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2-6-13 Affordable Care Act Update

... Task Force, and to recommended adult vaccines. States will receive the increase for services provided through fee-for-service or managed care basis, or through a benchmark or benchmark-equivalent benefit plan (referred to as an "alternative benefit plan"). Alternative benefit plans ... for those services.    Tax Credits   Last week, the Treasury Department issued a final regulation on eligibility for tax credits in the health insurance exchanges. The regulation includes a provision that may adversely affect families with employer-provided health insurance. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), if a person has to pay more than 9.5 percent of their income for health insurance provided ...

President’s FY 22 Budget Focuses on Health Issues; Boosts Biomedical Research, Makes Permanent Increased Health Coverage Subsidies

... released its budget for FY 22 late last week. Included in the budget is an additional $9 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $6.5 for the creation of a new department within the NIH called the Advanced Research Project Agency on Health (ARPA-H), which would be dedicated to accelerating the pace of biomedical research for rare and difficult to treat diseases, including ... and we would urge lawmakers to adequately fund these programs as part of the Center’s $8.7 billion budget.” Access “Affordable health care is essential for cancer patients, survivors and all those at risk for the disease. Making marketplace health plans more affordable through ...

3-4-11 Affordable Care Act Update

New Resource for Consumers – HealthCareandYou.org   ACS CAN joined other trusted national health groups this week to launch HealthCareandYou.org , a new comprehensive online resource to give Americans easy-to-understand information about the health care law so they can make informed decisions for themselves and their families. The site provides tailored information for users, including ...

3-4-11 Affordable Care Act Update

New Resource for Consumers – HealthCareandYou.org   ACS CAN joined other trusted national health groups this week to launch HealthCareandYou.org , a new comprehensive online resource to give Americans easy-to-understand information about the health care law so they can make informed decisions for themselves and their families. The site provides tailored information for users, including ...

3-4-11 Affordable Care Act Update

New Resource for Consumers – HealthCareandYou.org   ACS CAN joined other trusted national health groups this week to launch HealthCareandYou.org , a new comprehensive online resource to give Americans easy-to-understand information about the health care law so they can make informed decisions for themselves and their families. The site provides tailored information for users, including ...

Left Behind: Health and Hope in North Carolina

In Left Behind: Hope and Health in North Carolina, we meet three individuals who share their hopes for the future and worries about their health. Richard, Emma and Adrienne all earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid, yet not enough to benefit from subsidies to purchase insurance, making access to health care difficult. Watch the trailer Watch the full film Meet the storytellers: Richard Richard and his wife Vickie own and work on their family farm ...

Guest Column: Affordable health insurance is still needed

... and medical advances beyond our wildest imagination. And yet, our lawmakers can’t work together to improve access to affordable and adequate health coverage in America and are, instead, considering proposals that could price people out of system. Current law protects patients and supports Louisiana’s health care system. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and the expansion of Medicaid in our state in 2016, Louisiana has enjoyed ...

2-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update           Essential Health Benefits   On Tuesday, ACS CAN filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services on the Essential Health Benefits Bulletin - the first communication from the administration laying out guidelines for ... to strengthen the guidelines in a number of ways including, providing a uniform definition of coverage that:   Addresses a continuum of care, regardless of geographic location Prohibits efforts by insurers to subtly discriminate against certain medical conditions through benefit ...

2-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update           Essential Health Benefits   On Tuesday, ACS CAN filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services on the Essential Health Benefits Bulletin - the first communication from the administration laying out guidelines for ... to strengthen the guidelines in a number of ways including, providing a uniform definition of coverage that:   Addresses a continuum of care, regardless of geographic location Prohibits efforts by insurers to subtly discriminate against certain medical conditions through benefit ...

2-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Federal Update           Essential Health Benefits   On Tuesday, ACS CAN filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services on the Essential Health Benefits Bulletin - the first communication from the administration laying out guidelines for ... to strengthen the guidelines in a number of ways including, providing a uniform definition of coverage that:   Addresses a continuum of care, regardless of geographic location Prohibits efforts by insurers to subtly discriminate against certain medical conditions through benefit ...

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