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Federal Update Beginning this week, all health insurers and group health plans are required to provide applicants and interested parties with an easy-to-understand summary of a plan's benefits and coverage. The summary must be provided during the plan's next open enrollment period. The new requirement is designed to help

Senator Snowe was presented with the ACS CAN National Distinguished Advocacy Award at 2012 Lobby Day. Click on the link below to read the media release. NDAA_Award_Snowe_Media_Release.doc Click on the link below to read the 2012 Maine Lobby Day media release. ACS_CAN_Lobby_Day_Press_Release_2012_Maine.docx

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, regarding new study linking indoor tanning and cancer. “Add another scientific study to the pile of evidence that indoor tanning causes cancer. The latest study in BMJ , a British medical journal,

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Repeal Legislation Clears House Energy and Commerce Committee On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011. The legislation would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Repeal Legislation Clears House Energy and Commerce Committee On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011. The legislation would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from

Pam Witzel has joined the ACS CAN volunteer leadership team as Interim Lead for Nevada's new congressional district 4. Pam is an attorney, small business owner (Pam owns Smart Geek Products, maker of the Blue Boost (a must for every cell phone user) with her husband Steve, and cancer advocate.

This week, researchers released important findings that might change the way doctors will look at and treat breast cancer ξin the future. Thanks to the NIH-funded Cancer Genome Atlas , researchers are beginning to find characteristics for genetic changes to certain cancers, including breast cancer. As Dr. Matthew Ellis of