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Access to Health Care in Wisconsin

... patients from surprise bills and treatment delays and allow patients to utilize the full benefit of copay assistance programs.  Access to Health Care in Wisconsin ...

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.” ...

Palliative Care

Work with orgnizations and the Health Department to to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management for cancer patients and survivors. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It's provided by a team of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals working together with the patient, their family and caregiver. The team works with the patient to control pain and other ...

New Poll: Majority of Wisconsin Voters Say Candidate’s Position on Affordable Health Care a Deciding Factor

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 85% of Wisconsin voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. The poll findings showed that Wisconsinites struggle with medical debt. In Wisconsin, 7 in 10 voters ... people in the US expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year, it’s more important than ever for voters to make their voices heard on the health care issues that matter to them most,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “Policy decisions stand at the very core of many barriers ...

New Poll: Eight-In-Ten Wisconsin Voters Say a Candidate’s Position On Health Care Is Important To Them

... the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 registered voters (80%) in Wisconsin say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for, including 40% who say a candidate’s position is very important to them. That sentiment ... across the political spectrum with majorities of Republicans (72%), Independents (69%) and Democrats (93%) saying a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for. The poll also shows strong support among Wisconsin voters for increasing and ...

Patient Groups in Wisconsin Urge Passage of Senate Bill 23 to Extend Health Care Coverage for New Moms

... leading patient advocacy organizations – are urging Wisconsin lawmakers to advance legislation that would extend postpartum Medicaid health care coverage for new moms. Maternal morbidity and mortality are serious public health concerns. In Wisconsin, 73% of pregnancy-related deaths occur postpartum. “Wisconsin is one of only two states that has not extended ...

Establish a Palliative Care Advisory Council in Wisconsin

Seek to improve health care quality and outcomes through the delivery of patient-centered and family-focused care by establishing a Palliative Care Advisory Council. The ... will evaluate the palliative care system in Wisconsin and make policy recommendations on how to improve it. This will help patients with complex health conditions, like cancer, get the comprehensive care and support they need.  Establish a Palliative Care Advisory Council in Wisconsin ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network: New poll: eight-in-ten Wisconsin voters say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them

... the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 8 in 10 registered voters (80%) in Wisconsin say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for, including 40% who say a candidate’s position is very important to them. That sentiment ... across the political spectrum with majorities of Republicans (72%), Independents (69%) and Democrats (93%) saying a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for. The poll also shows strong support among Wisconsin voters for increasing and ...

Legislation Puts Wisconsinites at Risk, Undermines Proven Health Strategies

... country, lawmakers should do all they can to protect their constituents by encouraging vaccinations – not limiting them. As leading national health organizations whose top priority is the safety of those with cancer and other chronic illnesses, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action ... vaccination for COVID-19 in this bill would slow, perhaps even prevent, the protection of cancer patients, even where it is needed most – in health care settings.” – Sara Sahli, Wisconsin Government Relations Director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  ...

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