JEFFERSON CITY, MO – “As lawmakers dive into the 2022 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize access to Missouri’s Medicaid program and funding Show Me Healthy Women, both of which ease the burden of cancer.
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Through the state’s biennial budget process, elected officials allocated an additional $100,000 per year to expand Medicaid eligibility for treatment of women who are diagnosed with cancer through the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) Breast and Cervical Cancer P
TALLAHASSEE, FL - 22 de septiembre de 2021 - Un nuevo estudio publicado por la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS) muestra importantes desigualdades en la salud en hispanos y latinoamericanos que viven en los EE. UU.
Washington, D.C. — Enviamos nuestros mejores deseos a la senadora Amy Klobuchar, demócrata de Minnesota, mientras comparte su experiencia personal con el cáncer de mama en etapa inicial. Las declaraciones recientes de la senadora Klobuchar sobre la importancia de las pruebas de detección de rutina y el seguimiento son recordatorios de que la detección temprana del cáncer puede brindar la mejor oportunidad para un tratamiento exitoso.
Washington, D.C. — Hoy, el Comité de Asignaciones de la Cámara de Representantes votará sobre un proyecto de ley de gastos para el año fiscal 2022, que otorgaría un aumento de $6.5 mil millones a los fondos para los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH) e incluiría un aumento de $432 millones para el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) y $194 millones para la iniciativa nacional Misión contra el Cáncer (Cancer Moonshot).
Des Moines, Iowa – The Iowa Legislature approved a budget bill today that includes initiatives supported by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) to improve cancer prevention, early detection and treatment.
Baton Rouge, LA – The unpredictable and dynamic nature of COVID-19 is no match for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) volunteers’ steadfast commitment.
BISMARCK—The North Dakota Legislature adjourned last night and passed its 2021-2023 biennium budget, which includes funding for critical cancer screening programs and tobacco prevention and cessation efforts. They also reauthorized Medicaid expansion funding for another two years.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is disappointed to see the Indiana legislature adjourning without raising Indiana’s cigarette tax as health and business leaders have long urged.
BATON ROUGE, LA – As lawmakers dive into the new legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) looks ahead to what public health initiatives our lawmakers can accomplish during the 2021 legislative session.