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... Tonight, the Missouri Senate voted out the 2022 fiscal year operating budget. The budget proposal does not include specific funding to provide health insurance coverage for the expansion of MO Healthnet, Missouri’s Medicaid program. Emily Kalmer, director of government relations in ... Senate ignoring the will of Missouri voters. Last August, voters approved Amendment 2, which would expand access to comprehensive and affordable health insurance coverage, through the MO Healthnet program, for an estimated 275,000 low-income Missourians. “We know the health insurance ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

... American Lung Association, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and Truth Initiative WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major victory for the nation’s health and the fight against tobacco, a federal court today ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expeditiously issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law. The ruling  by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of the ... and motivating smokers to quit. Requiring graphic cigarette warnings in the U.S. will protect kids, save lives and reduce tobacco-related health care costs, which total $170 billion a year. The 2016 lawsuit was filed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Massachusetts Chapter of the ...

... develop key public policies firmly rooted in scientific evidence that promote access to prevention and early detection, treatment and follow-up care. ACS CAN uses our expert lobbying, policy, grassroots and communications capacity to advance evidence-based solutions that reduce death and ... from cancer.  Influence Like the American Cancer Society, ACS CAN is an evidence-based organization. ACS CAN is looked to in the public health community as a leader, engaging scientists, researchers, medical providers, advocates and patients to influence critical public health policies important to our cancer mission. ACS CAN is strictly nonpartisan and does not endorse, oppose or contribute to candidates or ...

... organization that is working every day to make cancer issues a national priority and ensure that all working families have access to affordable health insurance when they need it most.  I filled out the form. What happens now? If your story meets the basic criteria necessary to participate ... our team will follow up with you to schedule a brief phone call. We will want to learn more about you and your experience living without health insurance.      What’s involved in participating? To tell your story fully, our hope would be to spend time with you and important members of your life, such as your family, friends, community members, and health care providers (if you see them), so that we can get the full picture of your life.  If selected to participate in the project, we would hold a ...