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Cancer Advocates Travel to Capitol to Make Case for Medicaid Expansion

January 31, 2025

ATLANTA – Around 50 cancer advocates, including patients, survivors and caregivers, will travel to the Capitol from around the state on Tuesday, February 4, to have breakfast with lawmakers and ask them to support a Georgia PeachCare Plus plan to expand Medicaid. We are excited to see a Georgia-specific solution to the health coverage crisis in Georgia. The visit to the Capitol is part of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) annual Cancer Action Day, an event that brings volunteer advocates together to call on lawmakers to pass policy making cancer a priority.

“Having access to health insurance is the top determinant of whether someone will survive cancer,” said Fabienne Antoine-Nasser, government relations director for ACS CAN in Georgia. “More than 65,000 Georgians will get cancer this year. Giving more people access to cancer screenings and treatments will ultimately save lives.”

There will be a breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. in Room 216. Speakers will include representatives from ACS CAN, lawmakers, cancer patients and those with experience living in the coverage gap. If you need to come after 10, please call Stacy (443-610-3627) so she can arrange interviews.

WHO:                Cancer Patients, Survivors and Advocates

WHAT:              Cancer Action Day Legislative Breakfast

WHERE:           Georgia State Capitol, Room 216

WHEN:             Tuesday, Feb. 4, 8-10 a.m.

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