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1-18-13 Affordable Care Act Update
Policy Update Proposed Rule Medicaid, CHIP and State Based Health Exchange Coordination Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans will gain access to affordable health coverage through health insurance exchanges and improvements in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). To provide a ...
1-31-13 Affordable Care Act Update
... does indicate that regulatory changes moving these drugs to Schedule II would interfere substantially with patient access to quality pain care and result in needless suffering. Prescriptions for Schedule II medications cannot be transmitted by telephone or fax, nor can they be ... their doctor for office visits with greater frequency simply to refill a prescription, and may prove to be extremely costly to patients and our health care system. The Committee voted 19-10 in favor of rescheduling hydrocodone combination medications. The FDA will now be required to accept ... maintaining healthy behaviors are important in the fight against cancer, and worksite wellness programs can contribute positively to improving health if structured properly. However, we are concerned that rewards and penalties tied to health status could jeopardize employees' or their ...
1-26-12 Affordable Care Act Update
... a letter to the president urging him to issue a strong, final regulation on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers (and self-insured plans) are required to provide consumers with a standardized form that explains the basics of insurance and ... developed a prototype and tested it with consumers, with the assistance of Consumers Union and the insurance industry's trade group, America's Health Insurance Plans. The three scenarios tested include maternity, diabetes, and treatment for Stage II breast cancer. (The breast cancer case ... just one example. ACS CAN and other consumer groups strongly believe that the SBC is vital to enhancing consumer knowledge and understanding of health insurance. For the first time, consumers will have a document that could be enormously helpful to them in better understanding their options ...
5-25-12 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update This week the Senate considered an amendment that would have diverted additional funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund that was established in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACS CAN has consistently opposed legislative attempts to eliminate or divert funding for prevention services and fortunately, the ... next few months, Massachusetts is expected to pass comprehensive legislation designed to overhaul the way physicians and hospitals are paid for health care services. The legislation creates incentives for payers to replace the current fee-for-service payment system, which reimburses ...
Affordable Care Act Update 5-22-14
... Rule on 2015 Changes in the Marketplaces The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the rule for 2015 changes in the health insurance marketplaces. The final rule, released May 16, includes provisions related to navigators, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges, premium stabilization programs and health plan quality measures. ACS CAN previously registered its support ... is similar to legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) earlier this year. Cost is a known barrier to accessing preventive care. The ACA requires most health insurance plans to cover prevention services such as routine screening colonoscopies at low or no cost to the ...
7-21-11 Affordable Care Act Update
... by $3.7 billion over the next 10 years. The plan would also impact funding for discretionary programs, such as the National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control, along with Medicare. However, the reductions in spending under this plan are not nearly as significant ... that will resolve the budget stalemate while leaving important programs, such as Medicare, intact. HHS Releases Proposed Regulation for CO-OP Health Insurance Plans Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed standards for establishing CO-OP health insurance plans. To ... Profits realized by a CO-OP must be reinvested in the plans through lower premiums, better benefits, or other improvements in health care quality. A CO-OP will also have the option to sell coverage to small businesses. Institute of Medicine Releases Recommendations on Coverage ...
10-28-10 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. Now ... Care Act help people with cancer and their families is now available on fightcancer.org. ACS CAN worked with Corporate Communications and Health Promotions staff at the National Home Office on the guide, which explains the Affordable Care Act through the “cancer lens.” The guide, ... loved ones fight the disease, discusses provisions of the law as they apply to the Society’s original “4 A’s” that define meaningful health coverage: adequacy, affordability, availability, and administrative simplicity. The guide marks a significant step forward in our efforts ...
8-12-12 Affordable Care Act Update
... on their progress towards various legislative and policy benchmarks, including efforts to encourage prevention, guarantee access to affordable health care, curb tobacco use and focus on quality of life. How Do You Measure Up? also offers a blueprint for effective implementation of Affordable Care Act provisions that benefit cancer patients and their families, such as creating consumer friendly state health exchanges, expanding health coverage through Medicaid and ensuring that health plans cover essential health benefits for chronic disease ...
5-10-12 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update This week the House considered the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would cut mandatory funding for a number of health-related programs authorized in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as make cuts to the Medicaid program. ACS CAN, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association sent a joint letter to all House members opposing the repeal of mandatory funding currently set aside to promote prevention and public health, as well as funds to establish state-based health insurance exchanges. Read the ACS CAN press release . Additionally, ACS CAN opposes ...
11-11-10 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. Congress ... of the overall benefits of the new law. See the selected articles below for additional context on the issue: No Clear Path for GOP on Health Care Repeal (Associated Press) Republicans say they'll repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law, but tinker and tweak is as far as they're likely to get. < http://wapo.st/aHXj61 Promise of Renewed Battle Over Reach of Health ...