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7-6-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Supreme Court Decision ACS CAN is continuing to review last week's historic Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to gain a full understanding of the impact of the decision on people with cancer and their families. In the meantime, we are pleased ... that Congress had exceeded its authority under the US Constitution in two primary ways: 1) By requiring most Americans to obtain or purchase health insurance by 2014 (the so-called "individual mandate"); and 2) By requiring states to expand Medicaid eligibility beyond its current scope ... feature of any tax is to produce at least some revenue for the government. Essentially, the Court ruled that the penalty for not purchasing health insurance "looks like a tax in many respects" and will yield revenue for the government; therefore, the fee that will be imposed on those ...

7-6-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Supreme Court Decision ACS CAN is continuing to review last week's historic Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to gain a full understanding of the impact of the decision on people with cancer and their families. In the meantime, we are pleased ... that Congress had exceeded its authority under the US Constitution in two primary ways: 1) By requiring most Americans to obtain or purchase health insurance by 2014 (the so-called "individual mandate"); and 2) By requiring states to expand Medicaid eligibility beyond its current scope ... feature of any tax is to produce at least some revenue for the government. Essentially, the Court ruled that the penalty for not purchasing health insurance "looks like a tax in many respects" and will yield revenue for the government; therefore, the fee that will be imposed on those ...

7-6-12 Affordable Care Act Update

Supreme Court Decision ACS CAN is continuing to review last week's historic Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to gain a full understanding of the impact of the decision on people with cancer and their families. In the meantime, we are pleased ... that Congress had exceeded its authority under the US Constitution in two primary ways: 1) By requiring most Americans to obtain or purchase health insurance by 2014 (the so-called "individual mandate"); and 2) By requiring states to expand Medicaid eligibility beyond its current scope ... feature of any tax is to produce at least some revenue for the government. Essentially, the Court ruled that the penalty for not purchasing health insurance "looks like a tax in many respects" and will yield revenue for the government; therefore, the fee that will be imposed on those ...

7-7-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Last Thursday, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force recommended that the NAIC endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (HR 1206), which would take broker and agent commissions out of the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality improvement costs. Beginning this year, insurers who miss the target are required to rebate the difference to policy ...

7-7-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Last Thursday, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force recommended that the NAIC endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (HR 1206), which would take broker and agent commissions out of the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality improvement costs. Beginning this year, insurers who miss the target are required to rebate the difference to policy ...

7-7-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... Last Thursday, a National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) task force recommended that the NAIC endorse the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act (HR 1206), which would take broker and agent commissions out of the medical loss ratio (MLR) calculation created by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality improvement costs. Beginning this year, insurers who miss the target are required to rebate the difference to policy ...

Survey: Cancer Patients Increasingly Face COVID-19 Health Impact

Washington, D.C.—Cancer patients and survivors are finding it increasingly challenging to get necessary health care as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Many are experiencing financial stress and mental health issues as they try to navigate the difficult health and economic environment.  An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) ...

Gov.'s Health Insurance Exchange Proposal Promising

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo’s health insurance exchange proposal as included in the State of the State package “For 2.9 million uninsured New Yorkers, the state’s health insurance exchange will provide the means to survive a serious illness while avoiding financial ruin. Over the past few years, New York has ... The exchange will be the marketplace where uninsured individuals and small businesses obtain health insurance, as required by the federal health care reform law. We’re encouraged that the Gov. recognizes the value of the exchange and is committed to the creation of an easily accessible ...

Coalition: Legislature Missed Chance to Improve Kansas’ Health

... Kan. – In response to the adjournment of the 2017 session of the Kansas Legislature, a broad coalition of leading national, state and local health organizations issued the following statement: “The Legislature missed out on an opportunity to prevent the smoking-related premature ... 61,000 Kansas children. “By failing to implement a $1.50-per-pack cigarette tax increase, Kansas missed a significant opportunity to improve health. Significantly raising the price of tobacco decreases the number of youth who start smoking, increases the number of smokers who quit, cuts health care costs, and reduces deaths from lung and other cancers, heart attacks, strokes and other preventable diseases. A $1.50 tobacco tax increase ...

8-4-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... prevention and early detection programs, Medicare and Medicaid, and insurance subsidies for individuals and families under the Affordable Care Act. Work on the FY12 Labor-HHS appropriations bill will likely pick up in the House when Congress returns in September.  The bill will ... the House floor the week of September 18 th .  Senate action will likely trail the House by a few weeks.   HHS Adopts New Women's Preventive Health Care Recommendations   This week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will adopt the recommendations recently submitted by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on women's ...

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