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...             External Appeals Regulation Released   External appeals are critical in resolving disputes patients may have with their health plan if a claim is denied, to ensure that health insurance works for consumers. This week the Administration released an amendment to its previous regulation on external appeals. The good ... Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill that requires state officials to set up a health insurance exchange as called for in the Affordable Care Act. Nevada joins four other states where governors have signed legislation signaling the intent to establish an exchange (Virginia), study ...

... 11 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation or regulations needed to implement insurance market reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The study explains in detail why states need to pass conforming legislation, and how a failure to do so may impact a state's ... ACA, 57 percent of Americans say they still do not have enough information to understand how it will affect them, according to the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll. This percentage rises to two-thirds of key groups the law was designed to help: the uninsured (67%) and those with incomes ... the public is not tuned in to decisions states are making about accepting federal funds to cover more people through Medicaid and establishing health insurance exchanges, or marketplaces. In general, the country remains fairly divided on the ACA, with 40 percent holding an unfavorable view ...

Major Health and Consumer Groups Concerned Individuals with Major Medical Conditions Are Especially Vulnerable to Medicaid Cuts State-Specific Reports ... chronic lung disease, heart disease and stroke, but those individuals who rely on Medicaid for their drugs and treatment will face extraordinary health challenges if Congress cuts funding for that program. State-specific reports released today detail the millions of individuals from California, Illinois, New York and Texas who could lose access to their doctors, medications and treatments, and needed hospital care as a result of Medicaid cuts. The reports were released jointly by four organizations to voice their concern over the potential impact of ...

Federal Update   The House of Representatives voted yesterday to repeal the Affordable Care Act(ACA) - the first such vote since the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law two weeks ago. The Repeal of Obamacare Act (HR ... expansion as a way to increase access to lifesaving cancer care, and will provide advocacy staff tools and resources to make the case for health care coverage for individuals at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty level as called for in the ACA.    The ACA Medicaid expansion will provide more than 17 million people with access to comprehensive health care coverage that includes proven cancer prevention and early detection measures, cancer treatment, and follow up care.  In the coming ...