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7-29-10 Affordable Care Act Update

August 3, 2010
Massachusetts

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.

Massachusetts Legislative Update - Formal Sessions End

August 3, 2010
Massachusetts

Just after midnight Sunday morning, formal sessions of the 2009-10 Massachusetts legislature came to an end with a flurry of activity on bills that had been making their way through the process over the past two years. Several items

7-19-10 Affordable Care Act Update

August 3, 2010
Vermont

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.

Patient Groups Urge Passage of FMAP Extension

August 2, 2010

The following letter from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association was sent today to members of the Senate on behalf of millions of Americans living with chronic diseases, urging senators to pass the FMAP extension before lawmakers leave for the

Senate Committee Vote Continues Momentum for Funding for Cancer Research

July 29, 2010

Further Investment is Critical to Sustain Past Progress and Spur Future Innovation Washington, D.C. – July 29, 2010 – Members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations showed their support for increased funding for cancer research despite a tough economic environment with a vote today to pass the FY 2011 Labor

New report focuses on stories of breast cancer patients

July 28, 2010
National

Yesterday, at a press event on Capitol Hill, ACS CAN released a report titled Decades of Detection: Progress and Challenges of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment Program.

New Report Finds Nearly Half of States Falling Short on Policies to Prevent and Fight Cancer in 2010

July 28, 2010

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 28, 2010 – Nearly half of all states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). However, despite budget crises in several states, some state lawmakers

7-22-10 Affordable Care Act Update

July 27, 2010
Maine

This message is being sent to NHO Senior Staff, ACS Advocacy Leaders, ACS Advocacy Personnel, Media Advocacy and ACS CAN Staff Thank you to everyone who participated in this week’s training

7-22-10 Affordable Care Act Update

July 27, 2010
Massachusetts

This message is being sent to NHO Senior Staff, ACS Advocacy Leaders, ACS Advocacy Personnel, Media Advocacy and ACS CAN Staff Thank you to everyone who participated in this week’s training