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Statement of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Washington, D.C. – June 14, 2010 – The Obama administration today released an interim final rule detailing which health care plans will be exempt from certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

ACS CAN joined dozens of consumer, labor and patient-centered organizations to call on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate funding for an employer survey that could help determine the essential benefits package that will be created under the Affordable Care Act. The act calls on the Secretary

Washington, D.C. – May 17, 2010 – “The cancer community applauds President Obama’s nomination of Dr. Harold Varmus as director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Varmus’ scientific leadership and experience would be an enormous asset for our national cancer research program. His background as director at the National

Washington, D.C. – May 13, 2010 – “The South Carolina state legislature today took a major step to save lives and protect public health by overriding Governor Mark Sanford’s May 11 veto and passing a 50-cent tobacco tax increase. South Carolina has long held the rank of the lowest cigarette

WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 12, 2010 – Members of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services are scheduled to hear public testimony today on the need for increased and sustained funding of medical research. Wanda Burns, a nurse from Niles, Ohio and an American Cancer Society