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8-7-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

ON CAPITOL HILL 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. Throughout August the focus will shift from Washington to ...

Senate Should Vote No on Health Care Bill

Washington, D.C., July 25, 2017—Today the U.S. Senate voted in favor of bringing to the floor a still to-be-determined version of a health care bill that would likely repeal essential patient protections and would result in patients paying far more for coverage or being forced off ... Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, follows: “Today’s procedural vote allows Congress to draft a health care bill on the Senate floor that could roll back significant patient protections without any input from patients or the health care ...

Statement from Donald Distasio on Health Care Reform

HOUSE ACTION ON HEALTH CARE REFORM IGNITES HOPE FOR FAMILIES FIGHTING CANCER  Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding House of Representatives passage of Senate health care reform legislation “Rhetoric, politics, and bickering aside, lawmakers are showing they remember the heart of health care reform - ...

Statement: Cuomo Administration establishes Health Care Exchange rates

... President of Advocacy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, on today's announcement that rates have been set for New York's Health Insurance Exchange:   Today, the  Cuomo Administration made an irrefutable difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who are either paying exorbitant amounts for health care coverage now or living without health insurance altogether.  By establishing affordable rates on a statewide Health Insurance ...

2-5-10-This Week in Health Care Reform

... to the federal budget, the economy, and jobs; we expect those to remain the primary focus during the coming weeks.   This does not mean that health care reform efforts have been abandoned.   Health care may no longer be the lead story every single day, but negotiations are continuing furiously behind the scenes.   Congressional ...

Congressional Committees Help Move Health Care Reform Forward

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 26, 2009 -- “The House and Senate Budget Committees passed budget resolutions this week that enable critical health care reform to move forward in this country.  The result is good news for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones who know too well the gaps that exist in the broken health care system. “Reforming the system is not only critical to defeating cancer, but it is also vital to repairing the ailing economy.  Now ...

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 ...

Tell Congress: Renew health care tax credits now!

Health care tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025 are making health insurance affordable for millions. Without them, 4.2 million people, many with chronic conditions like cancer, will not be able to afford their insurance.    If Congress fails to act, health care costs will skyrocket for millions. 0 Tell Congress: Renew health care tax credits now! ...

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 ...

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