Updates matching "National"

Each day the evidence mounts that real health care reform really can happen this year. It certainly feels different than the last time comprehensive reform was on the national agenda -- during the early 1990's. Today, diverse groups are all working together to find consensus on the thorny issues that

Much of the current health care reform debate is a rehash of issues that have been argued for many years -- government vs. private insurance, insurance market rules, mandated benefits, etc -- all important but not "new". Last week, however, there was something new from a policy perspective. Karen Pollitz,

Nationwide health care reform that benefits cancer patients would work for all Americans. ACS CAN released a national bipartisan poll this week on the impact of the economic downturn on access to lifesaving cancer prevention and treatment. Four in 10 Americans feel they would not be able to afford all

The nation is one step closer to ending Big Tobacco's unfettered access to children in America with the Senate introduction of legislation to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco products. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) introduced this important legislation, which

Today marks the launch of ACS CA's multi-media health care reform advertising campaign using Congress to address the gaping holes in our nation's health care system and enact meaningful reform. Full page color advertising is running in prominent Capitol Hill publications today and will be followed by targeted online advertising

Nationwide health care reform that benefits cancer patients would work for all Americans. ACS CAN released a national bipartisan poll this week on the impact of the economic downturn on access to lifesaving cancer prevention and treatment. Four in 10 Americans feel they would not be able to afford all

In yet another example of why FDA regulation of tobacco products and marketing is so important, a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today found that many high school students who smoke and try to quit are unsuccessful, despite their relatively short smoking histories. Nearly

Every day the Senate delays passage of this lifesaving piece of legislation, 3,500 kids targetted by Big Tobacco, smoke their first cigarette. Throughout the campaign, the ad will tally the growing number of children who take their first puff every day by showing the number of schoolhouses those children would

Texas family featured in a New York Times article illustrates why ACS CAN is fighting for health care reform In many cases, we already know what we need to do to fight cancer. But if people don't have access to lifesaving screenings and treatments, what good are they? If