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North Carolina could be the next state to expand access to quality, affordable health care

... incentives. If passed, this bill would expand quality, affordable coverage to more than 600,000 North Carolinians, many with serious and chronic health conditions. Expanding Medicaid would also enable people to receive critical cancer screenings, allowing more people to detect their cancer ... year alone, more than 65,320 North Carolinians will be diagnosed with cancer. Expanding access to Medicaid would ease the financial burden that health care costs place on many of these individuals, allowing them to focus on treatment. When every day matters in the fight against cancer, delaying ...

Mississippi's Legislative Session Will End with 200,000 Mississippians Still Without Access to Health Care

... May 3, 2024— “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.   “For individuals in the coverage gap dealing with cancer, we know increasing access to health insurance through Medicaid would have given them their best chance to survive their diagnosis and thrive. “It is important to recognize ...

Patients with Serious Illnesses Will Face Greater Barriers to Health Care Under Proposed Administration Guidance

... The administration released guidance today to give states expanded authority to offer less comprehensive plans to individuals who purchase their health insurance coverage through the individual market. A statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “On ... who are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in America this year, ACS CAN shares the administration’s goal of achieving affordable health coverage; however that affordability cannot come at the cost of adequate coverage. “The intent of the law was to guarantee individuals had ... significantly more because of their health history. The guidance offered promotes plans that do not provide the kind of comprehensive health care coverage most Americans need and will once again permit discrimination based on pre-existing conditions like cancer.  “Allowing states to ...

Legislature Passes New Protections for Washingtonians Facing Medical Debt, Health Care Advocates Await Governor’s Signature

... for patients from the harmful effects of medical debt and urge Gov. Ferguson to sign them into law. Senate Bill 5480 prohibits certain health care facilities and providers from reporting patients’ medical debt to consumer reporting agencies, meaning that debt incurred from medical care ... Approved, Further Easing Potential Financial Stress of Medical Debt Legislature Passes New Protections for Washingtonians Facing Medical Debt, Health Care Advocates Await Governor’s Signature ...

Cancer Advocates Deliver 56,000 Petitions to Congressional Offices Urging Passage of Meaningful Health Care Reform

... to congressional offices across the country urging lawmakers from both political parties to seize this historic opportunity and pass meaningful health reform. Over the past three weeks ACS CAN worked with groups representing patients, consumers and people of faith to gather signatures on petitions calling for health reform that improves access to quality coverage and lowers the costs of health care.    “Though the fight for health care reform has not been easy, we've come too far and accomplished too much to let this effort fail,” ...

House Committees Pass Stimulus Package With Focus on Access to Health Care, Wellness and Cancer Research

... of the House Appropriations, Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees. The legislation contains a significant funding boost for public health measures including improved access to care, prevention and wellness programs, community health organizations, NIH research, and health information technology. Following is a statement on the stimulus package from Daniel E. Smith, ...

Six Diverse Groups Unite in Nationwide Call for Health Care Reform as Key to Economic Reform

... a new multi-million dollar national television advertising buy. Their common message: In order to fix the ailing economy, the nation needs health care reform that addresses the related problems of health care costs and people losing health coverage. The groups are the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American ...

Nation’s Top Patient, Health Care Provider, and Insurer Groups Push to Extend ACA Premium Tax Credit

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The nation’s leading organizations from across the health care spectrum are calling on Congress to extend the expanded Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care premium tax credits. The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, AARP, American Heart Association, ...

ACS CAN Submits Testimony on Policies to Reduce Health Disparities in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Care

... Network (ACS CAN) submitted testimony today to the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the topic of racial and ethnic disparities in the health care system that often result in an unequal cancer burden. The hearing is focused on disparities in the overall health care system, as well as those around COVID-19. ACS CAN works on evidence-based public policies at all levels of government that seek to ...

Historic Senate Vote Brings Families Affected by Cancer One Step Closer to Comprehensive Health Care Reform

... D.C. – December 24, 2009 – “Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are one step closer to a remedy for our nation’s ‘sick care’ system after the Senate today passed comprehensive health reform legislation. “The legislation includes a number of strong provisions that would significantly improve the health care system for cancer patients by refocusing the system to emphasize prevention; guaranteeing quality, affordable coverage regardless of ...

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