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American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: New poll: eight-in-ten Wisconsin voters say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them

October 5, 2022
Wisconsin

This article originally ran in WisPolitics . MADISON, Wis . – A recent poll by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 registered voters (80%) in Wisconsin say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote

Public Health Organizations Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of People with Medicaid Coverage

September 23, 2022
National

Twelve groups representing millions of patients across the nation will file an amicus curiae - or friend of the court - brief today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect access to quality health care for individuals with Medicaid health coverage.

Continued Stalling on Medicaid Expansion Means Worse Survivorship Against Cancer for North Carolinians

September 22, 2022
North Carolina

RALEIGH, NC – September 22, 2022 – Today, the North Carolina General Assembly completed another short session and left the critical issue of Medicaid expansion unresolved, despite bipartisan leadership committing to taking action in the near future and broad, bipartisan support from state voters to do so. The below is

Poll: Majority of South Dakotans Support Amendment D

September 14, 2022
South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, SD —South Dakota voters strongly support Amendment D and expanding Medicaid, and an overwhelming majority want the legislature to act quickly to implement expansion if it passes, according to a new statewide poll. The poll, conducted by Glen Bolger, one of the Republican party’s leading pollsters, for the

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Pleads Legislature to Urgently Ensure Access to Care and Build on Current Momentum

July 28, 2022
North Carolina

RALEIGH, NC – July 28, 2022 – The North Carolina legislature adjourned today for the month after reconvening for the first time since passing the fiscal year 2022 budget. The House and Senate will reconvene periodically over the next five months and have the ability to address priority issues

Good News: Conversations Ongoing to Expand Quality, Affordable Health Care

July 1, 2022

We have good news: One of our top lobbyists just confirmed that members of Congress are hopeful about their negotiations on an upcoming legislative package that could expand access to quality, affordable health care.

New Ads Name Individual House Members as ‘Standing in the Way’ of Affordable Health Care for North Carolinians

June 21, 2022
North Carolina

RALEIGH, NC – June 21, 2022 – A new series of advertisements paid for by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) launched yesterday citing the impact Medicaid expansion can have on the health of North Carolinians as well as the state economy and rural areas, following a

Access Denied: The Injustice of the Medicaid Coverage Gap

June 17, 2022

The facts are clear: expanding access to Medicaid saves lives from cancer. Yet lawmakers in 12 states refuse to expand access to Medicaid for more than 2 million people who desperately need it. In fact, a new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society shows the survival rate for people newly diagnosed with cancer is higher in states that have expanded Medicaid than in states that have not.

ACS CAN Volunteers Rally to Tell Congress that Affordable Cancer Care is Past Due

June 13, 2022

For ACS CAN volunteers nationwide, the past week has been packed with action – and with negotiations on an upcoming legislative package underway in Congress right now, it’s exactly the time to act. All the way from Maine to Arizona, ACS CAN volunteers hosted rallies and events throughout the country to let Congress know that affordable cancer is past due.