.@CMSGov's rule on #Medicaid work requirements makes it more difficult for people who are medically frail, including #CancerPatients, to be exempt. This adds a burdensome process and risks the loss of health insurance coverage—a matter of life or death. https://t.co/Ne6wanhsqL
Thank you to LHHS Chair @SenCapito and Ranking Member @SenatorBaldwin for your support, and to @NIHDirector_Jay and @NCIDirector for providing testimony.
On behalf of cancer patients and survivors, we’ll keep fighting for continued lifesaving investment in #CancerResearch.
ACS CAN volunteers showed their support for increased #CancerResearch funding for @NIH and @theNCI at the Senate LHHS hearing.
They even received shoutouts from @SenKatieBritt, @SenHydeSmith, & @SenCapito!
Urge Congress to protect future cancer cures: https://t.co/hrDPZzuNUP
🎗️ 5-year cancer survival has hit a historic 70%. But @AmericanCancer & @ACSCAN CEO Shane Jacobson says federal cuts to @theNCI/@NIH funding threaten decades of progress.
Read the full interview here 👉https://t.co/FqgzkMcerL
This year, more than 2 million people will hear the words 'you have cancer.' The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) helps ensure they have access to the screenings and preventive services that catch cancer early, often before those words are ever spoken. NCL and 59 other orgs joined @ACSCAN in urging Secretary Kennedy to protect the integrity of this critical, science-driven body. https://t.co/rWj57WSC6v
Today, we joined organizations representing millions of cancer patients, survivors, and providers to send a letter to @HHSGov@SecKennedy about the importance of the #USPSTF in the fight against cancer, urging protection for the integrity of its work. https://t.co/IXEmIl4bSA
ACS CAN is a proud partner of @1NationOvrchgd.
People from across the country are standing up and fighting to get #healthcare right.
Join the movement, and follow One Nation, Overcharged today! Stay tuned for more. https://t.co/UXiuXQ6sW9
Did you know your vote can save lives?
Our nonpartisan electoral program, #CancerVotes, has the power to bring cancer issues to the forefront of elections by working to get candidates on the record about cancer issues.
Get involved today ➡️ https://t.co/9uy7WPhaMM
Good news: This week, the EARLY Act Reauthorization unanimously passed the @HouseCommerce@EnergyCommerce Committee!
This bill supports @CDC_Cancer programs and services that address the unique needs of young women with or at risk for #BreastCancer.
ACS CAN West Virginia student advocates Nicole Visan & Brendon Ennis talked with @SenCapito this afternoon after the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS hearing. TY Sen. Capito for talking about the importance of continued federal investment in #CancerResearch!
ACS CAN Mississippi advocate & cancer survivor Ashleigh Parker met @SenHydeSmith this morning ahead of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS hearing. TY Sen. Hyde-Smith for talking with Ashleigh about importance of continued federal investment in #CancerResearch!
ACS CAN Alabama advocate & cancer researcher Lynne Nacke met with @SenKatieBritt this morning ahead of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS hearing. TY Sen. Britt for talking with Lynne about the importance of continued federal investment in #CancerResearch!
Thank you @RepDWStweets, @RepBrianFitz, @RepDeSaulnier, and @RepJoeWilson for re-introducing the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act. This bill would address gaps in survivorship care to improve quality of care and navigation needs for #CancerSurvivors. https://t.co/g4jnGJcC10
Today, only a fraction of new ideas for how to prevent, treat, and cure cancer are getting the funding they need to move forward.
Members of Congress are working on the next funding bill. Urge them to increase funding for lifesaving #CancerResearch now ⬇️ https://t.co/NnRHcEaRYR
Thank you to Christina Annunziata, @AmericanCancer Society Senior Vice President of Extramural Discovery, for highlighting barriers to #ClinicalTrials and discussing how the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN are working to eliminate them. @TheHillEvents@EliLillyandCo