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...   While this means there is less of a budget hole, there is still over $300 million in cuts.   Each committee of jurisdiction (including Health and Human Services) met quickly last week to go over what cuts the Governor proposed eliminating, and had their recommendations to the ... This week is really "do or die" on this issue, so I'll keep you posted as the week progresses. Access to Healthcare LD 1620: "An Act To Protect Health Care Consumers from Catastrophic Debt" is tabled in the House until members can caucus.   We have bipartisan support, so we are hoping for good ...

... to make funding decisions for the 2010 fiscal year. This year’s budget resolutions are important in laying the groundwork for the enactment of health care reform legislation later in the year. Reform is necessary if the nation is going to repair the holes in the current system and ensure all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care.   To ensure the stage would be set for health care reform, ACS CAN advocates, in just under two weeks, sent nearly 10,000 emails and ...

... is to take this opportunity to educate and update both new and returning officeholders on the issues that people with cancer and their families care about, and to cultivate the cancer policy champions of the future.   As a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a history of ... with cancer and their families are heard in national and state policy debates.   Those voices were heard Tuesday in South Dakota, where public health advocates scored a major victory by helping to pass a comprehensive statewide smoke-free law that will extend a restriction on indoor ... prevention and control programs, enacting strong tobacco control policies that discourage people from smoking, and expanding access to quality health care nationwide. We will invite all elected officials, regardless of political party, to work with us to do what is best for people with ...

... to the disease. In addition, Green Party challenger Ed Scharf spoke with volunteers at the Eat and Greet held in San Antonio.     AFFORDABLE CARE ACT The outcome of the election will also have a big impact on the future of many key provisions of the Affordable Care Act that impact cancer ... wins the election, ACS CAN will work to retain these and other protections, and to sustain the emphasis on disease prevention. Read the Kaiser Health News story: " How the Health Law Might Be Changed by the Next President ."   Essential Health Benefits As of October 22, 26 states have submitted a benchmark essential ...