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WASHINGTON, D.C. March 15, 2016 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today released the final CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
Patients with health coverage bought through one of the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continue to face challenges finding out which cancer drugs are covered by their plan and at what cost, according to a new analysis by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
Washington, D.C. (November 4, 2015) The Alliance to Fight the 40, a broad-based coalition seeking to repeal the 40 percent tax on employee health benefits, announced today that the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has joined the Alliance.
Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement today following remarks from Vice President Joe Biden about the need for a “national commitment to end cancer.”
Washington, D.C. July 16, 2015 Governor Bill Walker 's announcement today that he will increase access to health coverage for thousands more hard-working, low-income Alaska residents will save lives and long-term health care dollars in the state.
The American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association and National Multiple Sclerosis Society responded enthusiastically to today's U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of King v. Burwell.
House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education are scheduled to markup FY 2016 spending bills this week that include increases for medical research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and maintain important funding for cancer prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
WASHINGTON, DC June 12, 2015 Congress last night introduced the Cancer Treatment Parity Act of 2015 that would help to equalize patient out-of-pocket costs for cancer drugs taken orally, and cancer treatme
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 14, 2015 -- Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement on tonight's Senate passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 26, 2015 – Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement on today’s House passage of H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: