Updates matching "Access to Health Care"

It might be surprising, but the August recess is a busy time in Washington, D.C. While House and Senate members have returned to their home districts for the month, Capitol Hill is still buzzing with activity.

Some say private.ξ Some say public.ξ ACS CAN says to make sure it's a patient plan. We've all seen the latest news coverage that a public health insurance option could now be falling by the wayside.ξ With so much attention toward public plans and private plans, we thought now was

NEWS from the American Cancer Society For media inquiries, contact: Angela Pause Smith – 518-454-4039 (office) or 518-339-6339 (cell) [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LOCAL LAWMAKER, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CANCER ACTION NETWORK, DISCUSS HEALTH CARE REFORM Congressman John Hall and the American Cancer Society Cancer

Ethan Zohn, 35, survived 39 days on a reserve in Africa on CBSŠ—Ès reality TV show Survivor in 2002; now, Ethan is now surviving an altogether different struggle. This spring, Ethan was diagnosed with Stage 2 HodgkinŠ—Ès lymphoma. Despite chemotherapy treatments and countless doctor visits, Ethan admits that the scariest

August is proving to be an intense and energetic time surrounding health care reform. As you are aware, members of the House of Representatives left Washington, D.C. last week to begin the August recess. The Senate is slated to wrap up its work today, but legislative action on health care reform will pick up post-recess when Congress returns in September.

In the Senate, negotiations among top Democrats and Republicans on the Finance Committee are continuing, but yesterday Chairman Baucus announced that a final committee agreement would not come before the Senate recess begins on August 7 th .