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9-23-10 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. Please note: ... Today marks six months since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law, and several provisions take effect that will meaningfully improve the health care system for people with cancer and their families. The provisions help to ensure that people with cancer get access to the care they ... parent’s insurance policy  up to age 26, thereby helping to expand access to coverage to an age group that often goes without it. Banning health plans from abruptly dropping people from coverage  when they become sick with an illness such as cancer. In addition, several key ...

2-21-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage ... gene (BRCA) include both the counseling and the genetic testing.   FYI, the FAQ was issued in conjunction with the final Essential Health Benefits Rule.  ACS CAN is reviewing the entire final rule and will have a summary in next week's ACA update. Tobacco Surcharge Under the ...

1-31-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage ... gene (BRCA) include both the counseling and the genetic testing.   FYI, the FAQ was issued in conjunction with the final Essential Health Benefits Rule.  ACS CAN is reviewing the entire final rule and will have a summary in next week's ACA update. Tobacco Surcharge Under the ...

2-21-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage ... gene (BRCA) include both the counseling and the genetic testing.   FYI, the FAQ was issued in conjunction with the final Essential Health Benefits Rule.  ACS CAN is reviewing the entire final rule and will have a summary in next week's ACA update. Tobacco Surcharge Under the ...

1-31-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage ... gene (BRCA) include both the counseling and the genetic testing.   FYI, the FAQ was issued in conjunction with the final Essential Health Benefits Rule.  ACS CAN is reviewing the entire final rule and will have a summary in next week's ACA update. Tobacco Surcharge Under the ...

2-21-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update Preventive Care Coverage On February 20, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Labor issued an FAQ which clarified the coverage ... gene (BRCA) include both the counseling and the genetic testing.   FYI, the FAQ was issued in conjunction with the final Essential Health Benefits Rule.  ACS CAN is reviewing the entire final rule and will have a summary in next week's ACA update. Tobacco Surcharge Under the ...

3-14-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update   ACS CAN National Forum on the Future of Health Care   ACS CAN convened lawmakers, providers, insurers, patients, and other stakeholders Tuesday at its second annual National Forum on the Future of Health Care at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Speakers examined central issues around the improvement of health care delivery in this ...

3-14-13 Affordable Care Act Update

Policy Update   ACS CAN National Forum on the Future of Health Care   ACS CAN convened lawmakers, providers, insurers, patients, and other stakeholders Tuesday at its second annual National Forum on the Future of Health Care at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Speakers examined central issues around the improvement of health care delivery in this ...

Congress and President Obama, Forge Ahead on Health Reform

On Monday, President Obama laid out his plans for health care reform in an effort to unite lawmakers from both sides of the aisle in anticipation of the White House health care summit to be held on Thursday. ACS CAN and nine other patient, consumer and medical advocacy groups sent a letter to Senate and House ...

7-14-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... have in covering cancer treatment for approximately fifty percent of all cancer patients. Exchange Regulation   On Monday the Department of Health and Human Resources released the long-awaited draft regulation governing health benefit exchanges. The proposal provides a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges ... 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 Affordable Care Act requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality ...

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