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January 8, 2024
Iowa

DES MOINES, Iowa - Statement from Jackie Cale, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Iowa government relations director: “As lawmakers dive into the 2024 legislative session, ACS CAN urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Iowans. According to the 2023 Cancer

January 8, 2024
Washington

As Washington legislators convene for the new session, it is crucial for them to prioritize cancer patients and cancer care by assuring all residents have ready access to biomarker testing.

January 8, 2024
Indiana

As lawmakers dive into the 2024 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Hoosiers.

January 8, 2024
Ohio

As lawmakers dive into the 2024 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Buckeyes.

January 8, 2024
Missouri

This op-ed originally ran in the Sun Time News. In a commentary before the Christmas holiday, Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins advocated for legislation in 2024 that would allow the Farm Bureau to sell health plans that are “like traditional insurance…” He describes those plans as having a

January 8, 2024
National

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 8, 2024 — Public health groups are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services when it hears oral arguments today in the case of Neese v. Becerra .

January 8, 2024
Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 8, 2024 – With the 2024 legislative session set to begin Tuesday, here is a statement from Maddie Bushnell Michael, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Tennessee government relations director: “As Tennessee lawmakers dive into the 2024 legislative session, ACS CAN urges

January 8, 2024
National

WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 8, 2024 — Public health groups are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services when it hears oral arguments today in the case of Neese v. Becerra .

January 5, 2024
Georgia

ATLANTA, Ga. – January 5, 2024 – Statement from Julie Vojtech , American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Georgia government relations director: “As Georgia lawmakers dive into the 2024 legislative session, ACS CAN urges them to prioritize legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Georgians. Georgia