Cancer Advocacy Group Backs State Legislation Enhancing Diversity in Clinical Trials
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Michelle Zimmerman
Senior Regional Media Advocacy Manager
Amicus Brief Filed in Medicaid Expansion Lawsuit
Health and patient advocacy groups filed an amicus curiae brief today in the Missouri Supreme Court, noting the vital role that the implementation of expanded eligibility for Medicaid would have in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Missourians.
June 30, 2021
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Emily Kalmer
Jefferson City, MO - “ Health and patient advocacy groups filed an amicus curiae (or friend-of-the-court) brief today in the Missouri Supreme Court, noting the vital role that the implementation of expanded eligibility for Medicaid would have in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Missourians.
"The evidence is clear and overwhelming that the insurance coverage provided by expanding Medicaid is truly lifesaving. Tomorrow, Oklahoma will join 36 other states to ensure more low-income individuals have access to health insurance. The majority of voters expected Missouri to do the same.”
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About ACS CAN at 20
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