Courage in Action: Cancer Survivors Unite at State Capitol to Advocate for Change
Cancer Advocates and Cyclists Gathered at the Statehouse Today to Say Ohio Can and Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer
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Se realiza el Día de Acción contra el Cáncer en el Capitolio para instar a los legisladores a incrementar el acceso a la detección del cáncer pulmonar y a la baja médica pagada
Pacientes de cáncer, sus familias y defensores de los pacientes de todo el estado se congregaron hoy en el Capitolio Estatal de Albany para abogar por varias propuestas legislativas que buscan abordar las necesidades de los pacientes de cáncer. La Red de Acción contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN, por sus siglas en inglés) amplifica la voz de las personas afectadas por el cáncer ante los legisladores al celebrar el Día de Acción contra el Cáncer anualmente.
Advocates Hold Cancer Action Day at Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing & Paid Medical Leave, Address Medical Debt
Earlier today, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers rallied at the Pennsylvania State Capitol as a part of their annual Cancer Action Day advocating for several legislative proposals that aim to address the needs of patients across the cancer continuum. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) gives people impacted by cancer a powerful voice with lawmakers by holding an annual Cancer Action Day.
ACS CAN aplaude la ampliación del acceso a seguros de salud económicos para los beneficiarios de DACA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – 3 de mayo de 2024 – Hoy, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) finalizó la nueva regla para ampliar la elegibilidad de la cobertura de seguros a los beneficiarios del programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados durante la Infancia (DACA, por sus siglas en inglés).
Mississippi's Legislative Session Will End with 200,000 Mississippians Still Without Access to Health Care
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is extremely disappointed to see legislation aimed at expanding health care coverage for hard-working Mississippians fail to pass
Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients
The following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) in reaction to the Mississippi conference report released late Monday night that creates barriers through work requirements for people who need health insurance.
Mississippi Lawmakers Stand in the Way of Protecting Patients
The following is a statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Heart Association, the American Lung Association and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® (LLS) in reaction to the conference report released late Monday night that creates barriers through work requirements for people who need health insurance. This will ultimately increase barriers to Medicaid health care coverage and will not close the coverage gap.
ACS CAN Applauds FDA’s Rule on Laboratory Developed Test Regulation
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized a new rule regulating laboratory developed tests (LDTs) that will harmonize oversight for diagnostic tests regardless of whether tests are performed in individual laboratories or sold as prepackaged kits.
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Calls on U.S. Senate Candidates in Maryland to Make Cancer a Priority
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) called on U.S. Senate candidates in Maryland to clearly state their commitments to fighting cancer, and one of the candidates, Congressman David Trone, sat down with cancer survivors earlier today to discuss policies that alleviate the burden of cancer, a disease that continues to kill more than 1,600 Americans every day. The effort is part of ACS CAN’s national Cancer Votes program – the country’s leading voter education program for cancer-related issues and policies.
Recortes presupuestarios y oportunidades perdidas definen el presupuesto de Nueva York
Esta semana, los líderes estatales aprobaron el presupuesto estatal para el año fiscal 2024-25. En respuesta, Michael Davoli, director de relaciones gubernamentales sénior de la Red de Acción contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN por sus siglas en inglés) de Nueva York, emitió la siguiente declaración.