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1-08-10 This Week in Health Care Reform

January 11, 2010
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

As you know (and as many of you no doubt watched on C-SPAN despite the early hour), cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones came one step closer to a remedy for our nation’s ‘sick care’ system after the Senate passed comprehensive

Medicaid Expansion Celebration

January 7, 2010
Maryland

Medicaid Expansion Celebration To date there are now over 52,000 previously uninsured Marylanders enrolled into the expanded Medicaid program - doubling what the state had predicted, and taking Maryland from 44th in the nation to 16th for Medicaid coverage! A huge credit goes to our partners at Health Care

National Patient Groups Oppose Allowing Employers to Charge Less Health Workers More For Health Care

January 7, 2010

WASHINGTON -- January 7, 2010 -- Three of the nation’s leading patient groups are calling on congressional leaders to ensure that final health care reform legislation promotes evidence-based workplace wellness programs and encourages financial incentives for healthy behaviors that are not tied to insurance premiums. The American Cancer Society Cancer

U.S. Senate Passes Health Care Reform Legislation

December 29, 2009
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

In a historic vote, the U.S. Senate this morning passed comprehensive health reform legislation that would dramatically improve access to affordable, quality care and significantly improve the health care system for cancer patients and their families.

Historic Senate Vote Brings Families Affected by Cancer One Step Closer to Comprehensive Health Care Reform

December 24, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 24, 2009 – “Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are one step closer to a remedy for our nation’s ‘sick care’ system after the Senate today passed comprehensive health reform legislation. “The legislation includes a number of strong provisions that would significantly improve the health

ACS Urges Senators to Approve Health Care Bill

December 22, 2009
Connecticut

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead to passage of the Senate reform bill by Christmas Eve. The first such vote occurred early this

ACS CAN Announces Support for Senate Health Care Reform Bill

December 22, 2009
Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead to passage of the Senate reform bill by Christmas Eve.

Cancer Community Calls on Senate to Move Forward on Meaningful Health Care Reform

December 19, 2009

After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is calling on senators to invoke cloture and pass health care reform legislation this year so that House and Senate conferees can begin working on a strong final product for patients.

Key Organizations Urge Senate to Support Cloture Motions in Health Reform Debate

December 16, 2009

ACS CAN volunteer Dan Brodrick traveled to Washington, D.C. from Gainesboro, Tenn., to urge the Senate to put patients before politics and vote for health care reform. Today, Dan joined other patients from across the country representing key patient and consumer organizations in the health care debate. Dan knows first-hand