Courage in Action: Cancer Survivors Unite at State Capitol to Advocate for Change
Cancer Advocates and Cyclists Gathered at the Statehouse Today to Say Ohio Can and Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer
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Hawaii Cancer Advocates Celebrate Passage of Biomarker Testing Resolution
Advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commend the Hawaii State Legislature for the passage of HCR 53 during the 2024 legislative session. The resolution moves Hawaii one step closer to advancing legislation to expand access to the testing needed to connect cancer patients and those battling other diseases to precision treatments through biomarker testing.
ACS CAN Applauds Expanding Access to Affordable Health Insurance for DACA Recipients
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a new rule to expand insurance coverage eligibility to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.
ACS CAN Testimony: $1.50 Per Pack Increase in D.C. Cigarette Tax to Save Lives, Cut Costs
Today, the Committee of the Whole in the Council of the District of Columbia will host a hearing where Committee members will consider, among others, a proposal to raise the cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has provided testimony to the Committee, citing the benefits that the proposal would bring to D.C., its residents and health care systems.
Mississippi's Legislative Session Will End with 200,000 Mississippians Still Without Access to Health Care
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is extremely disappointed to see legislation aimed at expanding health care coverage for hard-working Mississippians fail to pass
Kansas Legislative Session Ends with Missed Opportunity to Expand KanCare
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Kansas Government Relations Director, Megan Word
Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients
The following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) in reaction to the Mississippi conference report released late Monday night that creates barriers through work requirements for people who need health insurance.
Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients
The following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) in reaction to the conference report released late Monday night that creates barriers through work requirements for people who need health insurance. This will ultimately increase barriers to Medicaid health care coverage and will not close the coverage gap.
ACS CAN Applauds FDA’s Rule on Laboratory Developed Test Regulation
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a new rule regulating laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that will harmonize oversight for diagnostic tests regardless of whether tests are performed in individual laboratories or sold as prepackaged kits.