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BOISE, Idaho –– The threat of Medicaid expansion repeal and to Idahoans’ access to health care that was House Bill 138 ended Tuesday morning when HB 328 was introduced as replacement legislation. The action effectively kills HB 138. Broad opposition to HB 138 came from state residents who voted to initiate Medicaid expansion, business leaders, economists, health care providers, professionals and advocates from across the spectrum of disciplines, including cancer care, children’s and mental health. ...

... American Cancer Society (ACS CAN is the Society's advocacy affiliate) more than any other organization surveyed to recommend the right thing for health care reform. The survey conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health tried to answer the question of how the public views the organizations and interest groups engaged in the health care reform debate. "When ...

During the August Congressional Recess, American Cancer Society Ambassadors in Maryland are urging Congress to " Help fix our health care system before it POPS!!"   Packages of popcorn with this message are being delivered to each Member of Congress during meetings and walk-ins.    Ambassador are asking Members of Congress for ACTION NOW, NOT LATER to help move health care reform legislation forward keeping in mind their constituents who are fighting cancer.   Meaningful health care reform legislation ...

Washington, D.C.—Arguments will begin today in the U.S. District Court case, Texas v. United States , challenging the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act. The plaintiffs argue that because Congress repealed the individual mandate's tax penalty as part of tax ... the entire law is invalid and must now be struck down, including critical patient protections around pre-existing conditions and essential health benefits. New legislation before Congress aims to protect patients should the plaintiffs be successful in their court challenge. The bill ...