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11-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

November 18, 2011
Massachusetts

Note: There will be no update next week due to Thanksgiving. Litigation The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear arguments in lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act. The announcement signals that the nation could receive the clarity

11-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

November 18, 2011
Vermont

Note: There will be no update next week due to Thanksgiving. Litigation The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear arguments in lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act. The announcement signals that the nation could receive the clarity

American Cancer Society Responds to FDA Decision on Avastin

November 18, 2011

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it has revoked its approval of Avastin for metastatic breast cancer after concluding that the drug "has not been shown to be safe and effective for that use." The drug will remain an approved treatment for certain types of

11-10-11 Affordable Care Act Update

November 14, 2011
Maine

State Update Society Division and ACS CAN government relations staff placed calls Friday to nearly 30 state insurance commissioners across the country, reminding them to make the interests of consumers and patients a top priority when making decisions about the medical loss ratio (MLR). The calls were in response

11-10-11 Affordable Care Act Update

November 14, 2011
Massachusetts

State Update Society Division and ACS CAN government relations staff placed calls Friday to nearly 30 state insurance commissioners across the country, reminding them to make the interests of consumers and patients a top priority when making decisions about the medical loss ratio (MLR). The calls were in response

11-10-11 Affordable Care Act Update

November 14, 2011
Vermont

State Update Society Division and ACS CAN government relations staff placed calls Friday to nearly 30 state insurance commissioners across the country, reminding them to make the interests of consumers and patients a top priority when making decisions about the medical loss ratio (MLR). The calls were in response

National Patient Groups Welcome Supreme Court Announcement to Review Affordable Care Act

November 14, 2011

Statement of the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association WASHINGTON – November 14, 2011 – The nation’s leading groups representing patients and families living with cancer, diabetes, heart disease or stroke issued the following statement today in response to the

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November 11, 2011
Maryland

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November 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

November 8, 2011
Connecticut

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