Updates matching "Maine"

Please join us in congratulating the following Maine advocacy volunteers who raised $1,000 or more for ACS CAN between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009. Diane Mitchell, Rumford, Maine Diane is Maine's State Lead Ambassador. She held various fundraising events throughout the year including a talent show and

Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Pass Health Care Now, Not Later More than 400 cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and their families from all 50 states and nearly every Congressional district united on Tuesday to lobby their members of Congress in support of comprehensive health care reform.

9-11-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

It might be surprising, but the August recess is a busy time in Washington, D.C. While House and Senate members have returned to their home districts for the month, Capitol Hill is still buzzing with activity.

August is proving to be an intense and energetic time surrounding health care reform. As you are aware, members of the House of Representatives left Washington, D.C. last week to begin the August recess. The Senate is slated to wrap up its work today, but legislative action on health care reform will pick up post-recess when Congress returns in September.

In the Senate, negotiations among top Democrats and Republicans on the Finance Committee are continuing, but yesterday Chairman Baucus announced that a final committee agreement would not come before the Senate recess begins on August 7 th .

New Report Spotlights How Some Families Affected By Cancer Are Faring in the Recession The deepest recession in decades has caused more than 7 million people to lose their jobs and in many cases their job-based health insurance – a worrisome development for any American, but especially for

Note: This update will also cover the House of Representatives passage today of the FY10 Labor-HHS Appropriations legislation which provides funding for National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control. Health Care Reform On Capitol Hill This week, Capitol Hill was all health care,

Guest Column By Mike Michaud 7/15/09 We have a historic opportunity finally to enact health care reform in our country. I have heard from many Mainers and the message is clear: The status quo is clearly unacceptable. Nationally, costs are skyrocketing, millions have no health insurance at all, and many