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Health Care Changes Could Leave Millions of Cancer Patients and Survivors Unable to Access Meaningful Coverage

October 12, 2017
National

Today’s executive order jeopardizes the ability of millions of cancer patients, survivors and those at risk for the disease from being able to access or afford meaningful health insurance. Exempting an entire set of health plans from covering essential health benefits like prescription drugs or specialty care and allowing expansion and renewability of bare-bones short-term plans will split the insurance market.

2017 ACS CAN Maryland Health Policy Forum on Access to Care

October 12, 2017
Maryland

The ACS CAN Policy Forum on Access to Health Care was held on October 12th at the Universith of Maryland Medical Center and brought together Maryland’s key decision makers and leaders in business, education, medical research, cancer care, and government to explore federal and state health care policies and its

Thank you for making our Lights of Hope Harvest Dinner a success!

September 25, 2017
Vermont

On Tuesday night, nearly 100 people attended the first ever Lights of Hope Harvest Dinner on Langdon St. in Montpelier. Together we shared a night of delicious food, community, and music, while raising money to support ACS CAN’s mission to make fighting cancer a national legislative priority. Thank you all

Patients Call on Senators to Reject Graham-Cassidy Health Bill; Urge Bipartisan Action on Health Care

September 25, 2017
National

Dozens of patients from across the country, each with their own personal health care story, gathered on Capitol Hill today to urge their senators to preserve quality health care coverage for millions of Americans and reject the pending Graham-Cassidy health care legislation.

ACS CAN’s Dick Woodruff Testifies Against Graham-Cassidy Bill

September 25, 2017

ACS CAN Senior Vice President Dick Woodruff testified before Congress today outlining the devastating impact the Graham-Cassidy bill would have for cancer patients and survivors, as well as millions of other Americans. In his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee, Woodruff told senators the bill essentially rolls back the patient

ACS CAN Expert Testifies About Proposed Health Care Changes in Graham-Cassidy Bill

September 25, 2017
National

Changes to the nation’s healthcare system as proposed in the pending Graham-Cassidy health legislation could leave millions of cancer patients and survivors without access to adequate, affordable health insurance coverage, according to Dick Woodruff, senior vice president of federal advocacy for ACS CAN.

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Haslam to Support Bipartisan Efforts to Stabilize Health Care Markets

September 20, 2017
Tennessee

ACS CAN sent a letter to Gov. Bill Haslam urging him to oppose the proposed Graham-Cassidy legislation because it completely fails to protect cancer patients and millions of other Americans who would lose their coverage and access to affordable health care.

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Justice to Oppose Graham-Cassidy Repeal Bill, Support Continued Bipartisan Efforts to Stabilize Health Care Markets

September 19, 2017
West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Sept. 19, 2017 — Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to Gov. Jim Justice, calling on him to oppose a new proposal to repeal and replace the current health care law offered by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy

Important and Bipartisan Senate HELP Hearings Continue; Graham-Cassidy Health Bill A Distraction

September 14, 2017
National

This week the Senate HELP Committee is hearing from bipartisan health care experts in its ongoing effort to strengthen the individual insurance market and ensure that meaningful, affordable health care coverage is available for millions of Americans, including cancer patients, survivors and their families.