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Cancer Advocates Urge Montana Lawmakers to Protect Health Care Access

HELENA, Mont. – Tens of thousands of Montanans are counting on lawmakers to protect their access to health care as business convenes this week in the state capitol.   Montana’s Medicaid expansion is set to expire on June 30, 2025, if not extended. Its ... reauthorization is a crucial agenda item for legislators and a priority for the many Montanans who have been able to access quality, affordable health insurance through Medicaid. For nearly a decade since it was first authorized, Medicaid expansion has proven successful in ensuring our ...

Wyoming Legislature Fails to Take Meaningful Action on Health Care Access

... Wyo. –– The Wyoming Legislature closed business last week having again failed to take meaningful action to address the state’s ongoing health care crisis. As one of only 10 states refusing to enact Medicaid expansion, tens of thousands of Wyoming residents remain in the coverage gap, working jobs where they make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to purchase private insurance. Regular visits to health care providers and appropriate screenings and diagnostics are a significant factor in early identification and treatment of cancer, ...

New Poll: Majority of Montana Voters say Health Care Access is a Problem

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows nearly 8 in 10 voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. The poll findings showed 88% of Montana voters believe access to health care is a problem in the state. The number jumps to 90% among women and 91% among young voters, ages 18-41. Conducted by Public Opinion Strategies ...

Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Want Government to Prioritize Making Health Care More Affordable

WASHINGTON, D.C.—July 11, 2022 —Voters overwhelmingly support government action to make health care more affordable, including by extending the increased premium tax credits for purchasing health coverage on the Marketplace, and by closing the Medicaid coverage gap. According to a new national poll conducted by a bipartisan team of ...

Health Care Access and Affordability Should be Top Priority for Wisconsin Lawmakers in 2025

... ease the burden of cancer on Wisconsinites. This session, ACS CAN in Wisconsin will be prioritizing policies that focus on access to affordable health insurance, efforts that address prescription drug affordability, coverage of lifesaving cancer screenings and legislation that aims to improve health care quality and outcomes. The following is a statement from Sara Sahli, Wisconsin government relations director for ACS CAN:   “Wisconsin is ...

New Report: Expanding BadgerCare Would Make Health Care More Affordable for Limited Income Wisconsinites

... to BadgerCare expansion and lays out the issues Wisconsinites from every corner of the state still face when it comes to the affordability of health care. The report wraps up by analyzing possible solutions. “From the patient perspective, the solution lawmakers should consider is fully expanding BadgerCare,” said Sara Sahli, Wisconsin government relations director for ACS CAN. “Expansion will put health care in reach for more than 90,000 Wisconsinites in the affordability gap and reduce the number of individuals without health insurance.” ...

Kansas Cancer Survivors, Health Care Advocates and Black Nurses Host Medicaid Film Screening at State Capitol

... Medicaid. Governor Kelly gave opening remarks before the screening. The film highlights the experiences of three Black Americans caught in the health insurance coverage gap as well as experts who can speak to the history of racial bias in America’s health care system that continues to impact health disparities. The film depicts the urgent need for expanded access to health care. “Expanding Medicaid ...

Brazen Disregard for the Will of Idahoans: Senate Passes Damaging Legislation That Will Strip Health Care From Thousands

BOISE, Idaho –– The Idaho Senate today ignored the clear will of its constituents and passed House Bill 345, which would strip health care from thousands of hard-working Idahoans and make significant, damaging changes to voter-initiated Medicaid expansion.   Policies like work-reporting requirements, increasing out-of-pocket health costs for low-income people and making it more difficult to enroll and maintain enrollment in Medicaid by eliminating use of state data ...

Lawmakers Roll Out Yet Another Bill Designed to Take Health Care from Tens of Thousands of Hard-working Idahoans

BOISE, Idaho – – A bill that would serve to strip health care from thousands of hard-working Idahoans will be heard by the Health & Welfare Committee of the Idaho House of Representatives on Tuesday. House Bill 345 would make significant, damaging changes to ...

Special Film Screening Emphasizes the Importance of Accessible Health Care Coverage, Following Pandemic-Driven Financial Impacts on Working Families

... August 14, 2021 – There’s no question the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shine a bright light on the importance of affordable and accessible health insurance coverage, with thousands of North Carolinians having lost their jobs since the pandemic hit. Now more than ever, Medicaid continues to be a central topic of discussion among public health advocates, hospital and health systems administrators, community leaders and state lawmakers – most recently that conversation has ... sparked a stronger flame to do more for my neighbors, as I am sure it did for many others. It not only reiterates the importance of access to care and the role that Medicaid can play in responding to the new healthcare landscape as a result of the pandemic, but what it means for our Black ...

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