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Policy Update   ACS CAN National Forum on the Future of Health Care   ACS CAN convened lawmakers, providers, insurers, patients, and other stakeholders Tuesday at its second annual National Forum on the Future of Health Care at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Speakers examined central issues around the improvement of health care delivery in ...

... 20, 2012 The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to vote today on legislation (H.R. 1206) that would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from the medical loss ratio (MLR), a calculation that insurers must use to show the proportion of premiums they spend on ... expenses. Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): The Affordable Care Act requires health insurance companies for the first time to spend a minimum share of premiums on providing health care ... it clear that fees and commissions paid to insurance agents and brokers should be counted as administrative expenses that contribute to the cost of a health plan. For the medical loss ratio to be a meaningful measure of value to consumers, broker and agent fees must be included in the ...

... week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy released his proposed budget for 2025. In response, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) New Jersey Government Relations Director Quinton Law issued the following statement, highlighting how Governor Murphy can amplify his intended impact of improving public health and addressing the deficit by increasing the cigarette tax by $1 per pack. “In proposing to increase New Jersey’s ... Governor Murphy and the Legislature to consider a $1.00 increase in the tax. In doing so, state leaders can offset the predatory practices of the tobacco industry, limit tobacco’s presence in New Jerseyans’ lives and lungs, save the state on health care costs and generate much ...

Statement of Daniel E. Smith, president, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- February 17, 2009 -- “Cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones are eagerly awaiting President Obama’s ... programs will go a long way toward preserving health care coverage for more than 50 million needy Americans.  A provision that defrays the cost of COBRA insurance with a 60% subsidy from the federal government for nine months will help individuals maintain affordable coverage at a time ...