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BOISE, Idaho –– Taking health care coverage from Idahoans continues to be a top priority for the Idaho Legislature as it works towards closing the 2026 session.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Senate is expected to vote on a bill that would make addictive and dangerous tobacco products more accessible and affordable, increasing the likelihood that more children will become the next generation addicted to tobacco.

As new federal data show continued declines in youth tobacco use, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reject any effort to authorize new flavored tobacco products, including coffee, mint and cinnamon. Flavors have long been used by Big Tobacco to appeal to and addict young people to their deadly products.

As we mark Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) thanks Gov. Pritzker for prioritizing colorectal cancer control funding in his budget proposal and urges legislators to prioritize passing a budget that includes funding to ease the burden of cancer on Illinoisans.  

Earlier today, a coalition of patient advocates, legislative champions, public health leaders and concerned cancer survivors, led by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), came together to applaud the Senate and call on Governor Hochul and Assembly leadership to join the Senate in preserving Medicaid enrollees’ access to biomarker testing.

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JACKSON, Miss. –  Cancer advocates are celebrating after Gov.

ACS CAN Calls on the Governor to Sign Supplemental Appropriations to Fund Life-Saving Program

This week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network submitted comments in a letter opposing several policies in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters  proposed rule for plan year 2027.

The General Assembly has approved Senate Bill 161/House Bill 625, a bipartisan proposal to provide Virginians with the option to choose insurance plans with flat-dollar copays for prescription drugs. This would ensure that health plans do not solely rely on coinsurance models where patients are forced to pay a percentage of their medication’s cost. Leading patient advocacy organizations, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society), applaud Virginia lawmakers for passing this critical legislation to ensure patients have affordable and predictable access to life-saving treatment. It now heads to Governor Spanberger’s desk, where over a dozen organizations across the Commonwealth are urging her signature.