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... bill defunds most Affordable Care Act (ACA) programs, including state grants that will assist states with establishing marketplaces where people can shop and compare options for quality coverage, and funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The House of Representatives made similar cuts in the L/HHS bill last year to ACA programs. However, the Senate retained funding for ACA in their bill, and ... women by expanding and improving health coverage, including access to preventive services such as breast and cervical cancer screenings without cost-sharing.  The Commonwealth Fund expects improved coverage will reduce the percentage of uninsured women from 20 percent to 8 percent. As ...

Policy Update On November 30, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a draft rule that proposes standards for the Multi-State Plan Program (MSPP). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ... make more health plans available to consumers and to increase competition, particularly in states where there are currently fewer choices. ACS CAN and other patient and consumer groups have been advocating for multi-state plans that operate on essentially the same basis as other plans in a ... related to policies such as risk adjustment, reinsurance and risk corridors programs, advance payments of the premium tax credit, and cost-sharing reductions. Although the proposal is very technical, the matters addressed are critical to stabilizing prices and ensuring policies ...

Policy Update On November 30, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published a draft rule that proposes standards for the Multi-State Plan Program (MSPP). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) ... make more health plans available to consumers and to increase competition, particularly in states where there are currently fewer choices. ACS CAN and other patient and consumer groups have been advocating for multi-state plans that operate on essentially the same basis as other plans in a ... related to policies such as risk adjustment, reinsurance and risk corridors programs, advance payments of the premium tax credit, and cost-sharing reductions. Although the proposal is very technical, the matters addressed are critical to stabilizing prices and ensuring policies ...

... reform will continue. The bill will be voted on by the full House after the August recess. The bill would go a long way to help meet the needs of families touched by cancer by making it easier to access preventive services, guaranteeing that no one will be denied coverage because of health ... conditions and invests in prevention,” said John R. Seffrin, Ph.D., chief executive of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Today’s vote represents a major step forward, and ACS CAN will be working with lawmakers to strengthen the legislation for cancer ... poll conducted for ACS CAN found that one in four families affected by cancer has had to put off or delay care in the last year because of cost. “Cancer patients with insurance across the country are digging deep into their savings and facing financial ruin to pay for their treatment ...