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... measures for consideration at one time, as opposed to an omnibus package that would fund the government as a whole. Once the bills funding health agencies are approved in each chamber of Congress, the House and Senate will have to resolve disagreements over spending levels as well as ... letter being circulated by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). The letter affirms support for the House Appropriations Committee's 2012 fiscal year health funding bill proposal to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1 billion and calls on the committee to fight for this ... with the Senate. Importantly, the letter also states that funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health care programs should not be used to pay for the NIH increase.   Common Rule The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN submitted comments to the ...

... measures for consideration at one time, as opposed to an omnibus package that would fund the government as a whole. Once the bills funding health agencies are approved in each chamber of Congress, the House and Senate will have to resolve disagreements over spending levels as well as ... letter being circulated by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). The letter affirms support for the House Appropriations Committee's 2012 fiscal year health funding bill proposal to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1 billion and calls on the committee to fight for this ... with the Senate. Importantly, the letter also states that funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health care programs should not be used to pay for the NIH increase.   Common Rule The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN submitted comments to the ...

... a cancer diagnosis is. As a leading cause of death and disease in our country, cancer already bears an enormous toll on the personal lives and health of patients and survivors as well as on our nation’s health care system. That’s before even taking into consideration the often-shocking financial burden that follows a diagnosis. The true costs of cancer ...

... loved ones from across the country will travel to Washington, DC, to participate in the ACS CAN "Surviving the System: Why Cancer Patients Need Health Care Reform NOW" Lobby Day. ACS CAN staff and the patients will take the message to Capitol Hill that cancer patients and survivors need health care reform now, not later, by sharing personal stories with their elected officials. Their stories personify the experiences of cancer ...