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... thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. Please note:  Due to the ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day taking place next week, there will be no  Affordable Care Act Update next week (Thursday, September 30). Key ... insurance companies from placing lifetime dollar limits on coverage , so people with cancer are not forced to pay the often high costs of their care out-of-pocket. Tightly restricting annual coverage limits , which will be phased out completely by 2014.   Guaranteeing coverage in new plans of ...

... thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. Please note:  Due to the ACS CAN Leadership Summit and Lobby Day taking place next week, there will be no  Affordable Care Act Update next week (Thursday, September 30). Key ... insurance companies from placing lifetime dollar limits on coverage , so people with cancer are not forced to pay the often high costs of their care out-of-pocket. Tightly restricting annual coverage limits , which will be phased out completely by 2014.   Guaranteeing coverage in new plans of ...

... about 12,380 West Virginians who will hear the words “you have cancer” this year. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) again thanks to the legislature for passing and Gov. Jim Justice for signing the Rare Disease Advisory Council legislation into law.  On ... along with seven others.    The council will advise West Virginia state agencies, legislators, and other stakeholders engaged in the treatment of rare diseases, as well as promote the development of and access to effective treatments. Those West Virginians who face rare diseases often face unique challenges, including delays in obtaining a ...

... insurance exchange, or marketplace. Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill at a ceremony Wednesday morning. The law authorizes the development of a seven-member board of directors, with a strong provision that prevents any individual or an immediate member of their family who has had a conflict of interest during the last year from serving on the board. ACS CAN volunteers and government relations staff played an active role in the development of Minnesota's exchange. Specifically, volunteers and staff ... expansion_3.19.13.docx  100 Million Americans Receive Free Preventive Care under ACA The ACA Act provided more than 100 million people with no-cost preventive care in 2011 and 2012, according to federal health officials. The Department of Health and Human Services report released Monday ...