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Federal Update            CLASS Act   Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the CLASS Act, enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), would not be implemented. The CLASS Act (Community Living and Assisted Support Services) was intended to be a voluntary, long-term ... 10 years. That figure has now been reduced to approximately $73 billion in reductions with the cancellation of the CLASS Act.     Critics of health care reform argue that the termination of the CLASS program is the beginning of the ACA’s unraveling. That claim is strongly misleading. ...

Litigation   The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia’s attorney general, the three-judge panel ruled that the state ... earlier this year to dismiss the case. More than 30 cases challenging the individual mandate have been filed across the country. See the Kaiser Health News “ scorecard .”   Federal Update           Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP) Report Released   A Government ... premium assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends.   As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their ...

Litigation   The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia's attorney general, the three-judge panel ruled that the state had ... earlier this year to dismiss the case. More than 30 cases challenging the individual mandate have been filed across the country. See the Kaiser Health News " scorecard ."   Federal Update           Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP) Report Released   A Government ... premium assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends.   As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their ...

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. FDA Takes First ... appointment will expire at the end of the next session of Congress. Read the July 6, 2010 New York Times Article: Obama to Bypass Senate to Name Health Official . CDC Releases Vital Signs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report this week, Vital Signs , ... full report can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/ .   Liz Ward, the American Cancer Society’s vice president of surveillance and health policy research, is quoted in the Associated Press story on the report: Colon Cancer Screenings Up, Breast Rate Stalled .   Christopher W. ...