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Legislature Unanimously Votes ‘Yes’ to Establish Palliative Care Council

May 3, 2017
Nebraska

The passage of the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Act creates state advisory council and gathers input from health care professionals on ways Nebraska can improve delivery of this type of integrated care.

Health Coalition: Increased Tobacco Taxes Will Help Ameliorate Weak Revenue Forecast & Save Lives

April 26, 2017
Nebraska

A coalition of health-minded partners released a statement following the state Economic Forecasting Advisory Board’s report.

Hearings to Fund Colorectal Screening Program & Raise Tobacco Tax Bookend Day at the Capitol Activities

March 9, 2017
Nebraska

ACS CAN volunteers will meet with their senators Tuesday, March 14, for the annual Day at the Capitol and will discuss three bills crucial to the health of Nebraska.

Letter From ACS CAN Nebraska Volunteer on Access to Care In Lincoln Journal Star

February 27, 2017
Nebraska

Before the Affordable Care Act, accessing health coverage could be like playing Russian roulette for cancer patients. Insurance companies could cancel a patient’s existing coverage when they got sick or deny coverage in the first place because of a pre-existing condition. If you reached a lifetime or annual limit, your care could be cut off.

ACS CAN Nebraska Volunteer Letter of Support For Palliative Care Legislation In Lincoln Journal Star

February 27, 2017
Nebraska

As a social worker at the Callahan Cancer Center, I spend my days with patients who have recently been diagnosed with cancer and the families who help them through treatment. I facilitate support groups for cancer survivors and their caregivers. We all share a common goal: to keep the patient

Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

January 4, 2017
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

States would likely face increased costs and cancer patients and survivors could face delayed preventive, diagnostic and curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns to select governors...

Nebraska State Lead Volunteers

Nebraska

Meet State Lead Ambassador (SLA) Rebecca McMahon Rebecca McMahon has been a volunteer with ACS CAN since August 2020. Currently she serves as Nebraska Medicine’s Manager of Radiation Oncology. Why are you a cancer advocate? I’ve spent 21 years working in the field of oncology and have

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