House Recognizes Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screenings, Education and Outreach
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 30, 2009 -- Today the U.S.
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Leaders of Major National Organizations Collaborate on Approaches to Health Reform
Leaders from widely diverse national organizations today stressed their mutual commitment to reform of the nation’s health care system, calling it an “urgent, national necessity” that requires different stakeholders to cooperate in ways that they did not in previous reform efforts.
Congressional Committees Help Move Health Care Reform Forward
The House and Senate Budget Committees passed budget resolutions this week that enable critical health care reform to move forward in this country. The result is good news for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones who know too well the gaps that exist in the broken health care system.
Comprehensive Cancer Bill Would Renew National Commitment to Defeating Cancer
Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) introduced legislation today that would renew the national commitment to defeat cancer, a disease that is expected to kill 560,000 Americans this year alone.
Senators Introduce National Pain Care Bill That Could Help Millions of Americans Cope with Chronic Pain
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 20, 2009 -- Millions of Americans who suffer from pain could soon find relief thanks to bipartisan legislation introduced last night in the U.S. Senate. Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) introduced the National Pain Care Policy Act of 2009 (S.
Committee Sends Bill Granting FDA Broad Authority to Regulate Tobacco Products to Full House
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 18, 2009 -- “Legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products now heads to the House Floor after being voted out of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today.
Congress Sends President an FY09 Appropriations Bill Including Funding for Sustained Cancer Research and Prevention
The Senate tonight continued to build momentum in a renewed war on cancer, approving a spending bill that includes a nearly $1 billion increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the current year.
New Data Reveals That Gaps in Coverage For Those with Private Insurance Are Major Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 6, 2009 -- For the first time, more U.S.
Congress Can Deliver Historic Victory for Children and America 's Health By Granting FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 3, 2009 -- Our public health organizations strongly support the bipartisan legislation introduced today to provide the U.S.
Bill Would Increase Access to Colon Cancer Screenings and Treatments for Medically Underserved
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 27, 2009 -- Critical legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would ensure access to colon cancer screening and treatment for those Americans who need them most.