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CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS On August 2, after weeks of intense negotiations among Democrats and Republicans, the president signed legislation to raise the nation's debt limit and reduce federal ... hard to predict beyond 2012 what the ultimate impact on research and other programs important to cancer patients and survivors will be. As ACS CAN continues to press forward, we will keep you apprised of further developments as they occur.   During the debt limit negotiations, ACS CAN ... HHS released guidelines this week on additional preventive health services for women that should be included as health plan benefits with no cost to patients. These services include HPV testing as part of cervical cancer screening for women over 30 and annual well-woman visits. The ...

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS On August 2, after weeks of intense negotiations among Democrats and Republicans, the president signed legislation to raise the nation's debt limit and reduce federal ... hard to predict beyond 2012 what the ultimate impact on research and other programs important to cancer patients and survivors will be. As ACS CAN continues to press forward, we will keep you apprised of further developments as they occur.   During the debt limit negotiations, ACS CAN ... HHS released guidelines this week on additional preventive health services for women that should be included as health plan benefits with no cost to patients. These services include HPV testing as part of cervical cancer screening for women over 30 and annual well-woman visits. The ...

... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the Affordable Care Act was also discussed. The MLR provision requires insurers in the individual and small group markets to spend 80 percent of premiums on medical care and quality improvement activities, and requires larger plans to spend 85 percent of premiums.   ACS CAN opposes both legislative proposals because they would eliminate some of the most important consumer protections that ACS CAN advocated for in ...

... prohibitions on rescinding insurance after a policy holder becomes ill, lifetime and annual caps, pre-existing condition restrictions, and cost sharing for preventive services.   Legislation already introduced that would repeal the medical loss ratio (MLR) provision included in the Affordable Care Act was also discussed. The MLR provision requires insurers in the individual and small group markets to spend 80 percent of premiums on medical care and quality improvement activities, and requires larger plans to spend 85 percent of premiums.   ACS CAN opposes both legislative proposals because they would eliminate some of the most important consumer protections that ACS CAN advocated for in ...