Leo Almeida

I'm a dad, wannabe chef, political junkie, and proud BGSU grad. Opinions & tweets are my own. I use he/him/his pronouns.

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

Chairman @SteveWilsonOH it’s time to pass SB 207 out of committee. This bill will help everyday Ohioans afford their prescriptions. Twenty-six states have already passed similar legislation. Don’t let Ohio fall behind. @Manning_Nathan @LBlessing308 @SenBrianChavez @TomPattonOH

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

Financial support from patient assistance programs can give cancer patients access to life-saving drugs. Senate Bill 207 will ensure patients receive the full financial benefit of these programs. @SteveWilsonOH, Ohioans are counting on you to call a committee vote on SB 207!

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

Ready for #DISNEYONICE

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

Ohioans who need access to expensive prescriptions would receive some financial assistance if Senate Bill 207 is passed by the Ohio Legislature. But this bill is stuck in committee. @SteveWilsonOH it’s time to pass this bill out of your committee. Ohioans are counting on you.

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

Spread love, not surprise health care costs. Support patients by ensuring copay assistance counts toward
their deductible. Ohioans are counting on you to vote Senate Bill 207 out of committee! #OhioFightsCancer #AllCopaysCount

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

@berniemoreno you’re boasting about a bill that will end Medicaid expansion in Ohio. Over 700,000 Ohioans will lose healthcare coverage. 70,000 Ohioans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2025, some of them will depend on Medicaid in order to afford treatment. #ProtectMedicaid

[Bernie Moreno @berniemoreno]

Health care is a massive expense for some families. The OBBB provides funding for health savings accounts. We also strengthen Medicaid for those that need it and finally put a work requirement for able bodied adults.

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

@AnnaStaver I second this. The committees gave people testifying on the budget bill 3-5 minutes, so it’s only fair.

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

Affordable health care is a lifeline for cancer patients, survivors, and their families. @berniemoreno and @JonHusted, will you vote NO to oppose cuts? Ohioans are counting on you. #ProtectAffordableCare
#ProtectMedicaid

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

@RepMikeCarey and @HouseGOP passed a budget bill that steals from the poor to give tax relief to the rich. This bill will cause millions of Americans to lose health insurance. They claim they’re cutting the budget, but this bill increases the national deficit by over $3 trillion.

[Congressman Mike Carey @RepMikeCarey]

✅ PASSED ✅

Thanks to @HouseGOP, tax relief is on the way!

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

Medicaid is a lifeline for cancer patients, survivors, and their families. @JonHusted, @berniemoreno, and @RepMikeCarey will you oppose cuts and #ProtectMedicaid? Ohioans are counting on you to do the right thing.

[Lisa Lacasse @LLacasseACSCAN]

Congress, now's the time. Over 2 million in America are expected to be diagnosed with cancer. Over 1 million are expected to be individuals 65+. This legislation creates a pathway for Medicare coverage of multi-cancer screening tests once FDA approved & clinical benefit is shown.

[American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network @ACSCAN]

URGENT: Congress has just days to pass a year-end package, which includes a bill to make multi-cancer #EarlyDetection tests more available.

Last call➡️Send a message to your members of Congress right now urging them to prioritize the fight against cancer. https://t.co/NJBxjQZCUJ

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

A recent poll by the @ACSCAN shows that 8 in 10 (87%) Ohio voters view a candidate’s position on access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage as a vote-determining factor. #CancerVotes https://t.co/HuBfDWdROJ

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

@AnnCoulter you’re weird. It’s weird that you spend time on vacation making fun of a 17 year old boy for being proud of his dad. It’s weird that people from the so called “party of family values” are saying terrible things about a son who loves his dad. #weird

[Ann Coulter @AnnCoulter]

No, it was a friend who told me. I’m on vacation and didn’t see any “pressure.” Democrats are the ones who decided it’s fine to call people “weird.”

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

I’m incredibly proud to be working with some amazing partners and advocates on House Bill 24! The Ohio House passed the biomarker bill, which will help cancer patients by providing insurance coverage for testing that can determine the best treatment options for their cancer.

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

Great news! The Ohio House passed House Bill 24. We are one step closer to reducing barriers to #BiomarkerTesting for more Ohioans! #OhioFightsCancer

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

Glad to see the Ohio Legislature provide capital funding for the @AmericanCancer’s Cleveland Hope Lodge, which provides free lodging for cancer patients during treatment. Our advocates at @ACSCAN_OH did a great job reaching out to legislators about this capital funding project!

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

The @ACSCAN thanks @nickieantonio for championing an effort to invest in the @AmericanCancer’s Cleveland Hope Lodge, a nurturing home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers. #OHleg #OhioFightsCancer https://t.co/Oc4uc5fSGX

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

.@ACSCAN extends its gratitude to @AndreaWhite2020 for sponsoring this critical next step in ensuring cancer patients have access to precision medicine and looks forward to seeing the full House pass this vital legislation soon. #OhioFightsCancer https://t.co/stsvPKBs05

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

The biomarker testing bill in Ohio (HB 24) passed committee unanimously! This bill will help Ohioans who are battling cancer. We need Speaker @jasoncstephens to bring this up for a full vote of the Ohio House of Representatives ASAP! #OhioFightsCancer

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

Thank you, @AndreaWhite2020, for being our biomarker testing legislation champion! Biomarker testing has revolutionized cancer care. Today the bill was voted unanimously out of the Ohio House Insurance Committee and is one step closer to being passed!

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

We’re calling on the Ohio General Assembly to help cancer patients by including the Cleveland Hope Lodge in the capital budget. #OhioFightsCancer

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

ACS Cleveland Hope Lodge can be a home-away-from-home for cancer patients during treatment. Thousands of guests from 87 Ohio counties, 46 states, and 28 countries have stayed at the Lodge while seeking treatment at the world class health systems in Cleveland. @ElectMattDolan

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

The goal is to change that by leveling the playing field so any Ohioan who is diagnosed with cancer and needs biomarker testing to determine the best treatment will have insurance to cover it. @TonishaJTv @SpectrumNews1OH @LFA_Leo https://t.co/yyD47Intsp

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

Glad to hear @GovMikeDeWine talk about the need for a statewide policy on flavored tobacco products and call on the Ohio General Assembly to act. Do our legislators have the courage to stand up to Big Tobacco?

[ACS CAN Ohio @ACSCAN_OH]

.@ACSCAN supports legislation to end the sale of menthol cigarettes and all other flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, flavored cigars, hookah and smokeless tobacco. @GovMikeDeWine #OHleg https://t.co/V2U146JJ3d

[Leo Almeida @LFA_Leo]

@brigidekelly wasn’t just one of the good ones in public office, she was one of the best ones. I met her while working on a campaign and we instantly became friends. She gave me political advice whenever I called her. Praying for her as she enters hospice care due to cancer.

[Jessie Balmert @jbalmert]

Hamilton County Auditor Brigid Kelly resigns, faces 'serious health issues' https://t.co/8hbbiIvm4F via @enquirer