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... and Medicaid, which treats about nine percent of cancer patients -- including women referred for treatment through the NBCCEDP.   AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Exchange Regulation The Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) released the long-awaited draft regulation governing health benefit exchanges. The proposal provides a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges ...

... forum on December 1, 2016 at the Conference Center at Yale West in Orange, CT.  The goal is to create a dialogue for leaders in business, health care, academia, public policy, patient advocacy, as well as other stakeholders to capture the latest and best thinking about the potential impact ... in therapies and diagnostics that are revolutionizing cancer care and will include leaders from the oncology community, including life sciences, health care systems, academia, patient advocacy, and provider groups.  ACS CAN will use this event to help illustrate and answer the following ...

... to focus on public policies that could effectively eliminate barriers that prevent patients from accessing evidence-based and innovative cancer care with an emphasis on policies and programs that address inequities in the system. Focus of the Forum The American Cancer Society and the ... goal to achieve a 40% reduction in cancer mortality in the United States by 2035. If we are to achieve that goal, we must fight to achieve health equity, the just and fair opportunity for everyone to prevent, find, treat and survive cancer – regardless of how much money they make, the color of their skin, their sexual orientation, their gender identity, their disability status, or where they live. Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible which requires removing obstacles to health such as ...

... Senate Candidates on the Record Breast cancer has been a major issue in Montana's US Senate race, with both candidates running ads claiming to care more about the issue than their opponent. Cancer Votes seized the opportunity to have them go on the record. As a result, both the challenger ... Votes and the League of Women Voters held a forum in Wichita for state senate candidates in Sedgwick County, Kansas. The candidates talked about health issues in the state, including breast cancer early detection programs. ACS CAN Cancer Votes, AARP, the University of Delaware, and the ... of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that benefit cancer patients and their families, such as creating consumer-friendly state health exchanges, expanding access to coverage through Medicaid, and ensuring that health plans cover essential health benefits. Finally, the ...