Cancer Patients Call on Congress to Restore Proposed Budget and Program Cuts That Would Reverse Progress Against Cancer
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 21, 2012 -People with cancer and their families are disappointed the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. March 21, 2012 -People with cancer and their families are disappointed the U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 19, 2012 -- Two years after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, people with cancer or at risk for developing the disease are benefitting from key provisions of the law that are improving access to lifesaving health care.
WASHINGTON -- March 1, 2012 -- Critical legislation introduced recently in the U.S. House of Representatives would ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries to access lifesaving colon cancer screenings. The äóÖRemoving Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012' (H.R.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to senators today urging them to vote against an amendment to the transportation bill that would permit employers to refuse employee insurance coverage for any health benefit guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act if the employer raises a religious or moral objection to those benefits.
WASHINGTON -- February 21, 2012 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it is taking major steps to address a critical shortage of cancer drugs that has left patients without lifesaving medications such as Doxil and Methotrexate.
WASHINGTON -- February 16, 2012 -- "Congressional negotiators have announced a deal that would raid the federal Prevention and Public Health Fund to help pay for the payroll tax and Sustainable Growth Rate legislation.
Washington, D.C. -- February 9, 2012 -- The administration today issued a final rule that defines the standard information that health insurers must provide to consumers about the benefits offered in their plans.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- January 31, 2012 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S.
WASHINGTON -- January 30, 2012 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network sent a letter to House and Senate Conference Committee members, urging them to protect families affected by cancer by opposing any cuts to the Prevention and Public Health Fund and any further cuts to the health i
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent letters to leadership of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today urging Congress to reauthorize legislation that helps to bring safe and effective medicines to market quickly.