WASHINGTON – September 26, 2011 – Tomorrow, 600 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will unite to ask their members of Congress to support funding for cancer research and prevention programs.
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, the American Cancer Society's deputy chief medical officer, testified today at a hearing of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the drug shortage crisis and its impact on people with cancer.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today declared its support for the Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act.
WASHINGTON – September 13, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the deficit "supercommittee" to make cancer a top priority during negotiations over a deficit reduction package.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 11, 2011 – A majority of states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has joined 14 other patient and consumer groups and individuals in filing comments on the administration’s amendment to the interim final rule regarding the rights of patients to appeal denials of claims under the Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON – July 11, 2011 – “The proposed regulation builds a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges to meet the needs of their populations, as the law intended.
WASHINGTON – June 29, 2011 – The nation’s leading groups representing patients and families living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke issued the following statement today in response to the decision of the U.S.
Washington, D.C. – June 22, 2011 – The administration today issued further guidance on an Affordable Care Act regulation that gives consumers the right to an external appeal if an insurance claim is denied.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other departments today released the first-ever National Prevention and Health Promotion Strategy. Developed by the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council, which was formed under the Affordable Care Act, this comprehensive strategy will focus on coordinating prevention, wellness and health promotion efforts within the federal government and in communities around the nation.