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... expire on December 31, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges members of the Senate and the House to prioritize the health and wellbeing of their constituents and come together in a bipartisan way to extend these tax credits when they return in 2026.  Lisa ... Congress to come together to extend the enhanced premium tax credits that made it possible for millions of people to access affordable, quality health insurance. We are heartened that more and more members across the House and Senate are seeing a need to act. Our cancer advocates have spent ... to lose access as premium costs skyrocket and coverage becomes unaffordable. They know, just as the research shows, that without access to the care they need, people will live sicker and die sooner.  “With just days remaining before the December 31 deadline to extend these tax credits, ...

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Virginia residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... Prevention and Early Detection Access to Care: Supporting the Virginia Medicaid program by defeating Short Term Heath Care plans, Association Health Care plans, and Catastrophic Health Care plans. Breast and Cervical Cancer: ACS CAN will advocate to increase current funding of $405 ...

... and supplemental breast cancer imaging tests.    “With many competing priorities facing the legislature, ACS CAN is pleased to see access to health care improve with passage of the telehealth and breast imaging bills. We remain steadfast in the need for updated tobacco prevention policies to ... Alaskans with a suspected or diagnosed life-threatening condition, like cancer, to do complete visits via telehealth from a range of qualified health care providers including nurse practitioners, physician assistants and therapists; currently, such coverage is only required for telehealth ...

...             Social Graphics                 Previous Webinars Medicaid in the US Territories: How Inequitable Funding Exacerbates Health Disparities Video of medicaid_in_the_us_territories_how_inequitable_funding_exacerbates_health_disparities   Medicaid & Health Equity: 100 Years After the Tulsa Race Massacre Video of Medicaid & Health Equity: 100 Years After the ... 23rd, 2021 event that focused on the aftermath of the Tulsa Race Massacre, how racism and discrimination impacts health and access to health care today, and how Oklahoma’s expanded Medicaid program is a step in the right direction to providing better access to health care coverage. The ...