Updates matching "Access to Health Care"

The following entry was submitted by AnnMarie Morse, Michelle's mother. Life is getting back to normal after an awesome time in Washington, DC, for ACS CAN Lobby Day. It was something else to see the massive sea of ASC CAN blue shirts all around Capitol Hill. My meetings with

Many people have been surprised to see that ACS CAN has voiced concerns about provisions in some health care legislation that would allow employers to charge smokers significantly more for health insurance. Surprised?ξ After all, we are the same organization that has proudly led efforts to ban smoking in restaurants

A report released recently shows that Americans trust the American Cancer Society (ACS CAN is the Society's advocacy affiliate) more than any other organization surveyed to recommend the right thing for health care reform. The survey conducted by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health

Meet Dan Brodrick. Dan lost his job about 10 years ago. Then, he and his wife, Sharon, lost their health insurance. Sharon tried to find coverage but was denied by dozens of companies because of a pre-existing condition unrelated to cancer. Later, Sharon was diagnosed with stage IV cancer of

Imagine getting that response from a hospital staff person after telling her you can't afford the cancer treatment that the doctor recommended for your wife. Even worse, imagine the reason you can't afford that treatment is because you were denied by every insurance company you called due to a pre-existing

Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Pass Health Care Now, Not Later More than 400 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every Congressional district united on Tuesday to lobby their members of Congress in support of comprehensive health care reform.

ACS CAN is on the air! You can see our new tv ad before it hits the airwaves. ACS CAN's new TV ad featuring Dan Brodrick will start airing this weekend during the Sunday morning talk shows. When Dan lost his job 10 years ago, he also lost