Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion
Our progress in the fight against cancer rests heavily on ensuring all Granite Staters have access to affordable health coverage.
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Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion
Our progress in the fight against cancer rests heavily on ensuring all Granite Staters have access to affordable health coverage.
New Integrated Clinical Trials Matching Tool Holds Potential to Expand Access to Cancer Innovation
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today announced the launch of a prospective study of a new tool that would automatically identify relevant clinical trials through one-button clinical trial matching integration within electronic health records (EHRs).
American Cancer Society and ACS CAN Statement: White House’s Cancer Moonshot National Cancer Plan
Today’s announcement of the National Cancer Plan is another exciting step toward advancing cancer research, prevention and treatment. The American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), commit to working alongside the Moonshot Initiative to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families.
What will happen if we don’t stand up to Big Tobacco?
By Michael Davoli
Legislation Introduced in House Aims to Increase Early Cancer Detection in Medicare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill introduced in the House today aims to improve future equitable access to new and innovative cancer screenings among Medicare beneficiaries in order to increase early detection of more cancers for more individuals.
U.S. District Court Ruling Jeopardizes Access to Proven, Life-Saving Preventive Care
Today U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued his decision on the remedy for his September 2022 ruling that the requirement that Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant health insurers cover U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-recommended services without cost sharing violates the U.S. Constitution.
Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Veterans’ Health
Today, a bipartisan, bicameral group of congressional lawmakers introduced legislation which would prohibit the use of all combustible tobacco products and the use of e-cigarettes at healthcare facilities managed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Legislation Aimed at Eliminating Financial Barriers to Prostate Cancer Screening Introduced in the House
The PSA Screening for HIM Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 28, 2023. This bipartisan legislative proposal would waive cost-sharing requirements for men with the highest risk of prostate cancer, focusing on Black men and those with a family history of the disease.
ACS CAN Reacts to Washington State Legislature’s 2023-24 Budget Proposal
Both chambers of the legislature have released their respective budget proposals for the 2023-24 biennium. In response, Matt Helder, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Washington Government Relations Director, released the following statement: