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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 ...

... 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 ...

... Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in the Hawaii Pacific region.  The study would focus on lifestyle habits, environmental exposures, health-related behaviors and social factors that could contribute to cancer disparities among Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islander individuals and Asian groups, including Filipinos in Hawaii. The collected data will aid in future research to improve health outcomes for these underrepresented populations.  “This study is critical to inform policy that aims to address health inequities, ... awareness to our diverse communities, provide education and resources to overcome the barriers that prevent us from seeking and receiving the care we  need,” said Patricia Kalolaine Cornette, outreach coordinator for the University of Hawaii, a two-time breast cancer survivor and ACS ...

Policy Update Proposed Rule Medicaid, CHIP and State Based Health Exchange Coordination    Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of Americans will gain access to affordable health coverage through health insurance exchanges and improvements in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). To provide a ...