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"From a human standpoint, voting Yes on Amendment 2 is just the right thing to do." - Missouri Oncology Society President

As an oncologist, it's so sad to see a patient show up with a cancer who cannot afford insurance because of cost and cannot enroll in Medicaid because they earn $15,000 a year, which is too much to qualify for our state's Medicaid program.

Missouri Oncology Society President statement

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Find information on how you can vote for Amendment 2 on August 4th

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Pledge to vote YES on Amendment 2 on August 4th

This August 4, 2020 - Missourians will have a historic opportunity to expand Medicaid Coverage and bring federal tax dollars back to our state.

Make a plan to vote YES on Amendment 2 on August 4!

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Missouri Priorities

Tan Free Teens

Protect Funding for Show-Me Healthy Women

Increase Tobacco Cessation Funding

Medicaid Expansion and Cancer

"From a human standpoint, voting Yes on Amendment 2 is just the right thing to do." - Missouri Oncology Society President

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Health Groups Urge Missourians to Vote YES on Amendment 2

June 22, 2020

Missouri

ST. LOUIS – (June 22, 2020) – Today, 13 national organizations representing patients facing serious chronic medical conditions released the following statement in support of an August 4 ballot initiative that would provide more Missourians with access to healthcare coverage through Medicaid. “As our state and the world contends with

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on Those Impacted by Cancer in Missouri for New Survey

May 8, 2020

Missouri

Jefferson City, Mo. – The COVID-19 pandemic has put a lot on hold, but one thing that hasn’t stopped is cancer. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) wants to hear from anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, is a caregiver for someone with the disease

ACS CAN Missouri Monitoring Status and Actions of State Legislature

March 18, 2020

Missouri

In an abundance of caution and the interest of protecting the health of our community, we've made the difficult decision to cancel the ACS CAN Missouri Day at the Capitol event scheduled for April 8th.

Missouri Fails Again to Properly Fund Tobacco Control Programs and Protect Our Youth from a Lifetime of Addiction

January 16, 2020

Missouri

Jefferson City, MO – January 15, 2020 – Eleven thousand Missourians will die this year from smoking-related diseases. And while Missouri has one of the highest adult smoking rates in the nation, Governor Mike Parson revealed that the state budget allocates virtually no additional funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs.