than 3,000 Wyoming residents will be diagnosed with cancer and many will be uninsured. Access to affordable and comprehensive care is essential to detect, treat and survive cancer. "It’s important to prevent cancer or catch it very early when it can be treated easily. So ... expansion was associated with improved screening rates for colorectal, prostate and cervical cancer. [iii] State economies, hospitals and health systems, and provider networks have become stronger, and Medicaid expansion has increased personal incomes and state revenues by creating ... and protecting jobs. States that fully expanded Medicaid eligibility saw rates of uninsured individuals decrease, reducing uncompensated health care costs. Hospitals are 84% less likely to close in states that have expanded Medicaid eligibility, [iv] and Affordable Care Act insurance ...

... AARP, the American Heart Association, and American Lung Association shows the majority of Wyoming voters support efforts to increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid. Nearly two-thirds (66%) of Wyoming residents support expanding Medicaid in the state, according to the poll conducted ... findings include: 65% of residents say they want their state legislator to support Medicaid expansion More than half of voters say the health care system is not meeting the needs of working, lower-income residents Nearly one in three say health care costs and access to care are the ...

... and beyond. This seminar-like event provides the opportunity for ACS CAN and our partners to "deep dive" into policy the future of cancer care in Montana & Wyoming.   The  American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network  (ACS CAN) is the nation’s leading advocacy organization ... priority. The  ACS CAN Montana & Wyoming Virtual Policy Forum  is a premier event that brings together leaders from business, academia, health care, government, life sciences, and cancer research communities to support ACS CAN’s mission.   Translating Action Into Influence . ... your company’s commitment to saving more lives from cancer. Come network and build relationships with business, medical research, and health care leaders in attendance.   Contributions or membership payments to the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc., are not tax ...

For the 3,170 Wyomingites who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2023, access to affordable, comprehensive care is essential to detecting, treating and surviving cancer. Today, more than 33,000 Wyoming residents live with cancer at some stage of treatment or survivorship. Providing individuals and families access to affordable, comprehensive health care coverage is critical in the fight against cancer . A recent poll shows that over two thirds of Wyoming voters across politcal parties ... and who can’t afford it through the Healthcare Marketplace. When she found out she had stage-four cancer, Myra worried not only about her health and how to stay alive to care for her family, but also about the crippling financial burden. Myra’s surgery and chemotherapy cost more ...