Happy Birthday Medicaid! We are leading the effort to support and defend Medicaid because it is a lifeline for patients, especially during COVID-19. – Since March, 800,000 people have newly enrolled in the program.

We strongly support Medicaid expansion. Research shows that Medicaid expansion helps to reduce racial disparities in cancer care https://wapo.st/2Su5ILx  and leads to a 24% increase in new tobacco cessation medication use. http://bit.ly/2JXJU7a 

We continue to track access to lifesaving #lungcancer screenings in state Medicaid programs. Learn more about your state’s coverage: http://www.lung.org/lung-cancer-coverage

#DYK Many patients with #asthma rely on Medicaid for health coverage? Find out what asthma treatments and services your state Medicaid program covers here: http://www.lung.org/asthma-care-coverage.

And Medicaid also helps people #quitsmoking. Find out smoking cessation treatments your state Medicaid program covers: https://bit.ly/2XcmjHd