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Valeria: Fresno, CA
... has had severe chronic asthma. The town where she was born outside Fresno, California was surrounded by industries that emitted high levels of pollution. Many other members of her community -- which was mostly made up of low-income families -- also suffered from chronic asthma. While ... daily, as well as allergy medicines and an inhaler and that help alleviate her asthma. Besides a small co-pay, her health insurance covers the cost of the medications and Valeria is able to go about her daily life. But in the past Valeria has been unable to access affordable health ... go to the emergency room for care. "It felt like my lungs were working at half capacity," she said. "Everything is affected in your life if you can't breathe." For Valeria, access to her medication is absolutely critical, and when cost or other barriers get in the way, it can be ...
Affordable Care Act Update 5-22-14
... to navigators, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) exchanges, premium stabilization programs and health plan quality measures. ACS CAN previously registered its support for provisions of the proposed rule that pre-empt state laws preventing navigators from doing their jobs. We are pleased to report that these provisions were ... patients in an emergency situation to access to non-formulary prescription drugs within 24 hours. Federal Update Legislation Would Remove Cost Barriers to Colon Cancer Screenings for Seniors Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) last week introduced the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer ...
2-6-13 Affordable Care Act Update
... 1 to state Medicaid directors providing guidance on the 1 percent increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for coverage of preventive services with no co-pay. CMS said the increase applies to services given an A or B rating by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, ... benefit plans will be offered to newly eligible Medicaid enrollees and must include preventive care. If states provide preventive care at no cost to the patient, they will also receive the FMAP increase for those services. Tax Credits Last week, the Treasury Department issued a ... of family coverage is 13 percent of wages, neither the worker nor the worker's dependents will be eligible for subsidies in the exchange. ACS CAN and many other consumer groups strongly opposed this policy when it appeared earlier in a proposed regulation, but the administration did not ...
2-6-13 Affordable Care Act Update
... 1 to state Medicaid directors providing guidance on the 1 percent increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for coverage of preventive services with no co-pay. CMS said the increase applies to services given an A or B rating by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, ... benefit plans will be offered to newly eligible Medicaid enrollees and must include preventive care. If states provide preventive care at no cost to the patient, they will also receive the FMAP increase for those services. Tax Credits Last week, the Treasury Department issued a ... of family coverage is 13 percent of wages, neither the worker nor the worker's dependents will be eligible for subsidies in the exchange. ACS CAN and many other consumer groups strongly opposed this policy when it appeared earlier in a proposed regulation, but the administration did not ...
2-6-13 Affordable Care Act Update
... 1 to state Medicaid directors providing guidance on the 1 percent increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for coverage of preventive services with no co-pay. CMS said the increase applies to services given an A or B rating by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, ... benefit plans will be offered to newly eligible Medicaid enrollees and must include preventive care. If states provide preventive care at no cost to the patient, they will also receive the FMAP increase for those services. Tax Credits Last week, the Treasury Department issued a ... of family coverage is 13 percent of wages, neither the worker nor the worker's dependents will be eligible for subsidies in the exchange. ACS CAN and many other consumer groups strongly opposed this policy when it appeared earlier in a proposed regulation, but the administration did not ...
2-6-13 Affordable Care Act Update
... 1 to state Medicaid directors providing guidance on the 1 percent increase in the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for coverage of preventive services with no co-pay. CMS said the increase applies to services given an A or B rating by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, ... benefit plans will be offered to newly eligible Medicaid enrollees and must include preventive care. If states provide preventive care at no cost to the patient, they will also receive the FMAP increase for those services. Tax Credits Last week, the Treasury Department issued a ... of family coverage is 13 percent of wages, neither the worker nor the worker's dependents will be eligible for subsidies in the exchange. ACS CAN and many other consumer groups strongly opposed this policy when it appeared earlier in a proposed regulation, but the administration did not ...
Press Release: Massachusetts advocates praise tobacco tax increase
... Vote Increases Tobacco Taxes – Will Help Prevent Another Tobacco Addicted Generation American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Celebrates $1 Cigarette Tax Increase and Increases in Tax on Other Tobacco Products (Boston, MA) – July 24, 2013 – The Massachusetts House and Senate voted today to override Governor Deval Patrick’s veto of the $500 million transportation finance bill which includes an increase in the state’s tobacco taxes. The bill will raise the cigarette tax by $1 to $3.51, raise the tax on cigars from 30 percent of wholesale to 40 percent of wholesale, and raises the tax on other tobacco products (OTP) from 90 percent of wholesale to 210 percent of ...
Legislation to Limit Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Reaches Governor Shapiro’s Desk
... 433. This legislation expands Pennsylvanians’ access to diagnostic and supplemental imaging needed to detect breast cancer early without a cost burden. The House’s action follows the Senate, which passed Senate Bill 88 this summer and now heads to Governor Shapiro’s desk. Senate Bill 88 would make it so that more Pennsylvanians can access the early detection and treatment that make survivorship possible by eliminating out-of-pocket obligations for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging. This means that, should someone in Pennsylvania receive an abnormal result ...
Investment in Tobacco Control: Protect CDC's Office on Smoking and Health
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on Congress to support a sustained level of funding of $310 million for tobacco control and reject the elimination of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health ...
West Virginia’s Legislature Chose Big Tobacco Over West Virginians
... CHARLESTON, W. Va. – “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is disappointed that lawmakers chose Big Tobacco over the health of West Virginians in the state budget. West Virginia receives over $232.4 million in tobacco revenue annually from tobacco settlement payments and taxes combined, and the state is sitting on a budget surplus, yet the legislature chose not to increase their investment of $445,000 in the tobacco prevention and cessation program in the state’s operating budget. Yesterday, West Virginia lawmakers failed to ... health care costs, protect kids and save lives by failing to increase funding for tobacco control programs in the state budget. West Virginia can and must do better.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top priority for ...
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