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... today issued a pre-regulatory bulletin outlining guidance for the creation of an essential benefits package as required under the Affordable Care Act. Following is a statement from Stephen Finan, senior director of policy at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). ... a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. His statement follows: "The bulletin issued today on essential health benefits lacks the specifics of a proposed rule, but it provides potentially valuable guidance as states prepare for the essential benefit ... effect in 2014. Although the bulletin does not have the force of law, it gives states important direction as they move toward implementation of health benefit exchanges. "The bulletin gives states the option to choose among various äóÖbenchmark ' plans in defining essential benefits, a ...

... House bill 7, which would require a majority of adults enrolled in Medicaid to meet various work requirements as a condition of eligibility for health care coverage and create a more complex and burdensome system for determining Medicaid eligibility. Imposing a work or job training requirement as ... patients, survivors and many other individuals managing severe, chronic illnesses being denied access to timely, appropriate and lifesaving health care and treatment services.   “Maintaining access to quality, affordable, accessible and comprehensive health care coverage and services ...

... most important days in the history of the fight against cancer in this country. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. In doing so, the Court upheld numerous provisions that are critical to ensuring that people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases can access quality, affordable health care. These include provisions that: Š— Prohibit insurance companies from denying health coverage to people with a pre-existing condition such as cancer Š— Require insurers to provide consumers with easy-to-understand summaries ...

ACS CAN joined dozens of consumer, labor and patient-centered organizations to call on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate funding for an employer survey that could help determine the essential benefits package that will be created under the Affordable Care Act. The act calls on the Secretary of Labor to survey businesses across the country to determine the average level of benefits provided. But ... of the first-ever definition of a standard of care. The full text of the letter follows: May 18, 2010 Ms. Nancy Ann DeParle, Director Office of Health Reform The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Ms. DeParle: One of the many advances made in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...