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Federal Update   Provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require new private health plans to cover specific women's preventive services at no cost to patients took effect on August and ... can cause cervical cancer. The benefits were recommended by a panel convened by the Institute of Medicine at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services. Health insurers must begin covering the benefits on the first day of the new plan year for non-grandfathered health ...

... Task Force, and to recommended adult vaccines. States will receive the increase for services provided through fee-for-service or managed care basis, or through a benchmark or benchmark-equivalent benefit plan (referred to as an "alternative benefit plan"). Alternative benefit plans ... for those services.    Tax Credits   Last week, the Treasury Department issued a final regulation on eligibility for tax credits in the health insurance exchanges. The regulation includes a provision that may adversely affect families with employer-provided health insurance. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), if a person has to pay more than 9.5 percent of their income for health insurance provided ...

... Task Force, and to recommended adult vaccines. States will receive the increase for services provided through fee-for-service or managed care basis, or through a benchmark or benchmark-equivalent benefit plan (referred to as an "alternative benefit plan"). Alternative benefit plans ... for those services.    Tax Credits   Last week, the Treasury Department issued a final regulation on eligibility for tax credits in the health insurance exchanges. The regulation includes a provision that may adversely affect families with employer-provided health insurance. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), if a person has to pay more than 9.5 percent of their income for health insurance provided ...

WASHINGTON June 5, 2007 The American Cancer Society today issued four principles that define meaningful health insurance and highlight major problems in the health care system that are impeding progress against cancer and other major diseases. The four principles will guide the Society and its sister advocacy ...