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Much of the current health care reform debate is a rehash of issues that have been argued for many years -- government vs. private insurance, insurance ... incomprehensible to virtually everyone, even those of us who work on these issues. When we buy something major such as a car or an appliance, we can get all kinds of information about its performance and quality, and we use such information to make an informed decision about what product is ... and a viable private health insurance market, people need consumer informationŠ—”information that the can easily understand at little or no cost. As Pollitz recommends, we need something much like the nutrition label on food products, a label that provides meaningful and comparable ...

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 ... including coalition efforts, grassroots activities, direct lobbying to both congress and the administration, and media advocacy efforts, ACS CAN continues to work very aggressively in support of the policy changes that are so important to cancer patients and their families.  Key actions ... as the House Tri-Committee bill.  The prevention provisions in the HELP and House Tri-Committee bills include: Requiring coverage and reducing cost-sharing for evidence-based clinical prevention services in government and private insurance plans, including the elimination of cost-sharing ...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today joined other groups representing patients, consumers and workers in urging the U.S. Senate to defeat a resolution that would block ... in the Affordable Care Act from taking effect. In a letter sent this morning to senators, ACS CAN and seven other groups encouraged the defeat of Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would eliminate the interim final rule governing "grandfathered" plans. The rule "strikes the right balance ... stability and flexibility for employers," the groups wrote, and eliminating it "would put consumers' rights in jeopardy." The full text of the letter follows: September 29, 2010 Dear Senator: The undersigned organizations write to you to express opposition to Senate Joint Resolution ...

... reform. The new multi-million dollar ad campaign will air on national television throughout the Democratic and Republican conventions. In light of ever increasing health care costs and increasing numbers of people without health insurance coverage, Harry and Louise will urge the next President and Congress to put health care at the top of the ... ad campaign is sponsored by five prominent national organizations. Those organizations the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Hospital Association (AHA), the Catholic Health Association (CHA), Families USA, and the National Federation of Independent ...