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August is proving to be an intense and energetic time surrounding health care reform. As you are aware, members of the House of Representatives left Washington, D.C. last week to begin the August recess. The Senate is slated to wrap up its work today, but legislative action on health care reform will pick up post-recess when Congress returns in September.

In the Senate, negotiations among top Democrats and Republicans on the Finance Committee are continuing, but yesterday Chairman Baucus announced that a final committee agreement would not come before the Senate recess begins on August 7 th .

New Report Spotlights How Some Families Affected By Cancer Are Faring in the Recession The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance – a worrisome development for any American, but especially for

Note: This update will also cover the House of Representatives passage today of the FY10 Labor-HHS Appropriations legislation which provides funding for National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control. Health Care Reform On Capitol Hill This week, Capitol Hill was all health care,

ACS Supports Calorie Labeling in Albany