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... last week announced an agreement on a final 2011 fiscal year (FY 2011) Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund the government through the end of September. The House of Representatives passed the CR this afternoon by a bi-partisan vote of 260-167. The Senate will vote later this evening, and the President has ... cancer screenings, tobacco cessation and community-based health programs dedicated to reversing the increasing problem of obesity. ACS CAN strongly opposes repeal of the fund. At this time, it is unclear whether the Senate will take up the measure. Read the ACS CAN press release ...

... Researcher and Idaho ACT! Lead   Tell your fellow volunteers a little about yourself. I grew up in Caldwell, Idaho, a little town outside of Boise. I took my first biology class in high school and loved it.  I decided then and there that’s what I wanted to do.  I’m now 24 ... we’re testing in mice that prevent metastasis. If they’re proven effective, the next step would be clinical trials in humans. I do a lot of lab work and conduct experiments that test the drugs. I’m testing the drugs on breast cancer cells and also testing the inflammatory proteins ... in reducing federal funding for cancer research or even just allowing for level funding rather than an increase each year? Without funding, we can’t continue with research. And research costs still go up every year.  More people are getting into research, so you have more researchers ...

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, Louisiana measured up to policy recommendations in just two of the eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).   The 17 th edition of the report highlights we must do more to reduce suffering and death from cancer.   “This year alone in Louisiana, ...

Federal Update Medical Loss Ratio Last Thursday, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force recommended that the NAIC endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (HR 1206), which would take broker and agent commissions out of the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their ... MLR is clearly an important tool for consumers. The NAIC's Executive Committee meets via teleconference Tuesday to consider its next step. ACS CAN is concerned about the task force’s action and will be reaching out, along with other consumer groups, to committee members to encourage them ...