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ACS CAN Files Comments on Accountable Care Organizations Created by Affordable Care Act

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) filed comments this week with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed Accountable Care Organization (ACO) regulation issued under the Affordable Care Act. The comments acknowledge the potential of ACOs to improve the health and quality of care for cancer patients, and encourage the administration to improve the regulation to better benefit families affected by ... harmful effects of pain, symptoms and emotional distress can enhance survival and reduce costs. The comments also encourage the Department of Health and Human Services to make a handful of revisions to the regulations, such as enhancing patient participation on ACO governing boards; ...

The Maryland Health Benefits Exchange Recognized as Model

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network recognized Maryland's Health Benefits Exchange  as one of the model exchanges in our country to date. On May 26, Lt. Governor Anthony Brown announced Governor O'Malley's appointments to the Health Benefit Exchange Board. The appointees will be Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, Lisa ... and a health economist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Jennifer Goldberg, assistant director of advocacy for health care at the Maryland Legal Aid Bureau, Enrique Martinez-Vidal, vice president at academy health and director of the Robert Wood Johnson ...

9-1-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update            Prevention and Public Health Fund   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the release of more than $200 million from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to improve ... local and territorial efforts to provide services such as tobacco cessation and increasing the public health workforce to deliver preventive care to more communities. Additional information on the recent grant announcements can be found at:   ...

9-1-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update           Prevention and Public Health Fund   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the release of more than $200 million from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to improve ... local and territorial efforts to provide services such as tobacco cessation and increasing the public health workforce to deliver preventive care to more communities. Additional information on the recent grant announcements can be found at:   ...

9-1-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update            Prevention and Public Health Fund   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the release of more than $200 million from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to improve ... local and territorial efforts to provide services such as tobacco cessation and increasing the public health workforce to deliver preventive care to more communities. Additional information on the recent grant announcements can be found at:   ...

Defending Access to Care for Immigrants

... rule in a way that helps ensure that immigrants can access Medicaid without causing harmful immigration consequences. ACS CAN and other public health partners filed an amicus brief  asking the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to consider the potential ramifications for our nation’s public health before taking action that might disrupt Medicaid access for populations that already face significant barriers accessing health care services. The brief urges the court to uphold the current administration’s 2022 public charge policy, providing scientific data regarding ...

11-3-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Exchange Comments                  ACS CAN filed comments on October 24 with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed rule on the development of marketplaces for insurance plans sold to individuals and small businesses under the Affordable Care Act - known as health insurance exchanges. The comments encourage the administration to:   Clarify and strengthen the rule to benefit patients and consumers, ...

11-3-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Exchange Comments                  ACS CAN filed comments on October 24 with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed rule on the development of marketplaces for insurance plans sold to individuals and small businesses under the Affordable Care Act - known as health insurance exchanges. The comments encourage the administration to:   Clarify and strengthen the rule to benefit patients and consumers, ...

11-3-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Exchange Comments                  ACS CAN filed comments on October 24 with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed rule on the development of marketplaces for insurance plans sold to individuals and small businesses under the Affordable Care Act - known as health insurance exchanges. The comments encourage the administration to:   Clarify and strengthen the rule to benefit patients and consumers, ...

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... voted on an amendment introduced by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) called the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that would allow any health insurance plan or employer, with a religious affiliation or not, to exclude any service required by the Affordable Care Act if they object based on undefined "religious beliefs or moral convictions." The implications of this provision could result in coverage ...   State Update A new fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation explains how the Medical Loss Ratio provision under the ACA will affect health insurers and consumers. The provision requires most insurance companies that cover individuals and small businesses to spend at least 80 ...

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