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... by the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees, while preserving some patient protections, will have the net effect of shifting health insurance costs to low and middle-income patients, significantly reduce the standards of what constitutes quality insurance, curtail the ... and Commerce Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee retain key patient protections prohibiting insurers from charging more based on health status and prohibiting pre-existing condition exclusions. However, these protections are hollow if patients and survivors can’t afford insurance that covers the health care services they need to treat their cancer diagnosis. “ACS CAN has long advocated that any changes to the health care law should provide equal ...

... use will save lives and reduce cancer rates and death in the state." The volunteers also spent the day highlighting the importance of access to health care with a strong Medicaid program. Having access to quality and affordable health care coverage is a key factor in early detection and survival from cancer, which is why they urged lawmakers to preserve access, eligibility ...

... that keeps the process of creating an exchange moving forward.     In the past week, several states were contacted by the Department of Health and Human Services requesting a medical loss ratio (MLR) waiver. North Dakota’s request for exemption from the provision was rejected, ...   Litigation Update   As expected, the plaintiffs in the case challenging the constitutionality of ACA's requirement that individuals purchase health insurance by 2014 (the so-called "individual mandate") in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals case has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme ... patients and their families     Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) 7-28-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

... that keeps the process of creating an exchange moving forward.     In the past week, several states were contacted by the Department of Health and Human Services requesting a medical loss ratio (MLR) waiver. North Dakota’s request for exemption from the provision was rejected, ...   Litigation Update   As expected, the plaintiffs in the case challenging the constitutionality of ACA's requirement that individuals purchase health insurance by 2014 (the so-called "individual mandate") in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals case has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme ... patients and their families     Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) 7-28-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...