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1-6-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Vote to ... Care Act in its entirety. A separate vote will be held on a resolution that vaguely instructs the three House Committees with jurisdiction for health care to report out legislation (no timeframe is specified) that would replace the existing law. The bill will likely pass the House, but has ... provisions and programs established in the law that Republicans find egregious. In addition, Administration officials such as Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will be called to the Hill for questioning on implementation. On the other side of the Capitol, the ...

1-6-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   Vote to ... Care Act in its entirety. A separate vote will be held on a resolution that vaguely instructs the three House Committees with jurisdiction for health care to report out legislation (no timeframe is specified) that would replace the existing law. The bill will likely pass the House, but has ... provisions and programs established in the law that Republicans find egregious. In addition, Administration officials such as Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will be called to the Hill for questioning on implementation. On the other side of the Capitol, the ...

12-9-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   New ACS CAN Evaluative Framework   The ACS CAN Policy Team recently developed the “ ACS CAN Evaluative Framework for Assessing the Small Business Health Insurance Options Program (SHOP) and Health Benefits Exchange Proposals .”   This document covers important questions that may arise as proposals for health benefit exchanges are ...

12-9-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   New ACS CAN Evaluative Framework   The ACS CAN Policy Team recently developed the “ ACS CAN Evaluative Framework for Assessing the Small Business Health Insurance Options Program (SHOP) and Health Benefits Exchange Proposals .”   This document covers important questions that may arise as proposals for health benefit exchanges are ...

12-9-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.   New ACS CAN Evaluative Framework   The ACS CAN Policy Team recently developed the “ ACS CAN Evaluative Framework for Assessing the Small Business Health Insurance Options Program (SHOP) and Health Benefits Exchange Proposals .”   This document covers important questions that may arise as proposals for health benefit exchanges are ...

10-7-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families     New Fact ... brief overviews of provisions in the law that impact cancer patients. New factsheets include information on Medicaid benefits, the Indian Health Service, and prevention in Medicare.   The more in-depth background papers are designed to help advocates learn about basic concepts in the Affordable Care Act regarding private health insurance and the creation of state exchanges. New topics include issues in wellness programs, risk adjustment and employee coverage through ...

10-7-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families     New Fact ... brief overviews of provisions in the law that impact cancer patients. New factsheets include information on Medicaid benefits, the Indian Health Service, and prevention in Medicare.   The more in-depth background papers are designed to help advocates learn about basic concepts in the Affordable Care Act regarding private health insurance and the creation of state exchanges. New topics include issues in wellness programs, risk adjustment and employee coverage through ...

10-7-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families     New Fact ... brief overviews of provisions in the law that impact cancer patients. New factsheets include information on Medicaid benefits, the Indian Health Service, and prevention in Medicare.   The more in-depth background papers are designed to help advocates learn about basic concepts in the Affordable Care Act regarding private health insurance and the creation of state exchanges. New topics include issues in wellness programs, risk adjustment and employee coverage through ...

Critical Condition: Stories of Health in the Heartland

This short film, created by award winning filmmaker Ky Dickens, features community members and health professionals from across Kansas sharing their challenges and triumphs as they strive to take care of themselves, their families, and their communities. Watch the trailer Watch the full film Stephanie Stephanie was just 30 years old when she ... for the same coverage in Kansas. She was left uninsured, without access to the physical therapy she needs to recover and facing other serious health risks. Brayden When Anthony gained custody of his son, Brayden, he was performing well below his grade level, and was diagnosed with a mood ...

10-5-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update   Physician networks and hospital systems can play an important role in driving down health care costs and improving quality of care.  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a report titled "Plan Participation in Health Insurance Exchanges: Implications for Competition and Choice" that looks at how consolidation of hospital systems affects the ability of ...

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