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Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day for cancer patients and their families.   ACS CAN Comments on Interim Final Rule on Lifetime and Annual Limits   ACS CAN submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Interim Final Rule that was released by HHS in June.   The rule would implement provisions of the ... and annual dollar limits on benefits, rescissions and patient protections.   Overall, the rule is strong and expands patients’ access to health care. ACS CAN’s comments focus on several specific concerns relating to the structure of the rules on lifetime and annual limits.   ACS ...

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day for cancer patients and their families.   ACS CAN Comments on Interim Final Rule on Lifetime and Annual Limits   ACS CAN submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Interim Final Rule that was released by HHS in June.   The rule would implement provisions of the ... and annual dollar limits on benefits, rescissions and patient protections.   Overall, the rule is strong and expands patients’ access to health care. ACS CAN’s comments focus on several specific concerns relating to the structure of the rules on lifetime and annual limits.   ACS ...

State Exchanges The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that eight more states received conditional approval to operate a health insurance exchange. Of the eight, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Vermont and Utah will run state-based exchanges, while ... government. Utah is a special case because it already has health exchange but will have to make adjustments to fully comply with the Affordable Care Act. See The Salt Lake Tribune story for further information.  Essential Health Benefits - Benchmark Plans   A new Kaiser Family Foundation ...

... journey that included 19 committee hearings and four floor debates, the Minnesota legislature on Monday passed legislation creating a state health insurance exchange, or marketplace. Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill at a ceremony Wednesday morning. The law authorizes the development ... an active role in the development of Minnesota's exchange. Specifically, volunteers and staff served on work groups formed by the Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange Advisory Task Force, registered formal comments, and lobbied task force members to support parameters set out in ACS ... options through Medicaid. Society research has shown that health outcomes for cancer are hugely dependent upon insurance coverage and access to care. For this reason, ACS CAN is calling our volunteers to action to urge governors and legislatures to increase access to Medicaid. (Governors ...