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... its plan for reducing the national debt.   The House budget resolution calls for $6 trillion in cuts over 10 years and repeals the Affordable Care Act by denying the funds needed to implement the law, such as subsidies for middle-class Americans to purchase insurance in state exchanges and elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Both the budget resolution and White House plan would seek to reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending.   The House plan would transform Medicaid into a block grant program and Medicare into a voucher system whereby seniors would receive a fixed subsidy to purchase health insurance in the private market.   The President’s proposal would reduce Medicaid expenditures by standardizing the federal match and ...

... its plan for reducing the national debt.   The House budget resolution calls for $6 trillion in cuts over 10 years and repeals the Affordable Care Act by denying the funds needed to implement the law, such as subsidies for middle-class Americans to purchase insurance in state exchanges and elimination of the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Both the budget resolution and White House plan would seek to reduce Medicare and Medicaid spending.   The House plan would transform Medicaid into a block grant program and Medicare into a voucher system whereby seniors would receive a fixed subsidy to purchase health insurance in the private market.   The President’s proposal would reduce Medicaid expenditures by standardizing the federal match and ...

... with the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association in the litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.  The brief received favorable mention in several news articles, some of which recounted its central argument that Congress had the authority to enact the individual mandate -- which requires almost all individuals to purchase or carry health insurance by 2014 -- to ensure the success of patient protection provisions such as the ban on pre-existing condition exclusions and annual ... , which links to a copy of the brief and coverage from CQ .   State Update   Many states are busy trying to pass legislation to create health benefit exchanges during their newly opened 2012 legislative sessions. Approximately 20 states that have almost no foundation to build on ...

Federal Update   This week the House will vote on a measure that diverts funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to keep down the costs of student loan interest rates.  ACS CAN sent a letter to all House members opposing any legislation that would cut prevention and public health funding for any purpose, including offsetting the cost of student loan program. Read the ACS CAN press release and letter .   Medical Loss Ratio - Average Rebate Estimates for 2012   Under the Affordable Care Act, health plans must meet minimum medical loss ratios (MLR), the percentage of premium dollars that are actually spent on medical benefits ...