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...   A few weeks ago I informed you about a new consumer-friendly guide, posted on cancer.org and fightcancer.org , that describes how provisions of the Affordable Care Act help people with cancer and their families. Now the guide is also available through Ariba from the Society’s Nationwide Distribution Center. ACS CAN worked with Corporate Communications and Health Promotions staff at the National Home Office on the guide, which explains the Affordable Care Act through the “cancer lens” and features stories of real people who have battled cancer or helped loved ones fight the disease.   The guide, which also discusses provisions of the law as they ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 15, 2006 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN) today took a major step in its landmark effort to build a nationwide cancer movement, unveiling its 2007 federal legislative agenda to elevate the cancer fight to the top of the nation’s priority list and announcing the appointment of Daniel E. Smith as its President. ACS CAN, founded in 2001 as the sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, is dedicated to ...

... including those with limited incomes and disabilities. Most adults enrolled in Medicaid work: a 2021 population survey showed that 61% of adult Medicaid enrollees were working full-or part-time – and another 30% were not working due to caregiving responsibilities, illness or ... attendance. [1] Despite these facts, some policymakers support conditioning Medicaid enrollment on working or volunteering a certain number of hours per week. While these proposals often include exemptions for people with cancer, qualifying for and maintaining an exemption can be confusing and onerous; and exemptions often do not cover all situations in which an enrollee is impacted by cancer. The American Cancer ...

... film featuring community members and health professionals from across Alabama sharing their challenges and triumphs as they strive to take care of themselves, their families and their communities. Watch the trailer Watch the full film Meet the storytellers: Greene County Hospital Staff Dr. ... about $100,000 per month in uncompensated care because so many of its patients do not have access to health insurance and cannot pay for the cost of their care. Pam When Pam lived in Louisiana, she was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer through Louisiana’s Medicaid program. But ... challenges face by people across Alabama. Our Screening Guide includes all the information you need to host an independent screening of ACS CAN’s new documentary “On the Edge: Health Care in Alabama.” This guide includes promotional content, instructions to access the full film, a ...