Sign the Presidential Candidate Petition
Tell the Candidates Running for President:
Make Access to Health Care a National Priority
Sign this national petition and be part of the growing movement to make access to health care a national priority.
Your signature will be delivered to the presidential candidates during the campaign so, together, we can convince them to make this issue a top priority in their Administration. Then, we will hold the new president accountable when he or she takes office.
Affected? Tell us. Create a video.Do the presidential candidates really get it? Do they truly realize the effect that lack of health care coverage has on cancer patients and their families?
Use your video camera, Web cam or video phone and tell us how a lack of access to health care has affected someone you love who was diagnosed with cancer.
- Did being uninsured result in a late cancer diagnosis?
- Did your insurance lack coverage for cancer screenings, treatment or recovery?
- Did too much red tape get in the way of critical cancer care?
- Did your pocketbook suffer because the coverage you had was not affordable?
Get involved locally
Access to health care is not just a federal issue. It is a state and local issue too.
Be part of the movement in your community to convince state lawmakers to make access to health care a priority in your state. From signing the State Cancer Promise, to funding lifesaving cancer screening programs, your state legislators will play a critical role in ensuring access to cancer screenings and treatment.
Type in your name and email address and an ACS CAN staff person in your state will let you know how you can get involved in advocacy activities in your community.
What is the State Cancer Promise?
The State Cancer Promise is a commitment by state legislators to make cancer issues a priority in their state. Whether it is funding programs that provide mammograms and colon cancer screenings, or ensuring that cancer patients have access to pain and palliative care, there is much that can be done in your state to help cancer patients.
Volunteers in every state are taking the State Cancer Promise to their lawmakers asking them to publicly commit to these important issues. You can be part of this nationwide grassroots movement. It’s Your Life: An Adventure Series
Making decisions is a part of life. Stay single or get married? Work full-time or stay at home with the kids? Change jobs or stick with your current position? When it comes to health insurance, your life decisions can affect whether you’ll have adequate and affordable insurance coverage, should you receive a cancer diagnosis. And the outcomes aren’t always as obvious as you might think.
Create your own life’s story in this intriguing exercise, and see if you end up with the insurance coverage you truly need.
Please note that this game is just for fun and should not be used as a model for evaluating your actual insurance-related decisions.
