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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 ...

... 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 ...

... after a two week spring recess.   On Tuesday, the House voted on H.R. 1213, which would defund state exchange grants included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The grant dollars are awarded to states to assist in their preparation for establishing and maintaining the health exchanges the law requires to be up and running in every state by 2014. The legislation passed the House 238-183.   Five Democratic amendments were offered to the bill, one of where would have required the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide a report to Congress on the impact of the rescission of funds, and another one would have required the ...

... after a two week spring recess.   On Tuesday, the House voted on H.R. 1213, which would defund state exchange grants included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The grant dollars are awarded to states to assist in their preparation for establishing and maintaining the health exchanges the law requires to be up and running in every state by 2014. The legislation passed the House 238-183.   Five Democratic amendments were offered to the bill, one of where would have required the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide a report to Congress on the impact of the rescission of funds, and another one would have required the ...