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If you were flipping the channels on Saturday night and accidentally passed by C-Span, you missed an important vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.ξ At 10:57 p.m. EST, the House passed health care reform with 220 votes, including one Republican. This vote was a victory for cancer patients.ξ Thanks to the great support of our volunteers over the past two years, ACS CAN was able to get many key provisions included in the bill.ξ They included: Refocusing the system to emphasize prevention Ending the practice of denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions Limiting the cost burden on families by providing care that covers more and costs less Emphasizing patientsŠ—È quality of life "If enacted, this bill could ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – Cancer survivors, health professionals and students will convene at the Capitol on Monday, April 16, seeking restoration of the state’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Fund and protection for current life-saving programs. Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest type ... help balance the 2018 budget. The Legislature swept any remaining dollars from the Colorectal Cancer Screening Fund, permanently closing it. Low-cost to no-cost cancer screenings save lives – especially for those who avoid the hospital because of dollar signs at a detriment of their health. Colorectal cancer is a disease that can be treated successfully if found early enough or even prevented altogether with the removal of polyps during a colonoscopy. ACS CAN volunteers ...

... Councilmember Phil Andrews’ announcement that sales tax receipts in the county increased 7.2 percent or nearly $2 million since enactment of its smoking ban last fall. Councilmember Andrews’ data compares tax receipts from October 2003 through March 2004 to those from the same ... adults including at least 690 nonsmokers. Tobacco use costs the U.S. economy $82 billion a year in lost productivity. Smoking related illnesses cost the state of Maryland $1.53 billion annually. Smoke-free policies decrease absenteeism among non-smoking employees, reduce housekeeping and maintenance costs, lower insurance rates and result in fewer smoking-related fires. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan sister issue advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society. ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as ...

Today the Department of Labor issued final rules governing the creation of association health plans (AHP). Under the rule, AHPs would be exempt from current benefit and cost-sharing requirements. Such plans could, for example, exclude coverage for prescription drugs or other essential health benefits, cap coverage ... could have the same effect as considering someone’s health history.  A statement from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “This rule will seriously erode the availability of affordable comprehensive coverage in most states’ individual and small group ...