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8-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   In the past week, the Administration issued four proposed regulations that are important components of building a new available, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance system.   The regulations complement and supplement the health ... detailed blueprints for various functions will operate, and collectively will provide a much more coherent insurance system for consumers. ACS CAN will review these proposals and consider making comments, probably in coordination with other consumer groups.   Health Insurance Premium Tax ... out the rules for obtaining subsidies for private insurance in the health exchanges. Generally, this affects people between 133 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level who may be eligible for premium subsidies. The proposal explains the process for collecting and verifying information ...

8-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   In the past week, the Administration issued four proposed regulations that are important components of building a new available, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance system.   The regulations complement and supplement the health ... detailed blueprints for various functions will operate, and collectively will provide a much more coherent insurance system for consumers. ACS CAN will review these proposals and consider making comments, probably in coordination with other consumer groups.   Health Insurance Premium Tax ... out the rules for obtaining subsidies for private insurance in the health exchanges. Generally, this affects people between 133 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level who may be eligible for premium subsidies. The proposal explains the process for collecting and verifying information ...

12-2-10 Affordable Care Act Update

...   A few weeks ago I informed you about a new consumer-friendly guide, posted on cancer.org and fightcancer.org , that describes how provisions of the Affordable Care Act help people with cancer and their families. Now the guide is also available through Ariba from the Society’s Nationwide Distribution Center. ACS CAN worked with Corporate Communications and Health Promotions staff at the National Home Office on the guide, which explains the Affordable Care Act through the “cancer lens” and features stories of real people who have battled cancer or helped loved ones fight the disease.   The guide, which also discusses provisions of the law as they ...

12-2-10 Affordable Care Act Update

...   A few weeks ago I informed you about a new consumer-friendly guide, posted on cancer.org and fightcancer.org , that describes how provisions of the Affordable Care Act help people with cancer and their families. Now the guide is also available through Ariba from the Society’s Nationwide Distribution Center. ACS CAN worked with Corporate Communications and Health Promotions staff at the National Home Office on the guide, which explains the Affordable Care Act through the “cancer lens” and features stories of real people who have battled cancer or helped loved ones fight the disease.   The guide, which also discusses provisions of the law as they ...

12-2-10 Affordable Care Act Update

...   A few weeks ago I informed you about a new consumer-friendly guide, posted on cancer.org and fightcancer.org , that describes how provisions of the Affordable Care Act help people with cancer and their families. Now the guide is also available through Ariba from the Society’s Nationwide Distribution Center. ACS CAN worked with Corporate Communications and Health Promotions staff at the National Home Office on the guide, which explains the Affordable Care Act through the “cancer lens” and features stories of real people who have battled cancer or helped loved ones fight the disease.   The guide, which also discusses provisions of the law as they ...

Medicaid Work or Community Engagement Requirements Could Harm People with Cancer and Cancer Survivors

... including those with limited incomes and disabilities. Most adults enrolled in Medicaid work: a 2021 population survey showed that 61% of adult Medicaid enrollees were working full-or part-time – and another 30% were not working due to caregiving responsibilities, illness or ... attendance. [1] Despite these facts, some policymakers support conditioning Medicaid enrollment on working or volunteering a certain number of hours per week. While these proposals often include exemptions for people with cancer, qualifying for and maintaining an exemption can be confusing and onerous; and exemptions often do not cover all situations in which an enrollee is impacted by cancer. The American Cancer ...

Movement Grows in States to Address Effective Pain Management for Cancer and Chronic Diseases

WASHINGTON, DC A growing number of states are enacting policy measures that promote the delivery of effective pain management, according to a report released today. Over almost a decade, states have made considerable progress in enacting ... barriers. The report, Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card (CY 2013)ξ shows the extent that state policies can support pain management and patient care. The University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) prepared the report, which was jointly ...

10-21-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Meeting   Earlier today, the full membership of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) approved a proposal on how to calculate and define Medical Loss Ratios (MLR), the ... federal regulation based on the proposal.   Read the NAIC press release .   This is good news for patients and consumers, and we have many ACS CAN and Division staff to thank for it as they spent the last few months helping the commissioners look at the issues through the “cancer ...

10-21-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Meeting   Earlier today, the full membership of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) approved a proposal on how to calculate and define Medical Loss Ratios (MLR), the ... federal regulation based on the proposal.   Read the NAIC press release .   This is good news for patients and consumers, and we have many ACS CAN and Division staff to thank for it as they spent the last few months helping the commissioners look at the issues through the “cancer ...

10-21-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Meeting   Earlier today, the full membership of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) approved a proposal on how to calculate and define Medical Loss Ratios (MLR), the ... federal regulation based on the proposal.   Read the NAIC press release .   This is good news for patients and consumers, and we have many ACS CAN and Division staff to thank for it as they spent the last few months helping the commissioners look at the issues through the “cancer ...

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