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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 ...

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 ...

7-31-09 This Week in Health Care Reform

... care reform on Capitol Hill this week. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman announced an agreement Wednesday with a group of conservative Democrats known as the Blue Dogs that enabled the Committee to resume its review of the House “Tri-Committee” bill yesterday. ... recess but official action will be postponed until after their return in September. NEXT STEPS AND AUGUST RECESS During the August recess, ACS CAN will continue to work with our coalition partners and our congressional allies to further refine our strategy as we head into the critical ... and renewal to health insurance no matter what your health status; •        Essential prevention services are provided at little or no cost; and •        There is no annual or lifetime cap on your benefits. ACS CAN remains concerned about whether coverage provided in the ...

Groups Launch Nationwide Petition Drive to Urge Congress to Pass Meaningful Health Care Reform

WASHINGTON – March 1, 2010 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has teamed up with groups representing patients, consumers, people of faith, and workers to urge lawmakers from both political parties to seize this historic opportunity and pass meaningful health reform. The ... nation’s health care system to emphasize prevention, ending the practice of denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions, limiting the cost burden on families by providing care that costs less and covers more, and emphasizing patients’ quality of life. “Cancer patients and ...

Statement from Donald Distasio on NY Tobacco Taxes

... 2009 COLLECTING THE TOBACCO TAX WILL SAVE LIVES, GENERATE NEEDED DOLLARS      Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding NYS Senate public hearing on tobacco tax evasion on Indian reservations. “It’s a simple formula – the higher the cost of cigarettes, the more people who will quit smoking.  But if there’s a way to avoid paying a higher cost, people will.  Access to less ... granted them 15 years ago to collect the tax on tobacco sales made on Indian reservations?  Already, there are uninsured men and women who can’t get cancer screenings due to budget cuts, with more cuts threatened.  The dollars being lost to tax evasion could literally be a lifesaver ...

Preserving Access to Preventive Services

A lawsuit filed in Texas challenges the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require most private insurers cover preventive services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force ... cancer screenings, as well as tobacco cessation.  ACIP recommendations include the HPV vaccine.  Numerous studies have found that even minimal cost-sharing   The plaintiffs also originally claimed they should not have to provide insurance that covers PrEP, a drug that helps prevent HIV-1, ... potential remedies to correct the flaw, putting treatments such as proven screenings for colorectal, cervical, and lung cancers at risk.  ACS CAN led 16 patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions in this  amicus brief providing scientific data on how ...

4-26-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... Update   This week the House will vote on a measure that diverts funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to keep down the costs of student loan interest rates.  ACS CAN sent a letter to all House members opposing any legislation that would cut prevention and public health funding for any purpose, including offsetting the cost of student loan program. Read the ACS CAN press release and letter .   Medical Loss Ratio - Average Rebate Estimates for 2012   Under the ...

4-26-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... Update   This week the House will vote on a measure that diverts funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to keep down the costs of student loan interest rates.  ACS CAN sent a letter to all House members opposing any legislation that would cut prevention and public health funding for any purpose, including offsetting the cost of student loan program. Read the ACS CAN press release and letter .   Medical Loss Ratio - Average Rebate Estimates for 2012   Under the ...

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