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New Poll: Eight-In-Ten Wisconsin Voters Say a Candidate’s Position On Health Care Is Important To Them

... the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 registered voters (80%) in Wisconsin say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for, including 40% who say a candidate’s position is very important to them. That sentiment ... across the political spectrum with majorities of Republicans (72%), Independents (69%) and Democrats (93%) saying a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for. The poll also shows strong support among Wisconsin voters for increasing and ...

With Government Reopened, Congress Must Act to Keep Health Care Coverage Affordable and Pass a Full-Year Budget

... lawmakers must turn their focus to long-term solutions. It is imperative that Congress moves swiftly to address two critical issues: ensuring health insurance costs do not spiral out of control for Marketplace plan coverage and passing a full-year budget that provides stability for ... millions of people across the country, including cancer patients and survivors, from losing their only option for affordable, comprehensive health insurance. Now that Open Enrollment for Marketplace plans has begun, many people are seeing cost estimates for next year that would put ... life-threatening for cancer patients. Every day Congress fails to extend the enhanced premium tax credits brings us closer to a national health care crisis. “Research clearly shows that having health insurance is one of the most significant factors in surviving a cancer diagnosis. Without ...

Cancer Advocates Rally in Olympia, Urge Lawmakers to Protect Access to Health Care on Cancer Action Day  

OLYMPIA, Wash. –– As Washington residents face soaring health insurance costs and hundreds of thousands at risk of losing life-saving coverage, volunteer advocates of the American Cancer Society Cancer ... lost to cancer and a celebration of millions of survivors. All are invited to participate at 4 p.m. Evergreen State residents need access to health care to maintain healthy, happy lives and have the best chance to avoid, detect and treat cancer. Washington was quick to adopt Medicaid expansion ...

In a New Brief, a Coalition of the Nation’s Leading Public Health Advocacy Organizations Urge the Court to Reject Efforts to Gut Access to Health Care for Immigrants

Corpus Christi, TX –  A coalition of the country’s leading public health advocacy organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Texas v. Mayorkas in the United States District Court for the Southern District ... U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interprets the “public charge” ground of inadmissibility, helps ensure that immigrants can access health care and other supplemental government services to which they are entitled by law, without causing harmful immigration consequences. The coalition ...

ACS CAN Expert Testifies About Need to Preserve Critical Pre-Existing Condition Protections in Health Care Law

... Brooks-Coley, vice president for federal advocacy at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), along with that of other health policy experts and patients. Brooks-Coley will share with the committee how the patient protections included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have improved cancer patients and survivors’ ability to access comprehensive health care and how recent regulatory changes, including the expansion of short-term plans, threaten to erode those protections. “Expansion of ...

Call your U.S. Senator: Ask them to oppose the health care provision in the Senate's tax bill

... Budget Office estimates that this provision would: Lead to 13 million fewer Americans, including many cancer patients and survivors, having health coverage Increase premiums by an average of 10% Your Senator's name and phone number are below.  Please call that number and leave the ... welcome to customize the message however you like.)   “My name is [your name] and I’m from [city].  I’m calling to ask you to not repeal health care in the current tax bill. If this bill passes, 13 million people, including thousands of cancer patients, will lose their insurance and those ...

Senate Introduces Health Equity Legislation Critical to Reduce Health Disparities and Combat Chronic Disease

Washington, D.C. – Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today aims to improve access to quality health care for communities of color and decrease health disparities, such as those resulting in a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in these communities. Additionally, it offers ...

House Introduces Health Equity Bill Critical to Reducing Health Disparities and Fighting Chronic Disease

Washington, D.C. --  Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today aims to improve access to quality health care for and decrease health disparities in communities of color. The Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2022 provides a comprehensive set of strategic ...

ACCESS TO CARE

... expansion of the program, to provide parents and adults earning less than 138% of the federal poverty level access to comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage. Learn more about our Medicaid Expansion work Biomarker Testing ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of ... patients, but insurance coverage for biomarker testing is failing to keep pace with innovations and advancements in treatment.   ACCESS TO CARE ...

Bipartisan Health Package Offers Path Toward Reducing Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs; Improving Public Health

Washington, D.C.—Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will markup legislation aimed at helping reduce patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and improving public health. The Lower Health Care Costs Act would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical bills in ...

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