Updates matching "Access to Health Care"

Note: This update will also cover the House of Representatives passage today of the FY10 Labor-HHS Appropriations legislation which provides funding for National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control. Health Care Reform On Capitol Hill This week, Capitol Hill was all health care,

It has long been suggested that the American public should have access to the same health coverage as Members of Congress. So, ACS CAN decided to look at what Members get and see just how good it would be for someone who gets cancer, has a heart attack, or has

Guest Column By Mike Michaud 7/15/09 We have a historic opportunity finally to enact health care reform in our country. I have heard from many Mainers and the message is clear: The status quo is clearly unacceptable. Nationally, costs are skyrocketing, millions have no health insurance at all, and many

Last week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) released results from the only national survey that examines the state of the current health care system through the eyes of people with a history of cancer. The results show that cancer patients are not receiving accessible, affordable health

A new report by ACS CAN and the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute finds the most popular health insurance plan among federal employees offers adequate and affordable care for people with chronic disease, making it a good starting point for defining minimum coverage benefits in health care reform legislation. The

This week, ACS CAN released its annual report that rates all 50 states on policies in six priority areas, such as cancer screening laws for the uninsured, and found that no state received a perfect score. Findings in the 2009 Š—“How Do You Measure Up?Š— report indicate that almost half

NEWS from the American Cancer Society FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2009 EXPANDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR YOUNG ADULTS, EXTENDING COBRA OPTION, POSITIVE STEPS IN FIGHTING CANCER Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Senate passage of measures to expand health

ACS CAN's "Action: Now Not Later" ads are taking over DC metro station through the months of July and August. Watch this video that follows two cancer patients as they tour the Captiol South metro stop that features "Action: Now Not Later" ads.