ACS CAN Kansas connects people like you with lawmakers in your local communities, Topeka and Washington, D.C to advocate for policies that fight cancer. We give you the training and tools you need to make your voice heard.
Far too many Kansans are living without health insurance because they live in a state that has refused to expand Medicaid. These folks are in the "Medicaid gap", living sicker and dying younger than those with health insurance.
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Kansas Government Relations Director, Megan Word TOPEKA, Kan. – “As lawmakers end the legislative session, they have once again failed to close Kansas’ health care coverage gap by expanding Medicaid, a policy that is overwhelmingly popular. Kansas lawmakers
TOPEKA, Kan . – At the state Capitol this afternoon, volunteers and members of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Wichita Black Nurses Association collaborated to screen “ In Due Season ,” an ACS CAN original film about
The State of Kansas and 18 other states are challenging a new policy from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that allows Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients (or “dreamers”) to access health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Kansas Government Relations Director, Megan Word TOPEKA, Kan. – “As lawmakers close the legislative session, they have once again failed to expand KanCare, a policy that is overwhelmingly popular. For the 150,000 low-income Kansas adults and families in the
Do you have a personal story about how cancer has impacted you or someone you love? Real stories are how ACS CAN ensures that no one becomes a statistic.