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... for Disease Control and Prevention budget at $5.6 billion, a cut of $740 million (nearly 12 percent) below FY10. The National Institutes of Health budget will be just under $30.7 billion, a cut of $320 million (1 percent) below FY10. The National Cancer Institute budget will be $5.06 billion, a cut of $43 million.     Funding for implementation of the Affordable Care Act was mostly untouched; however the CR does cut $2.2 billion of the $6 billion that was authorized for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP). CO-OP was created as a public option alternative that creates nonprofit, member-run health insurance companies in all 50 states and District of Columbia to offer qualified health plans. The CR also repeals the Employee Free Choice ...

... for Disease Control and Prevention budget at $5.6 billion, a cut of $740 million (nearly 12 percent) below FY10. The National Institutes of Health budget will be just under $30.7 billion, a cut of $320 million (1 percent) below FY10. The National Cancer Institute budget will be $5.06 billion, a cut of $43 million.     Funding for implementation of the Affordable Care Act was mostly untouched; however the CR does cut $2.2 billion of the $6 billion that was authorized for the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP). CO-OP was created as a public option alternative that creates nonprofit, member-run health insurance companies in all 50 states and District of Columbia to offer qualified health plans. The CR also repeals the Employee Free Choice ...

In the States   ACS CAN and Society Divisions used the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and the Supreme Court hearing to educate the public about the key provisions in the law that are helping cancer patients and their families access quality, affordable health care. Outreach activities included participating in coalition events, pitching cancer patients' stories to the media, and placing op-eds and ... on benefits versus administrative costs. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers must spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality improvement costs. Starting in 2011, insurers who miss the target are required to rebate the difference to policy ...

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 ... called "coverage examples," that allow consumers to see what the plan would generally cover in two common medical situations - maternity care and diabetes.  ACS CAN is advocating for the inclusion of a cancer example in future versions of the form. The SBC is modeled after the ...