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Cancer Advocates Call for Quick Defeat of House Bill 138, Latest Medicaid Expansion Repeal Attempt

... – Idaho House Bill 138 would effectively repeal Medicaid expansion, which would put nearly 85,000 state residents at risk of losing their health care coverage, including cancer patients who rely on Medicaid for life-saving treatment. A similar bill introduced last year was met with ... who cited the program’s crucial support for their quality of life. The bill will be given a hearing on Wednesday at 8 a.m. MT in the House Health and Welfare Committee. Medicaid expansion has been a critical tool in the fight against cancer, providing access to early detection and ...

Congress: Pass PCHETA And Help Improve The Quality Of Life For Cancer Patients

PCHETA would increase federal research funding for palliative care, including pain and symptom management, and would establish palliative care education and training programs for doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. This important legislation would also increase education among patients and providers about the availability and benefits of ...

2016 Wisconsin State Legislative Priorities

... bold new public policies that promote prevention and early detection of cancer, increase research, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Wisconsinites touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... and kept out of the hands of children.   · Protect Wisconsin’s comprehensive statewide smoke-free air law. Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard that causes lung cancer, heart disease and respiratory illness in nonsmokers. Since July 2010, Wisconsinites have been breathing ...

Vermont 2010 Legislative Wrap-Up

    American Cancer Society Legislative Wrap-up 2010     Access to Health Care – Health Care Reform Catamount Health Plan As part of a host of cost saving measures to close the gap in the FY 2011 budget, three changes were made ...

2025 Kansas Legislative Priorities

Ensuring Access to Quality Care More than 300,000 people in the United States die from cancer each year because they lack access to affordable, adequate, quality care and ... their savings to pay for it. Medicaid Expansion : ACS CAN will advocate for low-income individuals and families to have access to comprehensive health insurance coverage and non-emergent medical transportation services through state Medicaid programs. We will support policies that preserve ... for Medicaid expansion in states that have not increased eligibility up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level. Affordable, Adequate Health Insurance : ACS CAN will advocate for policies that ensure access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health insurance including ...

Monthly Advocacy Update

Access to Care – Health Care Reform   History Made - Major Milestone for the Mission On Tuesday, March 23, President Barack Obama signed health care reform legislation. ...

140 Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Patients

Missourians advocate for patient-centered care, maintained cancer prevention funding   JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – April 13, 2016 – More than 140 cancer survivors, caregivers and their ... providers to manage patients’ symptoms, understand their goals and help them select treatment options. Because it has been proven to reduce health-care costs, boost patient satisfaction and improve overall outcomes, palliative care is one of the fastest-growing trends in health care. But many states, including Missouri, fall short in offering adequate access to it. Protect funding for breast and cervical cancer ...

December 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... by Dr. Richard Deming, a member of the ACS CAN Board, about his recent experiences hiking in the Himalayas with a group of cancer survivors and care givers.   2013 PREVIEW  ACS CAN began 2013 by completing the process of integrating American Cancer Society Division advocacy into ACS CAN. ... up as the law moves closer to taking full effect in January 2014. Tobacco industry efforts to weaken and undermine measures that protect public health show no signs of abating.   No doubt we have our work cut out for us, but ACS CAN is a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a ... missions. In the coming year, ACS CAN will continue to call upon elected officials to work together in a bipartisan effort to implement the health care law as intelligently as possible for patients and their families. For further information, see the Department of Health and Human ...

December 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... by Dr. Richard Deming, a member of the ACS CAN Board, about his recent experiences hiking in the Himalayas with a group of cancer survivors and care givers.   2013 PREVIEW  ACS CAN began 2013 by completing the process of integrating American Cancer Society Division advocacy into ACS CAN. ... up as the law moves closer to taking full effect in January 2014. Tobacco industry efforts to weaken and undermine measures that protect public health show no signs of abating.   No doubt we have our work cut out for us, but ACS CAN is a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a ... missions. In the coming year, ACS CAN will continue to call upon elected officials to work together in a bipartisan effort to implement the health care law as intelligently as possible for patients and their families. For further information, see the Department of Health and Human ...

December 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... by Dr. Richard Deming, a member of the ACS CAN Board, about his recent experiences hiking in the Himalayas with a group of cancer survivors and care givers.   2013 PREVIEW  ACS CAN began 2013 by completing the process of integrating American Cancer Society Division advocacy into ACS CAN. ... up as the law moves closer to taking full effect in January 2014. Tobacco industry efforts to weaken and undermine measures that protect public health show no signs of abating.   No doubt we have our work cut out for us, but ACS CAN is a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a ... missions. In the coming year, ACS CAN will continue to call upon elected officials to work together in a bipartisan effort to implement the health care law as intelligently as possible for patients and their families. For further information, see the Department of Health and Human ...

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