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Documentary Profiling North Carolianians Left Behind by Medicaid Program Chosen for Screening at Joedance Film Festival
CHARLOTTE, NC – August 6, 2020 – With the COVID-19 pandemic shining a bright light on the importance of affordable and accessible health insurance coverage, Medicaid continues to be a central topic of discussion among public health advocates, hospital and health systems administr
As E-Cigarette Makers Face Critical September 9 Deadline, Leading Health Groups Urge FDA Not to Allow Sale of Any Flavored Products
As manufacturers of e-cigarettes and certain other tobacco products face a September 9, 2020, deadline to apply to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to keep their products on the market, six leading public health and medical organizations today urged the FDA not to authorize the sale of any flavored product
Senator Jerry Hill and Sacramento City Councilmember Steve Hansen Honored at Annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Legislative Event Recognizing Lawmakers and their Impact on the Cancer Fight
Sacramento, CA – Medicine is not the only venue for fighting cancer.
ACS CAN Documentary Profiling Alabama Voices Benefitting from Medicaid Progam Chosen for Screening at Lanett Film Festival
LANETT, AL – August 6, 2020 – With the COVID-19 pandemic shining a bright light on the importance of affordable and accessible health insurance coverage, Medicaid continues to be a central topic of discussion among public health advocates, hospital and health systems administrato
Missouri Voters Increase Access to Medicaid, Saving Lives and Helping to Reduce Future Suffering and Death from Cancer
Missouri voters stood up for public health on Tuesday and passed a ballot measure to increase access to health insurance coverage for more Missourians through the state’s Medicaid program, following on the heels of Oklahomans who made the same move at the end of June.
Missourians Vote to Increase Access to Health Coverage Will Protect Its Most Vulnerable Citizens
Jefferson City, MO — Missourians approval of Amendment 2 will improve health outcomes and reduce cancer disparities for 230,000 citizens who will gain access to health insurance coverage through the state’s Medicaid program.
Jefferson County couple helps raise funds for ACS CAN's Lights of Hope
Dan and Linda Hart understand what it means to watch a loved one battle cancer, to be a caregiver for a spouse going through the disease.
Days Before Critical Vote, Big Tobacco Unleashes Misinformation Campaign to Assembly Health Committee Members
SACRAMENTO, CA - With the Assembly Health Committee set to take a historic vote on Senate Bill (SB) 793 (Hill D-San Mateo) to finally end the sale of all -flavored tobacco products this Tuesday, public health advocates believe the tobacco industry’s all-out lobbying and advertisi
House Passes FY 2021 Funding Bill With $5.5 Billion Increase for NIH
Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted on an FY 2021 spending bill that includes a $5.5 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Half of the increase would be considered emergency funding and the other half would be divided among the various institutes, including a nearly $470 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI).