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Your story has power! Have you or a loved one recently lost your Medicaid coverage? We know that losing your health coverage can be scary and confusing. We need lawmakers to understand the devastating impact this is having on millions of Americans and their families – because everyone deserves to have access to affordable health coverage. Your story can make a difference.

In the 10 states that have failed to expand Medicaid, over 2 million Americans are living without access to affordable health coverage. The end of automatic Medicaid renewals means even more are at risk of losing their Medicaid coverage. Join ACS CAN as we fight to close the Medicaid coverage gap so that everyone has access to comprehensive, affordable health coverage.

Sign the petition today to help convince Congress to increase funding for lifesaving cancer research.

Have you or a loved one had prostate cancer? If so, we want to hear from you! ACS CAN volunteers are working hard to convince Congress to pass a bill that will save lives from prostate cancer. Your story can help us make this happen.

New tests are being developed to detect multiple cancer types at their earliest stages. But the tests are only effective if the people who need them can get them. Send a message to your U.S. House Representative asking them to pass the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act.

Cancer screenings save lives, but they are only effective if people who need them can get them. For many, the cost of cancer screenings prevents them from detecting cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages.

The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) is a critical safety net to ensure that all eligible individuals – no matter where they live or how little money they make – can get a free or inexpensive breast or cervical cancer screening. But today, the program doesn’t have enough funding to serve everyone who needs it.

Palliative care is specialized, wrap-around care for people living with serious illnesses, like cancer. Alongside treatment, palliative care offers support for symptom management and psychological care, and aims to treat the whole person instead of just the disease. Urge Congress to pass a bill that will help make these services more available

Being overweight or obese is the number one cancer risk for people who don't use tobacco.

No one should have to choose between their health and their job. Show your support for giving all employees the right to work in a place where smoking isn't allowed.