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ACS CAN celebra el Orgullo LGBTQ+

17 de Junio de 2022
Nacional

Este verano, ACS CAN participará en docenas de eventos en todo el país para celebrar el Orgullo LGBTQ+ y generar conciencia sobre las inequidades perjudiciales en la atención médica que afectan negativamente los resultados del cáncer para aquellos en la comunidad LGBTQ+.

Access Denied: The Injustice of the Medicaid Coverage Gap

17 de Junio de 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.

Over 100 Cancer Advocates to Rally at Capitol Calling on House Members to Finally Expand Medicaid

14 de Junio de 2022
North Carolina

RALEIGH, NC – June 14, 2022 – Tomorrow, over 100 cancer survivors and individuals within the coverage gap will gather across from the capitol building at Bicentennial Plaza at 9:15 a.m. to call on House members to stop holding up Medicaid expansion and follow the Senate’s lead

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

13 de Junio de 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.

National Patient Advocacy Organizations Urge North Carolina Legislature to Close the Health Insurance Coverage Gap

9 de Junio de 2022
North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C., June 9, 2022 — National leaders from patient advocacy organizations sent a letter to North Carolina lawmakers, urging them to close the health insurance coverage gap in North Carolina by expanding Medicaid. The letter was signed by Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association; Charles Henderson, CEO

Cancer Patients, Survivors and Their Families Tell Congress the Time to Make Health Care More Affordable is PAST DUE!

9 de Junio de 2022
California

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteers gathered at the San Francisco Federal Building to kick off National Cancer Survivor Month and send an important message to Congress: affordable cancer care is PAST DUE.

Los pacientes, sobrevivientes y promotores de la lucha contra el cáncer de Arizona le dicen al Congreso que hacer que la atención médica sea más asequible constituye una deuda pendiente desde hace tiempo

3 de Junio de 2022
Arizona

Anoche, los promotores de la lucha contra el cáncer en Phoenix dieron inicio al Mes Nacional del Sobreviviente del Cáncer con un mensaje importante para el Congreso: la atención oncológica asequible es una deuda pendiente desde hace tiempo.

Los pacientes, sobrevivientes y promotores de la lucha contra el cáncer de Arizona le dicen al Congreso que hacer que la atención médica sea más asequible constituye una deuda pendiente desde hace tiempo

3 de Junio de 2022
Arizona

Anoche, los promotores de la lucha contra el cáncer en Phoenix dieron inicio al Mes Nacional del Sobreviviente del Cáncer con un mensaje importante para el Congreso: la atención oncológica asequible es una deuda pendiente desde hace tiempo.

Florida 2022 Budget Reflects Largest Fiscal Commitment to Cancer in Recent Memory

2 de Junio de 2022
Florida

TALLAHASSEE, FL – June 2, 2022 – Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the FY 2022 budget, solidifying an increase to $100 million for cancer research centers in the state through the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program and a continued $1.83 million investment to the state’s Mary Brogan Breast and