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ACS CAN Files Comments on Proposed Rule on Medicaid Eligibility Under the Affordable Care Act

... today filed comments with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on the proposed rule on Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act. ACS CAN is concerned that new streamlined eligibility categories may make it difficult for disabled and other populations to qualify for ... critical that CMS develop a process to ensure coverage and hold the consumer harmless should eligibility determinations between Medicaid and a health benefit exchange differ. We recommend that while disputes are being settled between an exchange and the Medicaid program, consumers be enrolled in an exchange-qualified health plan with appropriate premium and cost-sharing subsidies. View ACS CAN's comments here . FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Steven Weiss or ...

ACS CAN Comments on ACA Regulations Aim to Ensure Affordable and Available Health Coverage for Families Affected by Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. December 20, 2012 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed rules regarding the essential health benefits package and insurance market reforms provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). These two separate proposals offer guidance on critical patient protections aimed at guaranteeing the availability of meaningful, ...

ACS CAN: 2015 Marketplace Health Plans Should Improve Transparency and Ensure Access to Comprehensive Cancer Coverage

... 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces. The letter proposes to strengthen the review and certification processes for health insurance plans offered in federally-facilitated marketplaces in an effort to increase transparency and improve oversight of network ... when a patient begins a new plan. The comments also call for a standardized exceptions process to accommodate highly specialized cancer care that may not be included even in robust plan networks. For a full copy of the comments, click here . ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Cancer Patients Struggling to Afford Care and Pay Bills in Troubled Economy, According to New Poll

Strong Implementation of and Education about Affordable Care Act Critical for Cancer Community; Increased Access Coupled with Research Key to Progress in Beating Disease WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 23, 2010 – A new poll illustrates the difficulty that cancer patients, survivors and their families face in affording needed health care and paying for other basic necessities such as food and heat, underscoring the need to strongly implement the Affordable Care Act so ... poll of families affected by cancer finds that nearly half of cancer patients and survivors under age 65 have had difficulty paying for health care costs such as health insurance premiums, co-pays and prescription drugs in the past two years, and that one-third of those currently in ...

House Passage of Bill Would Bring College Students Closer to Continued Health Coverage in the Event of Medical Leave

... D.C. -- July 30, 2008 -- For full-time college students facing a medical emergency, the burden of having to choose between education and health care coverage may be one step closer to being alleviated if the House passes legislation that would guarantee coverage regardless of enrollment ... succumbed to the disease. “No college student battling a serious illness should be forced to keep a full course load just to receive the health care they need,” said Daniel E. Smith, president, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).  “This bill will enable ...

New, Simple Guide Explains How the Affordable Care Act Helps Cancer Patients and their Loved Ones

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) have produced a new, consumer-friendly guide that describes how provisions of the Affordable Care Act help people with cancer and their families. Featuring the stories of three people who have battled cancer or lost a loved one to the disease, the guide describes how provisions of the law improve the quality of care and make health care more affordable, available and easier for patients to understand. The guide is part of ongoing efforts to educate the public about the law and its benefits for cancer patients, survivors and their families. The law, while not perfect, will meaningfully improve the health care system for people with cancer and save lives. New, Simple Guide Explains How the Affordable Care Act Helps Cancer Patients and their ...

American Cancer Society Criticizes Senate Committee Passage of Insurance Bill That Threatens Access to Quality Cancer Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 15, 2006 -- The American Cancer Society today expressed extreme disappointment that a Senate health committee approved legislation allowing private health insurers to bypass critical state benefit protections. The “Health Insurance Marketplace, Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006” ... nation's effort to achieve the Administration's goal of eliminating suffering and death from cancer by 2015. Ensuring access to quality cancer care is critical to this effort. The bill the committee passed today would severely undercut our ability to make sure that more people are screened ...

Cancer Advocates Celebrate Continued Access to Care for Hardworking Montanans Although Concerns Remain Regarding Reporting Requirements

... while going through cancer treatment,” said ACS CAN volunteer advocate Amy Coseo. “As a small-business owner, the stress of doing my best to care for my clients while caring for myself during treatment no doubt slowed my healing process. No one should have to fight for access to care ... life for patients undergoing cancer treatment.   “Cancer caught early through preventive services provided by Medicaid saves lives as well as health care costs because when cancer is caught early, survival rates increase and it’s less expensive to treat,” added Coseo.  Montana has ... would like to thank the 89 representatives and senators (59% of both houses) who supported a bi-partisan solution that will maintain access to health insurance coverage for 96,000 hardworking low-income Montanans, and we thank Gov. Bullock for reauthorizing the Montana HELP Act today,” ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on the Draft National Prevention Strategy Created by the Affordable Care Act

... D.C. – January 14, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) recently filed comments with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on the draft National Prevention Strategy developed as directed by the Affordable Care Act. The comments build on an already strong recommendation in an effort to reduce disparities in access to proven prevention services by strengthening infrastructure in underserved communities for better delivery of preventive services, developing and supporting training so health professionals can promote prevention and wellness and adequately funding prevention research on medically underserved populations. ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Praises Senate Cloture Vote on Small Business Health Bill

... and other vital cancer screenings and treatments. This evening’s vote against cloture means the measure will not move forward. The “Health Insurance Marketplace, Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006” (S. 1955), would enable private insurers to sell health plans that circumvent state laws requiring coverage for cancer screenings and treatments, among other health benefits. In exchange, the insurers must offer employers an alternative plan that includes the same protections as any one of the plans ...

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