Press Room

La Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. considerará hoy una legislación histórica que ampliaría el acceso a la cobertura de atención médica asequible a millones de personas en EE. UU. mediante una combinación de medidas tales como hacer que los planes de salud del mercado de bajo costo estén disponibles para las personas de ingresos limitados en los estados que aún no han expandido Medicaid, aumentar permanentemente los fondos federales para Medicaid en los territorios de EE. UU. y extender mayores subsidios para que las personas compren cobertura del mercado en todo el país.

Mientras el Congreso se prepara para considerar la Ley Build Back Better (Reconstruir mejor), los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer y sus cuidadores instan a los legisladores a asegurarse de que se incluyan determinadas disposiciones de salud clave en cualquier legislación definitiva.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—A new poll released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), AARP, the American Heart Association and American Lung Association shows the majority of Wyoming voters support efforts to increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid.

Cerca de 700 defensores del cáncer, incluidos pacientes, sobrevivientes y sus seres queridos, de los 50 estados y territorios y casi todos los distritos congresuales harán llamadas y accederán a reuniones virtuales esta semana para pedir a los miembros del Congreso que hagan de la lucha contra el cáncer una prioridad nacional. 

The House Ways and Means Committee is expected to vote today on legislation that if enacted would greatly improve public health.

Washington, D.C.—The House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote today on legislation that would greatly improve the availability and affordability of health care for millions of Americans.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) made clear its strong objections to Tennessee’s Medicaid waiver request today in comments filed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS).

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury to put cancer patients and survivors first when implementing rules around surprise medical bills.  

This year roughly 10,240 Idahoans will be diagnosed with cancer. Thanks in part to advances in cancer research and treatment, we are saving more lives than ever.

Patient advocacy organizations including AARP South Dakota, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Heart Association, South Dakota State Medical Association and the South Dakota Nurses Association have united to launch South Dakotans Decide Healthcare, an effort to let South Dakota voters determine if the state should expand Medicaid health care coverage to more than 42,000 of their fellow lower-income residents.