WASHINGTON, D.C. February 25, 2014 The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today filed comments with the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight on the Draft 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplaces. The letter proposes to strengthen the review and certification processes for health insurance plans offered in federally-facilitated marketplaces in an effort to increase transparency and improve oversight of network adequacy and prescription drug formularies. ACS CAN 's comments build on a strong draft letter, urging the administration to improve transparency with additional tools to help consumers better understand what doctors and drugs are included in the plans they are considering. The comments further emphasize a need for formal guidance from the agency to ensure drug coverage is not disrupted when a patient begins a new plan. The comments also call for a standardized exceptions process to accommodate highly specialized cancer care that may not be included even in robust plan networks. For a full copy of the comments, click here. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people extraordinary power to fight cancer with the training and tools they need to make their voices heard. For more information, visit www.fightcancer.org. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Alissa Crispino or Steven Weiss American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: (202) 661-5772 or (202) 661-5711 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] #acscan #cancer #accesstocare #FFM #networkadequacy