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8-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   In the past week, the Administration issued four proposed regulations that are important components of building a new available, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance system.   The regulations complement and supplement the health ... detailed blueprints for various functions will operate, and collectively will provide a much more coherent insurance system for consumers. ACS CAN will review these proposals and consider making comments, probably in coordination with other consumer groups.   Health Insurance Premium Tax ... out the rules for obtaining subsidies for private insurance in the health exchanges. Generally, this affects people between 133 and 400 percent of the federal poverty level who may be eligible for premium subsidies. The proposal explains the process for collecting and verifying information ...

Oncologists Call for Improvements in Access to Biomarker Testing as Assembly Insurance Committee Signals Unanimous Support

... cancer survivors from across New York gathered at the Capitol to answer lawmakers’ questions about biomarker testing and ask for their support of Senate Bill 1196 / Assembly Bill 1673. This legislation, which is being sponsored by Asm. Pamela Hunter and Sen. Roxanne Persaud and maintains ... aims to improve New Yorkers’ access to precision medicine through biomarker testing. Biomarker testing has become a game-changing part of cancer care given its role in opening the door to targeted treatments that can lead to improved survivorship and quality of life. Despite the proven benefits, some insurers are failing to keep pace with innovations and ...

8-9-10 Monthly Advocacy Update

...   Senate Action On July 29, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1 billion (3.2 percent) increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the 2010 fiscal year (FY10) budget, for a total of $32 billion in FY11. This amount includes $5.2 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read the ACS CAN press release .   Unfortunately an amendment from Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) that would have added another $1 billion to the NIH budget ... Care Act.   The regulations require new individual and group health plans to provide beneficiaries with certain preventive benefits at no cost starting September 23, 2010 (“grandfathered plans” do not have to comply with the regulation). Preventive services with a rating of "A" or ...

8-9-10 Monthly Advocacy Update

...   Senate Action On July 29, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1 billion (3.2 percent) increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the 2010 fiscal year (FY10) budget, for a total of $32 billion in FY11. This amount includes $5.2 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read the ACS CAN press release .   Unfortunately an amendment from Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) that would have added another $1 billion to the NIH budget ... Care Act.   The regulations require new individual and group health plans to provide beneficiaries with certain preventive benefits at no cost starting September 23, 2010 (“grandfathered plans” do not have to comply with the regulation). Preventive services with a rating of "A" or ...

8-9-10 Monthly Advocacy Update

...   Senate Action On July 29, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $1 billion (3.2 percent) increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) over the 2010 fiscal year (FY10) budget, for a total of $32 billion in FY11. This amount includes $5.2 billion for the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Read the ACS CAN press release .   Unfortunately an amendment from Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA) that would have added another $1 billion to the NIH budget ... Care Act.   The regulations require new individual and group health plans to provide beneficiaries with certain preventive benefits at no cost starting September 23, 2010 (“grandfathered plans” do not have to comply with the regulation). Preventive services with a rating of "A" or ...

2010 Elections and the Cancer Fight

... by Peter Slocum Vice President for Advocacy in New York and New Jersey The 2010 Midterm elections changed the political landscape across much of the United States. Republicans took back control of the House of Representatives -- gaining at least 5 seats in New York and one in New Jersey -- as voters took out their distress about the long ... American Cancer Society's Cancer Ation Network, do not take sides in elections and don't favor one party over the other. However, ACS and ACS CAN volunteers and staff worked very hard over the past few years to bring about meaningful improvements to the way our health care system treats ...

North Dakota Falling Short Enacting Cancer-Fighting Legislation

... it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the latest edition of How Do You Measure Up? : A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, North Dakota measured up to policy recommendations in just three of eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), which is the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. The 17th edition  of the report highlights what we must do more of to reduce ...

Families Affected by Cancer Urge Lawmakers to Restore Cancer Research Funding

... sequestration has taken effect, leveling across-the-board cuts for domestic programs. The 5.1 percent cut in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), threatens promising ongoing cancer and other medical research and will prevent new research from getting off the ground. The cuts ... programs run through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reducing the number of uninsured and underinsured individuals who can receive cervical, breast and colon cancer screenings that can detect cancer early or prevent it altogether in some cases. Sequestration is a ... in funding for NIH means the agency will revert to FY 2008 spending levels and have even less purchasing power when accounting for the increased cost of medical research. Sequestration could lead to 1,380 fewer research grants being funded in FY 2013 and could lead to 20,500 fewer jobs. ...

Arizona may ban teens from tanning beds

... Arizona could ban teens under age 18 from tanning beds if some state lawmakers and physicians get their way. Currently, parents can sign permission slips for minor children to use tanning beds. House Bill 2194, called the Skin Cancer Preventative Act of 2017, would require photo ID to prove a customer is age 18 or older. "(It) is really acting on a call from the FDA as well as the World Health ... the risk for cancer. If we were to pass this law, there would be almost 1,400 cases of melanoma averted ... and more than $7.6 million in health-cost savings." Several skin-cancer patients spoke in support of the bill during Thursday's hearing. All said they had used tanning beds. ...

USTR Abandons Plan to Protect Tobacco Control Measures under Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement

... trade agreement that would have made it more difficult for tobacco companies to challenge domestic tobacco control measures under the terms of international trade agreements. ξThe U.S. is negotiating the TPP with 11 other countries, with the next round of negotiations scheduled for August 23-30 in Brunei. Previously, USTR in May 2012 had announced it would propose new language to the TPP that ... and regulatory perspective.ξ Our organizations have urged and continue to urge USTR to move forward with this proposal and ensure nations can take effective action to reduce tobacco use, which is the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. and around the world. Instead, USTR ...

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