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Medicaid expansion will prove extremely valuable in the fight against cancer

... The Tar Heel State should feel a sense of pride and relief for the nearly 600,000 North Carolinians who are now eligible for affordable health insurance through Medicaid. We at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) are thrilled to see this decade-long fight culminate in the exciting rollout of Medicaid expansion. Now, hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians can access affordable health insurance, including preventive, lifesaving care, which is critical to our mission at ACS CAN. In fact, we know having health coverage is a top indicator of a patient’s chances of surviving ...

Patient advocacy organizations oppose bill that threatens to repeal Iowa Medicaid expansion

Our organizations represent thousands of patients and their families facing serious health conditions and are committed to ensuring they have adequate, affordable, and accessible health care coverage at every stage of life. We are deeply concerned by HSB248/SF363. This proposal threatens to repeal Medicaid expansion – putting ...

Ambassadors Meet with Congressman John Tierney

... Belkin, and Society staffer Katie King met with Congressman John Tierney to present him with almost 1,000 “Linking Together for Health Care” bracelets signed by Massachusetts residents from through out the 6th Congressional District calling for national health care reform.  The volunteers discussed the need to provide all Americans with access to quality, affordable health care to better prevent ...

American Cancer Society Enhances Washington Office

... FDA regulation of tobacco products and federal tobacco excise tax. Haifley will also be responsible for federal outreach on nutrition, physical health and wellness issues. Haifley, formerly the deputy director of public policy for the People for the American Way, has 14 years of D.C.-based ... Way, Haifley served as deputy director of government relations at the Children’s Defense Fund where he focused on federal budget, tax and health policy and was also responsible for developing and overseeing the Fund’s federal health policy agenda. Haifley holds a Juris Doctor from ... In her tenure at the Society and now with ACS CAN, she has helped advocate for passage and reauthorization of bills to reduce health care disparities in the Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 and the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early ...

Cancer Patients Urge House Passage of Stimulus Package

... passage out of both the Senate Appropriations and Finance Committees yesterday. The legislation contains a significant funding boost for public health measures that improve access to care, prevention and wellness programs, community health organizations, National Institutes of Health (NIH) research and health information technology.  The following is a statement on the ...

Opinion: Medicaid expansion is popular – and necessary

... & Review. By Philip R. O’Brien, national member of the ACS CAN Board of Directors In the Badger State, we have a proud tradition of taking care of each other when our friends and neighbors are struggling. It’s the Wisconsin way. Right now, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites are struggling to afford health care for diseases like cancer. Expanding BadgerCare, Wisconsin’s Medicaid program, is incredibly popular. According to the latest survey ... Action Network (ACS CAN), 7 in 10 Wisconsinites want to see BadgerCare expanded and 8 in 10 want our elected officials to take action to make health care more affordable. BadgerCare is critical in the fight against cancer. Thousands of Wisconsinites depend on this program for cancer ...

Patient Groups Praise Administration’s Action to Preserve Protections Against Discrimination for LGBTQ Patients

Washington, D.C.—More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are praising the Biden administration’s action to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) patients receiving health care services. The groups filed an amicus brief in a case against the 2020 Rule that rescinded protections for LGBTQ people and individuals ...

New York Times -- "With a Son in Remission, Family Looks for Coverage"

Texas family featured in a New York Times article illustrates why ACS CAN is fighting for health care reform In many cases, we already know what we need to do to fight cancer. But if people don't have access to lifesaving screenings and treatments, what good are they? If we can fix the system for cancer patients, we can fix it for virtually anyone who needs to access health care. Danna and Russ Walker from Humble, Texas exemplify the tremendous need for health care reform in this country. They are a hardworking ...

ACS CAN President's Statement on Obama's Speech

"President Obama could not have been more explicit in making cancer and health care top priorities for his administration. With extraordinary resolve, the President stated his goal to conquer cancer and to cure in our lifetime a disease that kills more than 560,000 people each year. He was also unequivocal in declaring that comprehensive health care reform must happen this year. On behalf of cancer patients and survivors across the country, the American Cancer Society and its ...

3-29-11 Maine Advocacy Update

...   Note that items in underlined, blue text are hyperlinks - click on them for more information.   State Budget - Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program The Governor's proposed Biennial Budget for FY 2012-2013 includes a $60,000 cut to the Maine Breast and Cervical Health Program. ACS testified in opposition to this cut to the program at the public hearing held by the Appropriations and Health and Human ... looking like a budget will not be passed until late in the session, possibly not until May or even June.   Access to Affordable, Quality Health Care Access to Clinical Trials Last week, ACS testified in support of LD 712 , sponsored by Representative Strang Burgess (R-Cumberland) at the ...

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