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6-30-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued the first appellate decision in litigation challenging the constitutionality of Affordable Care Act (ACA). The court upheld the law, reasoning that Congress had acted within its constitutional authority when it required individuals to purchase health insurance (the so-called "individual mandate").   One of the leading conservatives on the circuit – George W. Bush appointee Jeffrey ... opinion showed an understanding of how the industry operates in practice, and that the individual mandate regulates "active participation in the health care market."   The opinion also discussed the uniqueness of health care, and the necessity of access to it. Judge Sutton’s concurring ...

10-14-10 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   Delaware ... .   View the ad .   New Information Added to Healthcare.gov Website   Additional consumer information was recently added to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) consumer-friendly website: www.Healthcare.gov .   On October 1 the website launched a new tool to help ... on benefits and monthly premium estimates, as well as cost-sharing information including annual deductibles and out-of-pocket limits for health plans, is now available. Also, information about the percent of people in the plan who pay more than the base premium estimate due to their ...

10-14-10 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   Delaware ... .   View the ad .   New Information Added to Healthcare.gov Website   Additional consumer information was recently added to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) consumer-friendly website: www.Healthcare.gov .   On October 1 the website launched a new tool to help ... on benefits and monthly premium estimates, as well as cost-sharing information including annual deductibles and out-of-pocket limits for health plans, is now available. Also, information about the percent of people in the plan who pay more than the base premium estimate due to their ...

10-14-10 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   Delaware ... .   View the ad .   New Information Added to Healthcare.gov Website   Additional consumer information was recently added to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) consumer-friendly website: www.Healthcare.gov .   On October 1 the website launched a new tool to help ... on benefits and monthly premium estimates, as well as cost-sharing information including annual deductibles and out-of-pocket limits for health plans, is now available. Also, information about the percent of people in the plan who pay more than the base premium estimate due to their ...

Discrimination, Quality of Care Remain Barriers to Care for Black and Hispanic Cancer Patients and Survivors

WASHINGTON, D.C.— May 16, 2022 — Discrimination in health care and quality of care remain barriers to receiving care for Black and Hispanic cancer patients and survivors, according to preliminary data from ... and other issues related to disparities in cancer care were discussed during ACS CAN’s 11 th annual National Policy Forum on the Future of Health Care last  week. The forum, which focused on improving cancer care in every community, brought together leading health care experts, ...

10-13-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... body, released its report on principles for an essential benefits package.  One of ACS CAN's most important goals is to achieve adequate health coverage for all cancer patients.  The Affordable Care Act gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services very broad - but vague - authority to develop an essential health benefits package.  The IOM report is a thorough first ...

10-13-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... body, released its report on principles for an essential benefits package.  One of ACS CAN's most important goals is to achieve adequate health coverage for all cancer patients.  The Affordable Care Act gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services very broad - but vague - authority to develop an essential health benefits package.  The IOM report is a thorough first ...

Proposed Health Plan Rule Changes Could Increase Patient Costs

Washington, D.C.— Today the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters, which would set the rules for health care plans in 2020. The proposed rule includes several changes which would leave patients paying more for health coverage, including a formula ...

Oklahoma’s Medicaid Waiver Puts Public Health at Risk

... of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “If approved, Oklahoma’s 1115 waiver would be detrimental to public health in the state. Current events have shone a spotlight on the importance of access to health insurance coverage, as well as the health disparities that exist when it comes to accessing health care in this country. Oklahoma’s waiver is a step in the wrong direction in addressing these problems. “The SoonerCare 2.0 application includes ...

Health Equity in Biomarker Testing and Targeted Therapy

... equitably from these advances. There are notable racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in access and utilization of these advancements in care. These disparities in access and use of guideline-indicated biomarker testing and targeted therapy can potentially widen existing disparities in cancer survival. Health Equity in Biomarker Testing and Targeted Therapy ...

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