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Cancer Research Is Our Future George Blough received the worst news she could hear in 1990 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Thankfully she had a

Congressional Hearing to Highlight Need for Increased Federal Funding for Medical Research Sustained Investment is Critical to Continued Progress in the Fight to Defeat Cancer WASHINGTON – April

Congress yesterday took its final historic votes to repair the broken health care system, approving a package of improvements that strengthen the broad reform bill that President Obama signed into law this week. I had the privilege of being in Washington, D.C. with Society

In two historic votes, the U.S. House of Representatives tonight passed health care reform legislation that includes several provisions that meaningfully improve the health care system for cancer patients, survivors, and their families. Although the bill is not perfect, it meets the reform priorities

Message From John Seffrin Meaningful health care reform is closer than ever to becoming a reality. Following decades in which the nation’s health care system

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

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.