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October 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C – October 20, 2009 – Cancer survivors teamed up with the National Football League (NFL) and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today for a breast cancer awareness event on Capitol Hill. Coinciding with October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the NFL has implemented the Crucial

October 20, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC – October 20, 2009 – “Each day, more than 30 million students participate in the National School Lunch Program, and 10 million students participate in the National School Breakfast Program. Unfortunately, national nutrition standards and meal requirements were created more than a decade ago, making them outdated and

October 19, 2009

The undersigned groups greatly appreciate the Senate Finance and HELP committees’ substantial progress in advancing comprehensive health reform legislation. As you merge these committees’ bills, it is essential to ensure that final legislation makes high quality health care affordable for all Americans. The current proposal that cleared the Senate Finance

October 15, 2009

New Institute of Medicine Report Confirms Smoke-Free Laws Reduce Risk of Heart Attacks Due to Secondhand Smoke WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 15, 2009

October 13, 2009
Maine

Maine: 10-9-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

October 13, 2009
Massachusetts

On Capitol Hill On Thursday morning, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announced its "score" of the Senate Finance Committee’s health reform bill, indicating that the revised measure would cost $829 billion,

October 13, 2009
New York

Many people don’t realize it, but fighting cancer means fixing health care. Our current health care system fails millions of people, especially cancer patients.

October 13, 2009
Vermont

Vermont: 10-9-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

October 13, 2009
National

With passage of a bill in the Senate Finance Committee, cancer patients and those impacted by cancer are one step closer to seeing meaningful health care reform. ACS CAN has worked hard to ensure that many of our key policy principles are included in this legislation. The bill that passed