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Interim Rule on Medical Loss Ratio Gives Consumers a Meaningful Measure to Evaluate Insurance Plans

WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 22, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released an interim final rule detailing how health insurers should calculate and define their plans’ medical loss ratio (MLR), the percentage of premiums spent on benefits versus administrative costs, under the Affordable Care Act. Beginning in 2011, the new law requires individual and small-group plans to have an MLR of at least 80 percent, and large-group plans to ...

American Cancer Society Expert Tells House Subcommittee Inadequate Insurance Is a Barrier to Fighting Cancer

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- April 15, 2008 -- An American Cancer Society expert today testified at a House subcommittee hearing that having not enough health insurance can be an obstacle for those fighting cancer. Led by Chairman Pete Stark (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member David Camp (R-Mich.), the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held the hearing to discuss the state of health insurance in America, including the impact of inadequate insurance. Stephen Finan, the ... which connects callers to the Society’s National Cancer Information Center with health insurance specialists who work to address their health care coverage issues. The analysis showed that callers with inadequate insurance face a myriad of problems including annual or lifetime benefit ...

New Report Shows Majority of States Missing Opportunities to Reduce Toll of Cancer

... that help to prevent a disease that kills more than 1,600 people a day nationwide and will cost the country an estimated $216 billion in health care costs this year alone. The report, which was released at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Seattle, WA, finds ... in seven or more policy areas. Most states are failing to implement laws and policies that not only prevent cancer and save lives, but lower health care costs and generate revenue at the same time, said Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN. By enacting evidence-based policies that ...

Navigating the Coverage Experience and Financial Challenges for Cancer Patients

Navigating the Coverage Experience and Financial Challenges for Cancer Patients: Affordable Care Act Brings Improvements, But Challenges Remain The Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees coverage to individuals with pre-existing conditions, ... care, patients continue to face high out-of-pocket costs and hurdles to obtaining recommended treatments. Financial Navigators are hospital or health-system staff that work with cancer patients to review their plan options, understand their coverage, and obtain treatment. Due to their ... significantly improved with the ACA marketplaces and reform, particularly for people who are uninsured and for those who unexpectedly lose their health care coverage. However, obtaining coverage is still difficult for those who live in states that haven’t expanded Medicaid or are ...

State Senate Moves Legislation Forward Aimed at Providing Insurance Coverage for More Mississippians

"The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is pleased to see strong support in the Senate for increasing access to health care to more hard-working Mississippians. As an organization dedicated to ending cancer as we know it for everyone, ACS CAN recognizes the pivotal role access to health care plays in cancer prevention, early detection, and lifesaving treatments. “ACS CAN urges Senate and House leaders to work toward a ...

Current funding for the Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (ABCCEDP) provides cancer screening to only about 18% of the more than 87,000 women eligible.

· Encourage state leaders to accept federal funds available to help prevent and treat cancer by broadening access to health care. If federal funds are accepted, an estimated 313,000 Alabamians would become eligible for insurance coverage. · Hard-working, low-income families need the security of quality health coverage to get lifesaving care when they need it, without facing huge medical bills. · By accepting federal funds, more people would have ...

Ellie's Story

... of a grown adult. Ellie relied on Medicaid following her mother’s job loss from caring for her daughter’s illness. Because of the current health care law, Ellie never had to miss a treatment.  She is now in remission, though she would not be here today except for the treatment she received. If changes being discussed to the health care law had been in place when Ellie was battling cancer, it would have killed her, and they will certainly kill the next child in the same ...

Public plan ... Private plan ... How about a Patient Plan

Some say private.ξ Some say public.ξ ACS CAN says to make sure it's a patient plan. We've all seen the latest news coverage that a public health insurance option could now be falling by the wayside.ξ With so much attention toward public plans and private plans, we thought now was a good time to keep the focus where it should be - on a patient plan. A key focus for health care reform should be ensuring that health care, and especially cancer care, is available and affordable to all Americans and all cancer ...

Former Lt. Gov. Fischbach and Rep. Peterson State their Positions on Issues to Fight Cancer as Part of National Voter Education Campaign

... nd and 7 th Congressional Districts candidates to state their position on cancer issues such as cancer research funding and access to health care, including rural cancer care.  Specifically, candidates for the 7 th Congressional District seat are being asked the following questions: Access to Health Care:  The decision on whether or not to repeal the Affordable Care Act will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. If it is overturned, how ...

National Blog Features ACS CAN Volunteer Stacy Cook

... Stacy Cook stood in front of a U.S. Senate Committee and gave a face to the countless Americans whose lives have been changed by the Affordable Care Act. Now, StacyŠ—Ès story has been featured in a prominent national blog, CHIRblo, from the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute. The blog focuses on health insurance issues including coverage, markets and the effects of health insurance reform. Stacy, ...

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