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3-24-11 Affordable Care Act Update

March 25, 2011
Massachusetts

One Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of

This is Our Last Cance to Save NYS TCP

March 25, 2011
New York

by Donald Distasio Chief Executive Officer American Cancer Society of New York and New Jersey Over the past two weeks, we have kept you updated on the serious threats to the New York State Tobacco Control Program. First, the New York State Assembly voted to eliminate all funding for

3-24-11 Affordale Care Act Update

March 25, 2011
Vermont

One Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of

GAO Report Inconclusive About Whether Alternatives to Individual Mandate Are Economically Viable

March 25, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 25, 2011 – A Government Accountability Office report made public today analyzes alternatives to the requirement in the Affordable Care Act that most people purchase health insurance. Although the report, which was prepared at the request of Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), identified possible alternatives to the

Health Care and You Groups Tour the Nation on the Radio Waves

March 24, 2011
National

Members of the Health Care and You coalition, a partnership formed by the nationŠ—Ès leading organizations that represent consumers, patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals and pharmacists, are conducting a national radio tour to inform consumers about the new website HealthCareAndYou.org. Representatives from AARP, ACS CAN and Catholic Health Association (CHA) will

ACS CAN, LIVESTRONG Urge Congress to Oppose Cuts to Cancer Research and Prevention Programs

March 24, 2011

ACS CAN CEO John Seffrin, LIVESTRONG Founder Lance Armstrong Reveal New Polling Data Showing Public Opposition to Cutting Cancer Funding WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 24, 2011 – With Congress considering legislation to reduce domestic spending, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Chief Executive John R. Seffrin and LIVESTRONG

One Year Later: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act

March 22, 2011
National

One year ago the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Many provisions have begun to take affect and are already helping cancer patients and their loved ones. This week we launched a new tool to help you better understand how the law impacts you. Think you already know all

One Year Later, Provisions in Affordable Care Act Are Helping Cancer Patients and Their Families

March 22, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 22, 2011 – One year after the new health care law, the Affordable Care Act, went into effect, key provisions are improving the health care system for those with cancer or who are at risk for developing the disease. Cancer patients and their families are benefitting

3-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

March 18, 2011
Maine

In Congress Committees of jurisdiction for health care in both the House and Senate have been marking the one-year