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Judge Rejects Kentucky and Arkansas Medicaid Work Requirements

March 27, 2019

A federal judge ruled the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated federal law by approving work requirements and other barriers to eligibility for Medicaid recipients in Kentucky and Arkansas.

Statement Following Judge’s Ruling Rejecting Arkansas’ Medicaid Work Requirements

March 27, 2019
Arkansas

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled today that the Arkansas work requirement program for Medicaid recipients cannot stand.

Overturning Health Care Law Would Resurrect Barrier to Coverage for Cancer Patients

March 26, 2019
National

ACS CAN is concerned about a recent administration announcement affirming a district court decision to overturn the health care law.

ACS CAN volunteer coming to Capitol Hill to speak out against proposed changes to Medicare Part D plans

March 25, 2019
National

Gail Orcutt, a retired teacher and ACS CAN volunteer from Iowa, had a nagging cough that wouldn’t go away when she went to see her doctor in 2010. Her doctor ordered an x-ray and, a day before her 57 th birthday, Gail was diagnosed with lung cancer caused by her

Proposed Health Plan Rule Changes Could Increase Patient Costs

February 19, 2019
National

Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which would set the rules for health care plans in 2020.

ACS CAN volunteer invited to attend State of the Union address

February 5, 2019
National

Jacqueline Beale, the ACS CAN Maryland State Lead Ambassador volunteer, will attend the State of the Union address as the guest of U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, her member of Congress. Jacqueline, a longtime ACS CAN volunteer who spent the day Tuesday advocating for cancer patients and survivors at

ACS CAN volunteer invited to attend the State of the Union address

February 5, 2019
National

ACS CAN volunteer, Jacqueline Beale, invited to attend the State of the Union address

Utah Lawmakers Reverse Voter’s Choice, Undermine Access to Medicaid

February 4, 2019
Utah

SALT LAKE CITY—Today, the Utah Senate passed Senate Bill 96 that reverses the will of Utah voters and will undermine effective cancer prevention and treatment in the state. Utah voters passed Proposition 3 last November to increase access to Medicaid for 150,000 low-income residents earning less than $16,700 a year

ACS CAN Expert Testifies About Need to Preserve Critical Pre-Existing Condition Protections in Health Care Law

January 29, 2019
National

ACS CAN Vice President for Federal Advocacy Keysha Brooks-Coley testified before the Hosue Ways and Means Committee at a hearing to examine the need to preserve and protect critical patient protections int he Affordable Care Act.