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Senate Committee Vote to Cut Medical Research Funding Disappointing to Families Affected by Cancer

September 21, 2011

ACS CAN Calls on Members of Congress to Place Higher Priority on Cancer in Final Spending Bill WASHINGTON – September 21, 2011 – Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), about today’s Senate Appropriations Committee vote on the

Blair Horner on the NJ Up In Smoke Report

September 20, 2011
New Jersey

Billions in Revenue from Tobacco, Little to Help Smokers Quit and Keep Kids from Smoking Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Up in Smoke report detailing inadequate state spending on anti-tobacco programs despite billions in revenue from tobacco.

Cancer Survivors Rally in Hundreds of Events across the Country to Call for Sustained Federal Funding of Cancer Research

September 19, 2011

Washington, D.C. – September 19, 2011 – Thousands of cancer survivors and their families will rally at events in all 50 states this week to call on Congress to protect funding for cancer research. At each event, advocates will collect messages of hope for a future without cancer that will

9-15-11 Affordable Care Act Update

September 16, 2011
Connecticut

Affordable Care Act Update for September 15, 2011.

9-15-11 Affordable Care Act Update

September 16, 2011
Maine

Federal Update Hearing on Repealing Grandfathered Plans and Medical Loss Ratio Provisions The House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee held a hearing this afternoon focused on draft legislation that will be introduced soon to roll back consumer protections for plans designated as "grandfathered"

9-15-11 Affordable Care Act Update

September 16, 2011
Massachusetts

Federal Update Hearing on Repealing Grandfathered Plans and Medical Loss Ratio Provisions The House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee held a hearing this afternoon focused on draft legislation that will be introduced soon to roll back consumer protections for plans designated as "grandfathered"

9-15-11 Affordable Care Act Update

September 16, 2011
Vermont

Federal Update Hearing on Repealing Grandfathered Plans and Medical Loss Ratio Provisions The House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee held a hearing this afternoon focused on draft legislation that will be introduced soon to roll back consumer protections for plans designated as "grandfathered"

Medicaid Vital to Protecting Health for Millions of Americans

September 14, 2011

Major Health and Consumer Groups Concerned Individuals with Major Medical Conditions Are Especially Vulnerable to Medicaid Cuts State-Specific Reports Will Detail Numbers of Individuals with Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, and Chronic Lung Disease Who Depend on Medicaid for Treatment Washington, D.C.— September 14, 2011 - Many Americans battle such

ACS CAN Says Cancer Should be a Top Priority for Supercommittee

September 13, 2011

WASHINGTON – September 13, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on the deficit "supercommittee" to make cancer a top priority during negotiations over a deficit reduction package. ACS CAN President Christopher W. Hansen sent a letter today to the 12