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Members of Congress, their staff and others in D.C. today will see a new ad in Capitol Hill newspapers and online with a big, bold headline: Senator Rescues Children .  What do you think? The ad campaign calls on members of Congress to become heroes by increasing the federal tobacco tax to save lives and save the nation health care dollars. Senators already have a ... will pass and become heroes rescuing children. Do you want to make your voice heard? Ask your U.S. Senators to cosponsor S.826 today! New ACS CAN Tobacco Tax Ad Campaign Challenges Congress to be Heroes ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – May 6, 2025 – The South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services held a public hearing today regarding plans to submit a waiver request to establish Palmetto Pathways, a program that ... set strict eligibility requirements for Medicaid recipients who are parents. In response, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Regional Government Relations Director Beth Johnson released the following statement: “We know state officials want to do something about ...  Georgia has already tried this and less than 1% of eligible people enrolled in a similar program. “Essentially, Palmetto Pathways would cost the state more money to cover fewer people than traditional Medicaid expansion. It also leaves out single adults and those who earn under 67% ...

On July 3, 2025, Congress passed the final version of its 2025 budget reconciliation legislation . The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network strongly opposed the health changes included in ... eligibility for Medicaid coverage – this will cause many individuals to lose coverage not because they are unemployed, but because they can’t navigate the bureaucratic process to prove they are working or deserve an exemption. To be implemented by January 1, 2027. Some states may choose to implement earlier through waivers. Charging cost-sharing to Medicaid enrollees living just barely over the poverty line – which will force working families to choose between health care and ...

... survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every Congressional district will unite tomorrow to lobby their members of Congress in support of comprehensive health care reform. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is hosting its annual leadership summit and lobby day to urge lawmakers to focus on patients, not politics, by supporting reform that ... reform a reality this year.”  One in four families affected by cancer says they have had to put off or delay care in the past year because of cost, according to a national poll recently released by ACS CAN.  The poll also found that in the previous 12 months, nearly 1 in 3 cancer ...