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Policy Update   HHS Releases Report on Premium Affordability in the Marketplaces   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a report Wednesday revealing that that 69 percent of enrollees in the federally-facilitated Marketplace ... have premiums of $100 per month or less after tax credits. According to the new report, “Premium Affordability, Competition, and Choice in the Health Insurance Marketplace, 2014,” HHS found that in general, tax credits have reduced premiums by an average of 76 percent for Marketplace ... new resources on its a website Monday designed to educate consumers about new health insurance benefits made available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The new website, “From Coverage to Care,” is part of an effort to help ensure that Marketplace enrollees, many of whom may be ...

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.   Department of Health and Human Services Releases Rules on Prevention Benefits   Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released interim final rules for the prevention benefits included in the Affordable Care Act.   The regulations ...

Federal Update   Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced grants to fight chronic diseases, the leading cause of death in America, to states and communities with over 120 million residents,. Funded by the Prevention and Public Health Funded created by the ACA, Community Transformation Grants help states and communities address the root causes of chronic diseases such as ... disputes between Medicaid and a state exchange.     Litigation   It has been an eventful week for litigation related to the Affordable Care Act.  The U.S. Justice Department elected not to ask the full 11 th Circuit Court of appeals to overrule the decision of the circuit's ...

Federal Update   Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced grants to fight chronic diseases, the leading cause of death in America, to states and communities with over 120 million residents,. Funded by the Prevention and Public Health Funded created by the ACA, Community Transformation Grants help states and communities address the root causes of chronic diseases such as ... disputes between Medicaid and a state exchange.     Litigation   It has been an eventful week for litigation related to the Affordable Care Act.  The U.S. Justice Department elected not to ask the full 11 th Circuit Court of appeals to overrule the decision of the circuit's ...