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Cancer's Hidden Costs

April 2, 2009
National

"It's not necessarily not having insurance Š—” it's not having adequate insurance."ξSo saysξJohn Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society in a newξstory published by NPR's Morning Edition. Read the full story or listen to the audio report here.

Leaders of Major National Organizations Collaborate on Approaches to Health Reform

March 27, 2009

Leaders from widely diverse national organizations today stressed their mutual commitment to reform of the nation’s health care system, calling it an “urgent, national necessity” that requires different stakeholders to cooperate in ways that they did not in previous reform efforts.

Congressional Committees Help Move Health Care Reform Forward

March 26, 2009

The House and Senate Budget Committees passed budget resolutions this week that enable critical health care reform to move forward in this country. The result is good news for cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones who know too well the gaps that exist in the broken health care system.

Comprehensive Cancer Bill Would Renew National Commitment to Defeating Cancer

March 26, 2009

Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) introduced legislation today that would renew the national commitment to defeat cancer, a disease that is expected to kill 560,000 Americans this year alone.

New Medicare Report

March 16, 2009
National

ACS CAN recently released a new report, Cancer and Medicare: A Chartbook . This new resource highlights Medicare information through charts to provide an overview of cancer among the elderly. The chartbook shows how many elderly are getting cancer and dying from the disease, how many are using cancer screening

Aspen Health Stewardship Coalition Launches

March 12, 2009
National

ACS CAN today will join the Aspen Institute at a Washington, DC event to launch the Aspen Health Stewardship Coalition and call for smart and sustainable improvements to the US health care system. The coalition is part of

In a League of Our Own...Almost

March 12, 2009
National

Momentum has been building for ACS CAN's " Winning the War on Cancer Requires Health Care Reform " Facebook cause. Hundreds of new cause members are being added daily. Help us

Cancer Research Funding Passes Congress

March 11, 2009
National

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the 2009 (FY09) Omnibus Appropriations ActξFebruary 25 and the U.S. Senate approved it late yesterday by voice vote. The Omnibus contains several critical cancer funding provisions thatξACS CANξfought hard to see included.

ACS CAN President Attends WH Summit on Health Care Reform

March 6, 2009
Maine

I had the distinct privilege today of attending the White House Summit on Health Care Reform. President Obama made it clear at the Summit that the White House is intent on fixing the broken health care system, calling it a