Updates matching "Nebraska"

ACS CAN advocate's letter featured in the North Platte Telegram.

ACS CAN advocate's letter featured in the Lincoln Journal Star

ACS CAN advocate's letter featured in Grand Island Independent.

The story discusses the important work of ACS and ACS CAN in the fight against cancer. http://www.nptelegraph.com/news/local_news/relay-for-life-encourages-people-to-hold-onto-hope/article_0b1fd22a-639b-11e7-9352-2393d110b7ca.html

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.

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.

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