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OPED-Health care reform that's good for Maine

Guest Column By Mike Michaud  7/15/09 We have a historic opportunity finally to enact health care reform in our country. I have heard from many Mainers and the message is clear: The status quo is clearly unacceptable. Nationally, costs are skyrocketing, millions have no health insurance at all, and many millions more are underinsured. Premiums have doubled in nine years and have grown three times faster than ...

Patient Protections in the Current Health Care Law

The current health care law provides people with critical protections that benefit cancer patients and survivors, as well as anyone who might one day be faced with a cancer diagnosis. ACS CAN is working to ensure any congressional action preserves these and other lifesaving provisions. Access to Health Insurance Coverage Enable young adults to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26. Ensure seniors have consistent prescription drug ...

ACS Urges Senators to Approve Health Care Bill

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead to passage of the Senate reform bill by Christmas Eve. The first such vote occurred early this morning, ... opposed the filibuster and urged senators to approve the bill, which includes several strong provisions that would significantly improve the health care system for cancer patients and their families by:         Refocusing the system to emphasize prevention;       Guaranteeing ...

Alabama’s Health Care Crisis Worsens with Thomasville Closure

... its call for Gov. Kay Ivey to take executive action to allow the state to join 40 others in expanding access to Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act.   The following quote can be attributed to Alabama Government Relations Director Jane Adams: “The closure of Thomasville Regional ... and healthcare providers are essential community resources and partners in the lives of Alabama residents. Rural Alabamians who need immediate care will face potentially grave consequences of this predictable outcome. This is a result of the healthcare issues long present in Alabama, which ... expansion.” 0 Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Alabama Government Relations Director Jane Adams Alabama’s Health Care Crisis Worsens with Thomasville Closure ...

Public News Service: Health Orgs Back Permanent-Provider Tax for Health-Care Access Fund

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two huge, nonpartisan health advocacy nonprofits are coming out in favor of making Minnesota's provider tax permanent to protect the state's popular Health Care Access Fund. The American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society are joining the state's hospitals in lobbying lawmakers not to let ...

Letter To The Editor Encouraging Bipartisan Health Care Reform

I have been encouraged by the start of bipartisan work in Congress on potential health care solutions.   Recently, I’ve heard policy experts as well as current and former governors across the country say that existing insurance marketplaces can be strengthened and that the state-federal Medicaid partnership can be improved without a repeal of the health care law as a starting point.   We must work to stabilize and not disrupt the health care markets. Disruption could cause continued ...

Patient Groups: Uphold Health Care Law As Congress Intended

... v. United States , citing the devastating impact patients would face should the court side with plaintiffs and move to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The groups, which include the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart ... the law without a replacement reinforces that intent. Twenty states led by the Texas Attorney General (AG) filed a lawsuit challenging the health care law known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in federal court in Texas. The plaintiffs in Texas vs. U.S.A argue that because Congress ... the entire law is invalid and must now be struck down. Following is the groups’ joint statement: “The critical patient protections in the health care law provide an essential lifeline for millions of Americans who suffer serious illnesses, like cancer, lung and heart disease, ...

New Poll Results on Cancer and Health Care Cost

New Poll Reveals Many Cancer Patients Struggle to Afford the Care They Need Due to Gaps in the Health Care System A new American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) poll of families affected by ... at some point since their diagnosis. The poll also found that more than 40 percent of those surveyed reported having had difficulty paying for health care costs in the past two years. Moreover, one in five adults with cancer or a history of cancer reported using up all or most of their ...

8-14-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

... to their home districts for the month, Capitol Hill is still buzzing with activity and ACS CAN has been holding important meetings with key health care reform stakeholders, including staff from the Blue Dog Coalition, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committees, as well as moderate representatives from both parties. This is a crucial time to ensure that ACS ...

Real Cancer Stories Key to Health Care Reform Debate

... Virtually all Americans are somehow touched by cancer, and sadly those affected are acutely familiar with the problems in the current health care system. The health care reform debate that is currently gaining momentum in Washington is personal for millions of Americans. Personal stories about how real ...

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