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... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) features the stories of those disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and stresses the importance of health insurance coverage for lower income individuals in Alabama. The film’s urgent message continues to be at the forefront of conversations on public policy change that could significantly address the longstanding health and cancer disparities, exacerbated by the pandemic and provide lower income Alabamians access to comprehensive, affordable health insurance ... as $740 million in federal funds if state policy makers expand Medicaid. Over the past year, ACS CAN has met with community leaders and health care providers in the Black Belt of Alabama as well as other rural parts of the state to see how the pandemic has and continues to impact ...

... 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 ...

As the leading patient voice in the health care reform debate, ACS CAN recently celebrated a quality of life victory for patients and survivors when Congressional leaders unanimously passed the National Pain Care Policy Act as an amendment to the health care reform bill pending in the Senate HELP Committee. This legislation, which already passed the House of Representatives, would help ...

... event. This event will bring together key leaders and decision makers in government, research and academia to discuss emerging oncology and health care policy issues that affect the physical and economic health of Americans. Forum Focus | The Future of Cancer Care: From Discovery to Delivery Cancer remains a critical public health problem and how ...