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...   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 ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... and VPs), Corporate Center Functional Leaders, Community Engagement and Partner Relationships Senior Directors, All Health Systems Staff, ACS CAN Field Staff and ACS CAN National Staff.   Access to Care New Health Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Numbers Released According to enrollment numbers released Dec. 30 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), nearly 6.5 million individuals selected insurance plans or were automatically re-enrolled in the federal ... not factor in those who signed up for plans through a state-based marketplace because those figures are not yet available. The cumulative total of enrolled individuals is certain to be significantly higher than 6.5 million. Society and ACS CAN Host Affordable Care Act Webinar The Society ...