The Wyoming Senate on Friday failed to adopt an amendment authorizing Gov. Mark Gordon to embark on Medicaid expansion negotiations with the federal government, effectively ending Medicaid expansion efforts for the legislative session. R.J. Ours, the government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), released the following statement in reaction.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the nation’s leading cancer advocacy organization, strongly opposes two bills being considered by the Wisconsin Legislature that pose life-threatening risks to cancer patients, survivors and those who will be diagnosed with cancer or other chronic diseases.
The President announced this morning he is ‘reigniting’ his commitment to ‘end cancer as we know it,’ building on the initial and robust cancer moonshot investment in discovery, prioritizing increased uptake of prevention and addressing health disparities.
Governor Hochul has released her Executive Budget for the next fiscal year. ACS CAN is asking for increases in funding for the Cancer Services Program and tobacco control.
Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee voted to confirm Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
LANSING, MI –As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize improving access to cancer care and tobacco control funding, both of which will ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.
NASHVILLE, TN – “As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation that will ease the burden of cancer on Tennesseans.
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Leo Almeida
The majority of cancer patients in the United States say they struggle to afford the costs of their cancer care.
COLUMBUS, OHIO – “Today, the Ohio legislature passed HB 122, which expands telehealth services in Ohio. On behalf of the 72,000 Ohioans who will be diagnosed with cancer this year, ACS CAN proudly supported HB 122.