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Jackson, Mississippi
Joined May 2013
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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 Mississippi presented Senator Walter Michel and Representative Sam Creekmore with the 2026 Legislative Champion Award and Ashleigh Parker with the 2026 Mississippi Advocate of the Year Award. Thank you for being instrumental in passing Biomarker Testing Bill-Jill's Law
Thank you @SenatorWicker for cosponsoring the #MCEDAct! We appreciate your
commitment to this critical bill. Everyone deserves equitable access to
#EarlyDetection of cancer. A bipartisan majority of Congress agrees:
bit.ly/MCEDSupportMap
The proposed cuts in the budget bill would kick nearly 11 million people off their health insurance, including cancer patients. You can't put a price on people's lives. @SenHydeSmith , can I count on you to vote NO? #ProtectAffordableCare #ProtectMedicaid
Thank you @BennieGThompson for voting against the House bill that will decimate #Medicaid & kick 8.6 million people off insurance. Supporting this lifesaving program—& the cancer patients, children & so many more who rely on it for health care—is the right thing to do.
The House is expected to vote this week on a bill that would cut #Medicaid by $715 billion & kick 8.6 million people off their insurance.
Send a message to your Rep. & urge them to vote NO.
#CutsHaveConsequences for cancer patients, children & more. act.fightcancer.org/a/they-v…
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Tens of thousands of @ACSCAN advocates urged the House Energy & Commerce Committee to reconsider Medicaid cuts that impact millions. Despite this, lawmakers who voted for these cuts chose to support the loss of health coverage for those with no other affordable options.
Cancer patient & ACS CAN volunteer John Kress has a msg to lawmakers as finish the #MSleg session: "I want to use the time I have left on this Earth to advocate for Medicaid expansion and provide a different perspective to my fellow Republicans." READ: clarionledger.com/story/opin…
CALLING ALL ADVOCATES! Join us and @AHAMississippi, @LungMississippi & @LLSusa on Thursday at the #Mississippi State Capitol as we call on lawmakers to listen to their constituents and expand Medicaid now. News Conference @ 10:30 a.m. fightcancer.org/releases/pat… #MSPatientAdvocacyDay
NEWS: New poll shows Mississippi Republican voters want lawmakers to increase access to health coverage, with 74% of GOP voters saying it’s important the House and Senate reach an agreement on Medicaid expansion in 2025. MORE:
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Tim went years without going to the doctor because he didn't have health coverage – and ended up with a cancer diagnosis. Mississippians like Tim can't afford to wait for health insurance #CloseMScoveragegap
#msleg
An estimated 230 Mississippians will hear the words, “You have breast cancer,” during this year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
fightcancer.org/releases/bre…
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#closingthecoveragegap
For too many Mississippians, quality, affordable health coverage and mental health care is out of reach. When people are struggling with their mental health, we should encourage them to get help, not burden them with debt. #CloseMScoveragegap
#msleg
Like many Mississippians, Brandon doesn't get health insurance through his job. He literally can’t afford to get sick or injured. Our hardworking friends and neighbors should have access to affordable coverage. #CloseMScoveragegap
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For too many Mississippians, quality, affordable health coverage and mental health care is out of reach. When people are struggling with their mental health, we should encourage them to get help, not burden them with debt. #CloseMScoveragegap
act.fightcancer.org/a/urge-m…
Like many Mississippians, Brandon doesn't get health insurance through his job. He literally can’t afford to get sick or injured. Our hardworking friends and neighbors should have access to affordable coverage. #CloseMScoveragegap
Urge Mississippi lawmakers to expand Medicaid (fightcancer.org) #closeMScoveragegap
Without insurance, too many Mississippians like John are delaying check ups. But jobs with good money and insurance are hard to find in Mississippi. That’s why it’s important to #CloseMScoveragegap to make Medicaid available to our friends and neighbors.
Urge Mississippi lawmakers to expand Medicaid (fightcancer.org) #closeMScoveragegap