Advocates gather Wednesday for ‘Cancer Action Day'
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Wednesday marks 'Cancer Action Day,' so cancer survivors, patients and advocates from all over Michigan will gather at the Statehouse to share their message with lawmakers.
They will support Governor Gretchen Whitmer's budget proposal to reduce tobacco use in Michigan. They will ask lawmakers to support copay accumulator legislation to ensure Michiganders receive the total value of prescription drug copay assistance to afford their treatments.
Wednesday's event runs from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
6 News anchors Jorma Duran and Megan Viecelli talked with American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Government Relations Director Molly Medenblik to learn more.
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