Updates matching "Maine"

2-19-10 Maine Statehouse Update

Following the historic passage of health care reform legislation in the U.S. Senate in December and the U.S. House of Representatives in November, congressional leaders have been meeting since the beginning of the year to merge the two versions into one final bill.

As you know (and as many of you no doubt watched on C-SPAN despite the early hour), cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones came one step closer to a remedy for our nation’s ‘sick care’ system after the Senate passed comprehensive

1-08-10 Maine Statehouse Update

In a historic vote, the U.S. Senate this morning passed comprehensive health reform legislation that would dramatically improve access to affordable, quality care and significantly improve the health care system for cancer patients and their families.

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.

While the Senate’s strong support for eliminating co-pays and other financial barriers to screening represents a tremendous initial victory for the cancer community, we still have a long way to go. The Senate debate will almost surely continue up to Christmas and quite possibly afterward, with senators offering scores of amendments that could impact the debate's timeframe.

Walpole woman wins national award from American Cancer Society WALPOLE, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- For the last 17 years, Carol Wise of Walpole has been a volunteer with the American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery program, which pairs breast cancer survivors with women who have been

Congress returned this week from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in its historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. With the Senate having begun pivotal floor debate Monday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN)