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Federal Update   On December 16, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an advisory bulletin outlining policy direction for states on the essential benefits package. Although ... of health benefit exchanges. HHS plans to publish a formal regulatory proposal, but did not indicate when. Read the HHS press release , ACS CAN's statement , and coverage from the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal. (attach WSJ)   The bulletin says a state will be able to choose ... Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) plan; or, The three largest state employee plans.   The choice is about the benefit package only .  Cost-sharing (i.e. deductibles and co-pays or coinsurance) associated with the plans are not important at this point.  Cost-sharing will ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- December 17, 2007 -- "Cancer patients and their loved ones are saddened that Congress, at the insistence of the President, has for the fifth consecutive year put forward appropriations legislation essentially flat funding cancer research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "It is incredibly disappointing that this president and his allies in Congress have so little regard for the concerns of the ... to get critical prevention, detection and treatment measures from the labs to the doctors’ offices and the patients who need them most." ACS CAN is the nonprofit, nonpartisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society, which is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major ...

... the Congressional agenda while states continue to struggle with meeting their own budget targets. The Affordable Care Act will remain top of mind, with the Supreme Court taking up the issue in March even as implementation continues with regulatory and legislative activity at the ... undermine existing protections or defeat attempts to enact new ones. All this comes against the backdrop of the 2012 election.   As always, ACS CAN is prepared to meet these challenges head on, with an ambitious agenda backed up by dedicated and hard working volunteers and staff. ACS CAN ... Organization (HMO) plan; or,         The three largest state employee plans.     The choice is about the benefit package only .   Cost-sharing (i.e. deductibles and co-pays or coinsurance) associated with the plans are not important at this point.   Cost-sharing will ...

... the Congressional agenda while states continue to struggle with meeting their own budget targets. The Affordable Care Act will remain top of mind, with the Supreme Court taking up the issue in March even as implementation continues with regulatory and legislative activity at the ... undermine existing protections or defeat attempts to enact new ones. All this comes against the backdrop of the 2012 election.   As always, ACS CAN is prepared to meet these challenges head on, with an ambitious agenda backed up by dedicated and hard working volunteers and staff. ACS CAN ... Organization (HMO) plan; or,         The three largest state employee plans.     The choice is about the benefit package only .   Cost-sharing (i.e. deductibles and co-pays or coinsurance) associated with the plans are not important at this point.   Cost-sharing will ...