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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 ...

... one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking rates. It will help prevent youth from ever starting to smoke, help those who smoke quit, lower health care costs, and save lives!    Hearing on Tobacco Tax to raise it for health ...

State Update   Thus far about 20 states have submitted a benchmark essential health benefits (EHB) plan to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The majority of remaining states, however, are likely to end up with the default plan (the largest small group ... if they prefer an option other than the default.      After the election, we expect HHS to release a multitude of proposed Affordable Care Act regulations, including those for EHB and cost sharing.  It is unclear at this time how much discretion states or insurers will have to ...

... Senior Staff, ACS Advocacy Leaders, ACS Advocacy Personnel, Media Advocacy and ACS CAN Staff . Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day for cancer patients and their families. Medicaid Protections – Federal Medical Assistance ... returned to Washington, DC during their August recess to vote on the six-month extension of FMAP funding. The federal funding will protect state health programs and benefits for low-income cancer patients and families across the country.  The House passed H.R. 1586 247-to-161, and the ... ACS CAN senior director of Policy, will testify along with other consumer representatives at a hearing on the establishment of state based health exchanges. The NAIC is likely to develop model legislation for states, so the goal of the consumer representatives is to identify the key ...