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... federal funding for lifesaving cancer research and prevention programs, as well as important programs that assure cancer patients access to health care like Medicare and Medicaid. As we continue to press forward, we will keep you apprised of further developments.   Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Releases Community Health Center Funding    This week HHS announced awards of $28.8 million to 67 community ...

Washington, D.C.—A federal judge has blocked a rule change that would have expanded the availability of Association Health Plans (AHP). These plans often leave beneficiaries underinsured because they are exempt from covering the essential health benefits required under the health care law, including prescription drug coverage, and can also cap coverage based on the number of hospital days or cost of services and cover less ...

... (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 ...