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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 into law by holding numerous ... be in recess next week when the anniversary takes place. The Senate Finance Committee held a hearing featuring Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius and highlighted the law’s accomplishments, including insurance market reforms that have gone ...

1-27-11 Affordable Care Act Update

1/27/11 Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families   Dr. Seffrin ... advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), to the advisory group to the newly created National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council.   The council, which was created by the Affordable Care Act, is working to integrate the prevention efforts of numerous federal ...

2-13-13 Affordable Care Act Update

State Update HHS Deadline for State Partnership Designation Approaching This Friday is the deadline for states that will not be running their own health insurance exchange to tell the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) whether they want to run a "partnership" exchange in cooperation with the federal government. Several states have ... to change when the individual mandate and health insurance exchanges go into full effect in 2014. ACS CAN supports provisions in the Affordable Care Act that will provide all groups with greater access to quality care.     As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and ...

6-14-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Communications Planning for Supreme Court Decision   The Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expected by the end of this month. The decision could come out as soon as Monday, June 18, although June 25 appears to be a more ... predictions on how the justices will rule.   Federal Update   National Prevention Council Action Plan   On Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the release of the National Prevention Council Action Plan , which aims to increase the number of ... of 17 federal departments and agencies that was established under the ACA. The plan provides comprehensive strategies for Americans to tackle health issues including tobacco use, obesity, health disparities and chronic diseases such as cancer.   John Seffrin, PhD, chief executive officer ...

3-14-13 Affordable Care Act Update

... spending, which includes funding for key cancer research, prevention, and early detection programs. Highlights of cuts to priority programs: Health insurance exchange grants to the states are being cut by $44 million. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) budget is being cut. The IRS has numerous enforcement responsibilities under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Prevention and Public Health Fund is being cut by $51 million. The National Institutes of Health is being cut by $1.545 billion, including a $253 million cut to the ...

3-24-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... 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 ... that were threatening their treatments and their lives.   Also, read the ACS CAN press release on the anniversary and check out Kaiser Health News’ roundup of news stories related to the anniversary.   Polls Show Confusion, Split in Opinions   One year after the Affordable Care ... The list of “threshold questions” and rationales can be used and shared with coalition partners, legislators and others working on state health insurance exchanges.   Over the past two months about half of all states have been reviewing some type of exchange legislation. The main ...

7-15-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Department of Health and Human Services Releases Rules on Prevention Benefits   Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released interim final rules for the prevention benefits included in the Affordable Care Act.   The regulations ...

8-11-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... federal funding for lifesaving cancer research and prevention programs, as well as important programs that assure cancer patients access to health care like Medicare and Medicaid. As we continue to press forward, we will keep you apprised of further developments.   Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Releases Community Health Center Funding    This week HHS announced awards of $28.8 million to 67 community ...

9-29-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced grants to fight chronic diseases, the leading cause of death in America, to states and communities with over 120 million residents,. Funded by the Prevention and Public Health Funded created by the ACA, Community Transformation Grants help states and communities address the root causes of chronic diseases such as ... disputes between Medicaid and a state exchange.     Litigation   It has been an eventful week for litigation related to the Affordable Care Act.  The U.S. Justice Department elected not to ask the full 11 th Circuit Court of appeals to overrule the decision of the circuit's ...

7-22-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... (date TBA).   New Messaging Documents As we mentioned during the Atlanta training, ACS CAN staff have developed new messaging around Affordable Care Act implementation that is ready for you to use. The messaging centers on the following theme: Making the Affordable Care Act work for people with cancer will save lives.  If this sounds familiar, it is because the Society and ACS CAN continue to view the health care system through the “cancer lens,” as we have since the launch of the Access to Care Initiative in 2007. After being besieged with misinformation during the health care debate, the public lacks an understanding of the law’s provisions. This is true even among families affected by cancer, as ACS ...

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