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8-12-10 Affordable Care Act Update

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, (202) 661-5720.   Medicaid Protections – Federal ... 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 ...

Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Critical Access to Health Insurance

... healthcare coverage voters approved last August. This ruling is a victory in the fight against cancer in Missouri. We know individuals without health insurance are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at later, more costly stages and are less likely to survive. By increasing access to Medicaid, Missouri can help ensure more individuals who currently lack affordable, comprehensive health insurance can gain coverage through Medicaid and access the care they need. For cancer patients, this can mean the difference between life and death.  “The voter approved Medicaid expansion was supposed ...

7-13-12 Affordable Care Act Update

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 ...

7-13-12 Affordable Care Act Update

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 ...

7-13-12 Affordable Care Act Update

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 ...

ACS CAN Files Comments on Health Premium Subsidies

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network today filed comments with the Internal Revenue Service on the proposed rule on health premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. The comments address the ACA provision that makes certain people with health coverage through their employer eligible to switch to a plan in a health exchange, where they would receive subsidies to help pay their ...

Medicaid Vital to Protecting Health for Millions of Americans

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 ...

10-19-12 Affordable Care Act Update

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 ...

10-19-12 Affordable Care Act Update

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 ...

10-19-12 Affordable Care Act Update

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 ...

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