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HELP Committee Markup Highlights Critical Need for Renewed Emphasis on Prevention in Health Care System

June 23, 2009

Families affected by cancer are optimistic that emphasis on prevention as a major theme in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee markup of comprehensive health care reform legislation is indicative of progress toward transforming our broken “sick care” system into one that focuses on keeping people healthy.

A Focus on the Patient: Ensuring Quality of Life for Cancer Patients

June 18, 2009
National

While the merits of comprehensive health care reform legislation are debated in the halls of Congress, ACS CAN urges lawmakers to keep patients' needs top of mind. That means including measures that improve communication between health professional and patients -- ensuring that cancer patients and care givers are involved in

Live Tweeting from Health Care Reform Markup

June 17, 2009
National

ACS CAN staff are posting live messages & quotes from the Senate Health Care Reform Markup on 6/17/09. Check it out

HELP Committee Markup A Critical Step Toward Comprehensive Health Care Reform This Year

June 17, 2009

The health care reform legislation that the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee began to review today would extend access to quality care to all Americans by guaranteeing issue of plans to all applicants, eliminating discrimination based on health status or history, capping out-of-pocket costs that patients pay and placing greater emphasis on disease prevention critical components that will benefit families affected by cancer.

Just in Case You Missed It

June 16, 2009
National

ACS CAN volunteers were recently featured on the Today Show. They leave no doubt about the need for health care reform.

Quality Health Care Must Ensure Quality of Life for Patients with Chronic Disease

June 15, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- June 15, 2009 -- As Congress debates health care reform this year, it is important that legislation include measures to better coordinate care, improve access to palliative care and address quality of life needs for patients with chronic diseases such as cancer. Research proves that incorporating palliative

Keep up with the latest headlines on health care reform

June 3, 2009
National

5/28 Boston Globe: Ted Kennedy's op-ed on the need for reform: 6/1 NYT: Read about the meeting that took place this week between White House and health care organizations

In Her Own Words: Cancer Survivor Looks Back on Lobby Day

May 27, 2009
National

The following blog post was written by Cathy Guinn, one of the 15 cancer survivors who came to Washington last week to participate in ACS CAN's "Surviving the System" Lobby Day. She met with her elected officials to discuss why we need meaningful health care reform now not later. _________________________

A Patient Voice in Health Care Reform

May 26, 2009
Maine

As the leading patient group in the health care debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN) continues to work to ensure that the voices of cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones are heard. This week, 15 cancer patients and their caregivers came to Washington, D.C.,