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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 ...

... (date TBA).   New Messaging Documents As we mentioned during the Atlanta training, ACS CAN staff have developed new messaging around Affordable Care Act implementation that is ready for you to use. The messaging centers on the following theme: Making the Affordable Care Act work for people with cancer will save lives.  If this sounds familiar, it is because the Society and ACS CAN continue to view the health care system through the “cancer lens,” as we have since the launch of the Access to Care Initiative in 2007. After being besieged with misinformation during the health care debate, the public lacks an understanding of the law’s provisions. This is true even among families affected by cancer, as ACS ...

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.   Kaiser Poll ... the continued importance of educating staff, volunteers, and the public at large about how the Affordable Care Act will meaningfully improve the health care system for people with cancer and their families. Read more about the poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post .   HHS Releases Interim Final Appeals Regulation and Announces Funding for New Consumer Assistance Grants Program   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an interim final rule on provisions in the Affordable Care Act that provides consumers new rights to ...

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.   Kaiser Poll ... the continued importance of educating staff, volunteers, and the public at large about how the Affordable Care Act will meaningfully improve the health care system for people with cancer and their families. Read more about the poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Washington Post .   HHS Releases Interim Final Appeals Regulation and Announces Funding for New Consumer Assistance Grants Program   The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released an interim final rule on provisions in the Affordable Care Act that provides consumers new rights to ...