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... Mammography Day has served as a reminder to women to schedule their annual mammogram because early detection saves lives. The Affordable Care Act ensures that most women can receive mammograms at little or no cost starting at age 40, but there are still millions of low-income, ... access to mammograms or other lifesaving cancer screenings. Thousands of these women live in states that have chosen not to increase access to health care through Medicaid. In fact, a White House report released this summer estimated that the 24 states that had refused to accept available ... the federal funds.) ACS CAN staff and volunteers are working to remind these states that they are missing a tremendous opportunity to reduce the health and economic burden of chronic diseases such as cancer. Many more women will have to continue to rely on the CDC's National Breast and ...

... this legislative session, ACS CAN continues to urge the legislature to allocate the necessary federal funding to ensure Missourians can access health care through the state’s recently expanded Medicaid program. Health care coverage through MO Healthnet helps improve access to primary care, preventive services, diagnostic testing and cancer treatment. ...

... help ensure that cancer patients and other Arkansans who are at-risk for cancer will not be denied access to timely, appropriate and lifesaving health care and treatment services provided through the state’s Medicaid program. “Arkansas was a national leader in 2017 when the state expanded ... expansion through Arkansas Works brought much-needed healthcare to tens of thousands of our family, friends and neighbors. Providing access to health coverage is essential to Arkansans detecting, treating and surviving cancer, and any delays in treatment can mean the difference between a ...

State of the Union to Illustrate Importance of Public-Private Partnership in Improving Public Health   Statement of Christopher W. Hansen, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)   WASHINGTON – January 20, 2015 – “In his address to Congress tonight, the president is expected to emphasize critical health priorities that each depend on public-private partnerships for success in  defeating life-threatening diseases such as cancer, which kills ... the body’s immune system that private sector innovation has continued to leverage to develop targeted treatments.   “Improving access to care is critical to get research advances in early detection and treatment from the laboratory bench to the patient’s bedside. Important ...