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2-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 24, 2012
Maine

Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Covers Nearly 50,000

2-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 24, 2012
Vermont

Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Covers Nearly 50,000

2-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 24, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Covers Nearly 50,000

Cancer Community Leaders Make Case for Federal Funding to Deliver Promising Local Research from Labs to Doctors' Offices

February 23, 2012

SEATTLE Feb. 23, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) brought cancer community leaders together at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center today to encourage lawmakers to support increased federal funding for cancer research so that progress can continue against a disease that kills an estimated 1,500

FDA Announces Major Effort to Address Nationwide Shortage of Cancer Drugs

February 21, 2012

WASHINGTON -- February 21, 2012 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it is taking major steps to address a critical shortage of cancer drugs that has left patients without lifesaving medications such as Doxil and Methotrexate. "The actions announced today will help to boost the supply

January Monthly Advocacy Update

February 17, 2012
Massachusetts

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION During his State of the Union address on January 24, President Obama noted the importance of cancer research and implored Congress to keep funding for it in tact. Specifically, he said: "Today, the discoveries taking place in our federally financed

2-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 17, 2012
Maine

Affordable Care Act update February 2, 2012

January 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

February 17, 2012
Vermont

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION During his State of the Union address on January 24, President Obama noted the importance of cancer research and implored Congress to keep funding for it in tact. Specifically, he said: "Today, the discoveries taking place in our federally financed

2-10-12 Monthly Advocacy Update

February 17, 2012
Vermont

Yesterday the administration published the final regulation for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), which will put cancer patients, survivors and their families in a far better position to make important decisions about their health coverage.