CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION During his State of the Union address on January 24, President Obama noted the importance of cancer research and implored Congress to keep funding for it in tact. Specifically, he said: "Today, the discoveries taking place in our federally financed
CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS Super Committee Shortly before its November 23 deadline, the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, better known as the "super committee," announced it was unable to devise a deficit reduction plan that a majority of
CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS Appropriations The 2012 fiscal year budget process and the work of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or "super committee," continue to move forward. Congress is beginning to pick up the pace on spending bills for the current fiscal
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced grants to fight chronic diseases, the leading cause of death in America, to states and communities with over 120 million residents.
Federal Update Senate Committee Finalizes Health Funding Bill The Senate Appropriations Committee completed its work last night on its 2012 fiscal year (FY 2012) Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) appropriations bill. Four Affordable Care Act (ACA) related amendments were offered. The first, and most
CELEBRATE WITH ACTION Celebrate With Action is coming! Mark your calendars for the week of September 18 when ACS CAN volunteers will rally in every corner of the country to call on Congress to protect and ultimately increase funding for
