Legislation Introduced to Revolutionize Cancer Treatment in Maine
LD1577 Would Allow More Mainers to Access Routinely Recommended Testing That Allows Doctors to Personalize Health Care Treatments
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‘Game-Changing’ Bill Becomes Law in New Mexico, Opening the Door to Precision Medicine for More Patients
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed House Bill 73 Wednesday, expanding access to biomarker testing to more patients statewide. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its team of volunteers, including cancer survivors, patients, caregivers and partners applaud the Governor and State Legislators for taking this extraordinary step in prioritizing the needs of patients in New Mexico and revolutionizing their access to care.
Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion
Our progress in the fight against cancer rests heavily on ensuring all Granite Staters have access to affordable health coverage.
Cancer Patients & Families Counting on Lawmakers to Reauthorize Medicaid Expansion
Our progress in the fight against cancer rests heavily on ensuring all Granite Staters have access to affordable health coverage.
New Integrated Clinical Trials Matching Tool Holds Potential to Expand Access to Cancer Innovation
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today announced the launch of a prospective study of a new tool that would automatically identify relevant clinical trials through one-button clinical trial matching integration within electronic health records (EHRs).
American Cancer Society and ACS CAN Statement: White House’s Cancer Moonshot National Cancer Plan
Today’s announcement of the National Cancer Plan is another exciting step toward advancing cancer research, prevention and treatment. The American Cancer Society (ACS) and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), commit to working alongside the Moonshot Initiative to improve the lives of cancer patients and their families.
Patient Groups Urge U.S. Court of Appeals to Prevent Discrimination Against LGBTQ+ Patients
More than a dozen patient groups representing millions of Americans with serious and chronic health conditions are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to preserve protections in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) patients receiving health care services in the case of Neese vs. Becerra.
U.S. District Court Ruling Jeopardizes Access to Proven, Life-Saving Preventive Care
Today U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor issued his decision on the remedy for his September 2022 ruling that the requirement that Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant health insurers cover U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-recommended services without cost sharing violates the U.S. Constitution.
What will happen if we don’t stand up to Big Tobacco?
By Michael Davoli
Legislation Introduced in House Aims to Increase Early Cancer Detection in Medicare
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bill introduced in the House today aims to improve future equitable access to new and innovative cancer screenings among Medicare beneficiaries in order to increase early detection of more cancers for more individuals.