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The American Cancer Society, American Heart Association,and DC Tobacco Free Coalition held a lobby day on Arpil 30 and met with key Council members and their staff and agency heads to urge them to increase funding tobacco control programs. The CDC recommends that the District spend at

The following is the text of a letter that was delivered to Governor Cuomo on March 28, 2012 from American Cancer Society Eastern Division CEO Donald Distasio. A PDF version of this letter is also available. Donald Distasio Letter to Gov. Cuomo on Exchanges [181KB PDF] March

American Cancer Society Releases Numbers of Uninsured Cancer Cases By County, Showing Need for Health Insurance Exchange Albany, NY (March 26, 2012) - According to an American Cancer Society analysis, 10,000 New Yorkers every year who find they have cancer lack public or private insurance at

On March 23, the two-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Governor Gregoire of Washington signed into law E2SHB 2319 Š—– the Washington State Health Benefit Exchange bill.ξ This state health exchange will ensure that individuals and small businesses in Washington have accessible, affordable healthcare coverage.ξ This is a big

The newest tactics of the tobacco industry and their devastating impact on people around the world were highlighted this week with the release of The Tobacco Atlas . Created by the American Cancer Society and the World Lung Foundation, the 4th edition of the Atlas

Two Years Later, Patient Protections in Affordable Care Act Benefitting Families Affected by Cancer Two years ago tomorrow, the

Two Years Later, Patient Protections in Affordable Care Act Benefitting Families Affected by Cancer Two years ago tomorrow, the