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ADVOCACY INTEGRATION   On September 1, ACS CAN became a fully integrated and aligned organization. Federal, state, and local advocacy programs in every Division are now part of ACS CAN.  As the American Cancer Society implements transformational change, it's clear that the ability to influence public policy is becoming ... free of charge, as required by the Affordable Care Act. Depending on their provider, insurer, or the state they live in, consumers may face cost sharing, which could discourage screening. Consumer complaints appear to center on unexpected colonoscopy bills that result from providers ...

ADVOCACY INTEGRATION   On September 1, ACS CAN became a fully integrated and aligned organization. Federal, state, and local advocacy programs in every Division are now part of ACS CAN.  As the American Cancer Society implements transformational change, it's clear that the ability to influence public policy is becoming ... free of charge, as required by the Affordable Care Act. Depending on their provider, insurer, or the state they live in, consumers may face cost sharing, which could discourage screening. Consumer complaints appear to center on unexpected colonoscopy bills that result from providers ...

... shortfall in FY 10 •         $7.5 million shortfall in FY 11 Priority Areas    Lung Cancer LD 1347:   "An Act To Deter Initiation of Tobacco Use by Increasing the Tax on Tobacco Products" raises the tax on cigarettes by $1, and is the focal point of our tobacco tax campaign. ... pass" in deference to another bill, submitted by the Commissioner of Insurance which did much of the same things. LD 1091: "An Act To Reduce the Cost of Health Insurance" was voted "ought not to pass." LD 1228: "Resolve, To Direct Action on Health Disparities of the Passamaquody Tribe and ... health and healthcare, is working on the issue.   Together, they are working to produce bipartisan HCR legislation.   The Society and ACS CAN have made access to healthcare and HCR a priority, and now has a seat at the table moving the issue forward, putting the cancer lens on the ...

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Two Year Anniversary March 23 marked the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which included key provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care for people with cancer and those at risk of developing the disease. These provisions include critical patient protections that:   Ban pre-existing condition exclusions that are used to deny lifesaving coverage to people with cancer; Eliminate annual and lifetime benefit limits that can cut off access to critical cancer care; Enable children with a history of chronic disease such as cancer to stay on their parents' health plan ...