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... insurance exchange, or marketplace. Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill at a ceremony Wednesday morning. The law authorizes the development of a seven-member board of directors, with a strong provision that prevents any individual or an immediate member of their family who has had a conflict of interest during the last year from serving on the board. ACS CAN volunteers and government relations staff played an active role in the development of Minnesota's exchange. Specifically, volunteers and staff ... expansion_3.19.13.docx  100 Million Americans Receive Free Preventive Care under ACA The ACA Act provided more than 100 million people with no-cost preventive care in 2011 and 2012, according to federal health officials. The Department of Health and Human Services report released Monday ...

... Update As noted in an earlier communication, Congress passed a measure on New Year's Day to temporarily avert the most immediate consequences of the so-called "fiscal cliff." We are pleased that federal funding for cancer research, cancer prevention and early detection programs, and key ... now, and we will work to ensure that the voices of people with cancer and their families are heard as the debate continues.   Policy Update ACS CAN Submits Comments on Two Major Proposed Regulations   ACS CAN submitted comment letters last month to the federal government on the proposed ... provisions of the ACA (i.e., the employer mandate). Under the law, employers with more than 50 full-time workers must contribute to the cost of "affordable" health insurance and cover at least 95 percent of their workers or be subject to penalties. The proposed regulation lays out ...

ADVOCACY ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT Advocacy Accomplishments 2011 Year in Review, a joint publication of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN), is now available. This annual report provides a comprehensive summary of legislative, policy, grassroots, regulatory, litigation, and media ... an exhaustive list, the survey is rather a sampling of the most commonly used services across 10 categories mandated by HHS. No information on cost-sharing is being sought as those issues will be addressed through separate HHS regulations.     In Congress This week the House considered ...

State Update   Thus far about 20 states have submitted a benchmark essential health benefits (EHB) plan to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The majority of remaining states, however, are likely to end up with the default plan (the largest small group ...   After the election, we expect HHS to release a multitude of proposed Affordable Care Act regulations, including those for EHB and cost sharing.  It is unclear at this time how much discretion states or insurers will have to make changes to the benchmark plan.  For example, how and under what circumstances can a state or plan make changes to the benefits within or among the 10 required EHB benefit categories?  HHS has suggested that some flexibility ...