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Guidance Gives States Opportunity to Craft Essential Benefits That Work for People With Cancer

... today issued a pre-regulatory bulletin outlining guidance for the creation of an essential benefits package as required under the Affordable Care Act. Following is a statement from Stephen Finan, senior director of policy at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). ... a consumer representative to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. His statement follows: "The bulletin issued today on essential health benefits lacks the specifics of a proposed rule, but it provides potentially valuable guidance as states prepare for the essential benefit ... effect in 2014. Although the bulletin does not have the force of law, it gives states important direction as they move toward implementation of health benefit exchanges. "The bulletin gives states the option to choose among various äóÖbenchmark ' plans in defining essential benefits, a ...

December 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... are expected to dominate 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 federal and state levels. The tobacco industry will continue to push back against efforts to protect public health, seeking to undermine existing protections or defeat attempts to enact new ones. All this comes against the backdrop of the 2012 election. ... for funding for cancer-related programs and services; ensuring cancer patients and their families have improved access to quality, affordable health care; and protecting the public from the deadly effects of tobacco use. ACS CAN is fighting for the right causes for the right reasons – ...

December 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... are expected to dominate 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 federal and state levels. The tobacco industry will continue to push back against efforts to protect public health, seeking to undermine existing protections or defeat attempts to enact new ones. All this comes against the backdrop of the 2012 election. ... for funding for cancer-related programs and services; ensuring cancer patients and their families have improved access to quality, affordable health care; and protecting the public from the deadly effects of tobacco use. ACS CAN is fighting for the right causes for the right reasons – ...

December 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... are expected to dominate 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 federal and state levels. The tobacco industry will continue to push back against efforts to protect public health, seeking to undermine existing protections or defeat attempts to enact new ones. All this comes against the backdrop of the 2012 election. ... for funding for cancer-related programs and services; ensuring cancer patients and their families have improved access to quality, affordable health care; and protecting the public from the deadly effects of tobacco use. ACS CAN is fighting for the right causes for the right reasons – ...

2016 Wisconsin State Legislative Priorities

... bold new public policies that promote prevention and early detection of cancer, increase research, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Wisconsinites touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... and kept out of the hands of children.   · Protect Wisconsin’s comprehensive statewide smoke-free air law. Secondhand smoke is a serious health hazard that causes lung cancer, heart disease and respiratory illness in nonsmokers. Since July 2010, Wisconsinites have been breathing ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Help Reduce the Cancer Burden on Minnesotans

... patient quality of life, prevent youth commercial tobacco use and help adults quit tobacco, and expand equitable access to quality, affordable health care. “While cancer affects everyone, it does not affect everyone equally. ACS CAN is committed to working with lawmakers to ensure all ... This year in Minnesota, there will be over 35,000 new cancer cases and an estimated 10,340 cancer deaths. ACS CAN will focus on reducing health disparities that contribute to a higher cancer rate, later stage diagnoses and higher mortality rate among communities of color, populations ...

Cancer Advocates Call for Quick Defeat of House Bill 138, Latest Medicaid Expansion Repeal Attempt

... – Idaho House Bill 138 would effectively repeal Medicaid expansion, which would put nearly 85,000 state residents at risk of losing their health care coverage, including cancer patients who rely on Medicaid for life-saving treatment. A similar bill introduced last year was met with ... who cited the program’s crucial support for their quality of life. The bill will be given a hearing on Wednesday at 8 a.m. MT in the House Health and Welfare Committee. Medicaid expansion has been a critical tool in the fight against cancer, providing access to early detection and ...

Vermont 2010 Legislative Wrap-Up

    American Cancer Society Legislative Wrap-up 2010     Access to Health Care – Health Care Reform Catamount Health Plan As part of a host of cost saving measures to close the gap in the FY 2011 budget, three changes were made ...

Monthly Advocacy Update

Access to Care – Health Care Reform   History Made - Major Milestone for the Mission On Tuesday, March 23, President Barack Obama signed health care reform legislation. ...

December 2012 Monthly Advocacy Update

... by Dr. Richard Deming, a member of the ACS CAN Board, about his recent experiences hiking in the Himalayas with a group of cancer survivors and care givers.   2013 PREVIEW  ACS CAN began 2013 by completing the process of integrating American Cancer Society Division advocacy into ACS CAN. ... up as the law moves closer to taking full effect in January 2014. Tobacco industry efforts to weaken and undermine measures that protect public health show no signs of abating.   No doubt we have our work cut out for us, but ACS CAN is a nationally respected nonpartisan organization with a ... missions. In the coming year, ACS CAN will continue to call upon elected officials to work together in a bipartisan effort to implement the health care law as intelligently as possible for patients and their families. For further information, see the Department of Health and Human ...

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