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7-8-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... Affordable Care Act. This will provide an opportunity for interested parties to submit data and other information relevant to the implementation of the menu labeling provisions in the new law. The provisions require restaurants and retail food establishments that are part of a chain with 20 ... to the Affordable Care Act, some state and local governments required restaurants in their jurisdiction to post nutritional information. ACS CAN has worked on this issue on the state level for a number of years, and will submit formal comments to the FDA. The Affordable Care Act requires ... more people got screened.   The Affordable Care Act will greatly improve screening rates by improving access to insurance coverage and removing cost barriers to screening.   The report provides solid evidence that improvements in screening rates could yield dramatic results: 1,900 ...

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... any service required by the Affordable Care Act if they object based on undefined "religious beliefs or moral convictions." The implications of this provision could result in coverage denials of life-saving preventive services such as mammograms or tobacco cessation based on employer discretion.  The amendment failed 51-48.   Read ACS CAN's letter and press release opposing the amendment: ...

3-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

In Congress   Committees of jurisdiction for health care in both the House and Senate have been marking the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed ... group plans have an MLR of 85 percent.   If a plan falls short of the requirement, the insurance company must give a rebate to consumers. ACS CAN and many other groups representing consumers, patients, and workers supported the NAIC and HHS action as a good balancing of interests among ... benefit started Jan. 1,, more than 150,000 seniors and others with Medicare have received an annual wellness visit. This new visit is a no-cost preventive benefit available to Medicare beneficiaries. Beneficiaries must schedule the visit with a participating health care professional. ...

Health Care Enters a New Era

Congress yesterday took its final historic votes to repair the broken health care system, approving a package of improvements that strengthen the broad reform bill that President Obama signed into law this week. I had the privilege of being in Washington, D.C. with Society Board Chair George Atkins and National Volunteer President Alan Thorson to attend a celebration led by ... this effort successful.       By now you’ve heard about the critical role played by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in bringing the voice of cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to the debate. I want to share an example of how ACS CAN’s efforts made ...

2022 Maine State Legislative Session Summary

Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Mainers touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. While the 2022 legislative session continued to be impacted ... committee meetings being held virtually and a limited number of legislative session days, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) team continued working tirelessly with the Maine Legislature to make advancements in the following policy priorities: Ensuring Access to ...

8-7-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

ON CAPITOL HILL August is proving to be an intense and energetic time surrounding health care reform. As you are aware, members of the House of Representatives left Washington, D.C. last week to begin the August recess. The Senate is slated to wrap up its work today, but legislative ... Washington to individual congressional districts, where members will hold listening sessions or town halls to discuss health care reform. ACS CAN is activating grassroots advocacy volunteers across the country to urge lawmakers to move forward and support the enactment of meaningful ...

3-24-11 Affordable Care Act Update

One Year Later: Provisions of the Law Already Helping Cancer Patients   Timed to coincide with yesterday’s one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, ACS CAN launched the Affordable Care Act Quiz , a new, interactive tool that can be found on fightcancer.org . This short, educational quiz tests your ...

6-9-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   ACS CAN filed comments this week with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the proposed Medicare regulation creating Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). ACOs, which were mandated in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), are groups of providers that receive bonus payments for delivering more integrated and coordinated care for Medicare beneficiaries. ACS CAN’s comments acknowledge the potential of ACOs to improve the health and quality of care of cancer patients, and encourage the administration to improve the regulation to better benefit ...

7-21-11 Affordable Care Act Update

...   Although little progress has been made in reaching a consensus on a path forward, Congress has been quite active this week in its pursuit of competing deficit reduction strategies.   The House passed its “Cut, Cap, and Balance” bill earlier this week on a largely party-line vote. ... of Medicine (IOM) recommends that additional preventive health services for women be added to the services that health plans will cover at no cost to patients under the ACA.   The list of additional preventive health services include human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as part of cervical ... that help cancer patients and their families.         Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)     7-21-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

4-14-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... last week announced an agreement on a final 2011 fiscal year (FY 2011) Continuing Resolution (CR) that will fund the government through the end of September. The House of Representatives passed the CR this afternoon by a bi-partisan vote of 260-167. The Senate will vote later this evening, and the President has ... cancer screenings, tobacco cessation and community-based health programs dedicated to reversing the increasing problem of obesity. ACS CAN strongly opposes repeal of the fund. At this time, it is unclear whether the Senate will take up the measure. Read the ACS CAN press release ...

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