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11-30-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... budget negotiations, to prioritize investments in cancer research, prevention, and early detection programs; funding to implement the Affordable Care Act (ACA); and protecting lifesaving programs such as Medicare and Medicaid that serve people with cancer and their families nationwide. ... of long-awaited ACA regulations Nov. 20.  Of greatest importance to cancer patients and their families are proposed regulations on essential health benefits, state insurance market reforms, and wellness programs. A brief summary of the regulations are attached. The ACS CAN Policy Team is ... the federal government, as well as states allowing the government to operate a federal exchange, can begin sending information for Qualified Health Plan (QHP) certification on March 28 through the end of April next year. The certification process is scheduled to then run from May through ...

2-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the House started debate on the bill Tuesday morning. Numerous amendments have been filed to defund provisions and programs in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including an amendment Representative Denny Rehberg (R-MT) has filed that would shut off funding to pay federal workers, official ... the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).   The bill also would cut the budget at the National Institutes of Health by 5.2 percent. Read the ACS CAN press release .   Update on High-Risk Pools   Last summer, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a set of new high-risk pools, also known as the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), established ...

2-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the House started debate on the bill Tuesday morning. Numerous amendments have been filed to defund provisions and programs in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including an amendment Representative Denny Rehberg (R-MT) has filed that would shut off funding to pay federal workers, official ... the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).   The bill also would cut the budget at the National Institutes of Health by 5.2 percent. Read the ACS CAN press release .   Update on High-Risk Pools   Last summer, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a set of new high-risk pools, also known as the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), established ...

2-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the House started debate on the bill Tuesday morning. Numerous amendments have been filed to defund provisions and programs in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including an amendment Representative Denny Rehberg (R-MT) has filed that would shut off funding to pay federal workers, official ... the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).   The bill also would cut the budget at the National Institutes of Health by 5.2 percent. Read the ACS CAN press release .   Update on High-Risk Pools   Last summer, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a set of new high-risk pools, also known as the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP), established ...

New Administration and Congress Make Public Health an Early Priority

... D.C. -- February 4, 2009 -- Today, President Obama is widely expected to sign legislation into law that expands the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) with an increase in the federal cigarette tax. This legislation will improve access to quality health care for millions of uninsured children while saving more than 900,000 lives and preventing 1.9 million children from becoming lifelong tobacco ...

8-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the Administration issued four proposed regulations that are important components of building a new available, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance system.   The regulations complement and supplement the health exchange regulation proposal issued in July. The proposals are very detailed blueprints for various functions will operate, and collectively ... and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Issued by the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Treasury, this proposal addresses a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that individual market and small group market plans provide all applicants with a summary of benefits and coverage as well as a uniform ...

8-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the Administration issued four proposed regulations that are important components of building a new available, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance system.   The regulations complement and supplement the health exchange regulation proposal issued in July. The proposals are very detailed blueprints for various functions will operate, and collectively ... and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Issued by the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Treasury, this proposal addresses a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that individual market and small group market plans provide all applicants with a summary of benefits and coverage as well as a uniform ...

8-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the Administration issued four proposed regulations that are important components of building a new available, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance system.   The regulations complement and supplement the health exchange regulation proposal issued in July. The proposals are very detailed blueprints for various functions will operate, and collectively ... and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Issued by the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Treasury, this proposal addresses a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that individual market and small group market plans provide all applicants with a summary of benefits and coverage as well as a uniform ...

8-18-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... the Administration issued four proposed regulations that are important components of building a new available, affordable, and comprehensive health insurance system.   The regulations complement and supplement the health exchange regulation proposal issued in July. The proposals are very detailed blueprints for various functions will operate, and collectively ... and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Issued by the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Treasury, this proposal addresses a requirement in the Affordable Care Act that individual market and small group market plans provide all applicants with a summary of benefits and coverage as well as a uniform ...

12-14-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... earners, allowing an extension of the Bush era tax rates for families earning less than $250,000 annually and proposed funding cuts in federal health programs such as Medicare and Medicaid in an effort to come to an agreement on a deficit reduction plan that will keep the government from ... announced this week a four-year, $53 million contract with CGI Technologies and Solutions to build its online marketplace. Media and Polling Health Care Costs Average health insurance premiums for workers with employer-sponsored health insurance rose 62 percent between 2003 and 2011, while ...

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