Pennsylvania Press Releases
A coalition of patients, patient advocacy organizations and health care providers today urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to support House Bill 2226/SB268, legislation that when passed into law will ensure that patients are getting the full benefit of third party co-pay assistance programs to pay for medications that treat a variety of serious health conditions and improve patients’ survival and quality of life.
At the start of Pennsylvania’s 2026 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on lawmakers to seize opportunities to ease the burden of cancer. Advocates are urging state leaders to prioritize affordability and ensure that cost is not a barrier to Pennsylvanians’ ability to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer.
Earlier today the Pennsylvania State House passed Senate Bill 88, a companion bill to House Bill 433. This legislation expands Pennsylvanians’ access to diagnostic and supplemental imaging needed to detect breast cancer early without a cost burden.
Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) hosted its annual Lights of Hope ceremony at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, uniting cancer survivors, caregivers, advocates and state lawmakers to honor those affected by cancer and to highlight progress made—and still needed—in cancer early detection.
Yesterday, the final Pennsylvania state budget was passed by the Pennsylvania State Legislature and signed by Governor Shapiro, marking important progress for Pennsylvanians’ ability to prevent, detect, treat and survive cancer.
Prostate cancer survivors, physicians and cancer advocates gathered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol to urge swift passage of legislation that would expand access to prostate cancer screening for high-risk men. The proposals--House Bill 281 and Senate Bill 447—would remove cost-sharing requirements for those at high-risk of developing prostate cancer that currently keep too many Pennsylvanians from getting screened.
Earlier today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) convened a coalition of cancer survivors, leading researchers, medical providers and community advocates to urge Pennsylvania’s Members of Congress to protect cancer research funding.
Today the U.S. House passed the budget reconciliation bill H.R. 1, by a vote of 218 to 214 with Pennsylvania Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick, Brendan Boyle, Dwight Evans, Madeleine Dean, Mary Gay Scanlon, Chrissy Houlahan, Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio voting against the bill and the cuts to Medicaid contained within it.
Pennsylvania lawmakers have taken a critical step in efforts to prevent cancer and reduce its burden on Pennsylvanians by introducing HB 281 and SB 447. If passed, the legislation would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for lifesaving prostate cancer screenings for men at high-risk of developing prostate cancer, thus reducing barriers and increasing access to care for men over 40 with certain high-risk factors.
Over 120 volunteer advocates from across Pennsylvania, including cancer survivors, patients and caregivers, convened at the state Capitol yesterday for ‘Cancer Action Day,’ an event hosted annually by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Advocates met with their state lawmakers and urged them to support policies that aid in the fight against cancer.
