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ACS CAN joined dozens of consumer, labor and patient-centered organizations to call on the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate funding for an employer survey that could help determine the essential benefits package that will be created under the Affordable Care Act. The act calls on the Secretary of Labor to survey businesses across the country to determine the average level of benefits provided. But ... of the first-ever definition of a standard of care. The full text of the letter follows: May 18, 2010 Ms. Nancy Ann DeParle, Director Office of Health Reform The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Ms. DeParle: One of the many advances made in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ...

... every Montanan and Wyomingite impacted by cancer,” Henderson said. “I will work tirelessly to remove barriers and improve access to cancer care for everybody and specifically those living in rural settings."  Henderson previously served as ACS CAN’s Grassroots Manager in Montana and ... the state. He has spent significant time in Wyoming as part of his ACS CAN work, connecting with residents on their need for quality, affordable health care and learning about the burden placed on rural care systems in states that have not yet acted to expand Medicaid. “Medicaid expansion has been crucial in improving health outcomes in Montana and sustaining rural care infrastructure,” Henderson said. “We will work to keep that program strong and push to get ...

... Action Network (ACS CAN) Washington, D.C. – June 14, 2010 – The Obama administration today released an interim final rule detailing which health care plans will be exempt from certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the ... ‘grandfather’ status if they choose to reduce benefits or substantially shift costs to patients. In the interests of patients, existing health plans should be allowed to strengthen benefits and continue to operate as they did before the law was signed. If a plan decides to ...

... to the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to uphold the individual responsibility requirement of the Affordable Care Act. The American Cancer Society, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart ... requirement, which is critical to preserving the law’s strong patient protections that are improving access to quality, affordable health care nationwide. “Our organizations believe that patient protections such as those that end discrimination in the insurance market against ... with chronic diseases would not be sustainable without the individual responsibility requirement. These provisions significantly improve the health care system for chronic disease patients and their families by dramatically expanding access to quality, affordable health care; reducing ...