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Federal Update Physician networks and hospital systems can play an important role in driving down health care costs and improving quality of care. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recently released a report titled "Plan Participation in Health Insurance Exchanges: Implications for Competition and Choice" that looks at

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Repeal Legislation Clears House Energy and Commerce Committee On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011. The legislation would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from

Federal Update Beginning this week, all health insurers and group health plans are required to provide applicants and interested parties with an easy-to-understand summary of a plan's benefits and coverage. The summary must be provided during the plan's next open enrollment period. The new requirement is designed to help

Senator Snowe was presented with the ACS CAN National Distinguished Advocacy Award at 2012 Lobby Day. Click on the link below to read the media release. NDAA_Award_Snowe_Media_Release.doc Click on the link below to read the 2012 Maine Lobby Day media release. ACS_CAN_Lobby_Day_Press_Release_2012_Maine.docx

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Repeal Legislation Clears House Energy and Commerce Committee On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011. The legislation would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from

Federal Update Beginning this week, all health insurers and group health plans are required to provide applicants and interested parties with an easy-to-understand summary of a plan's benefits and coverage. The summary must be provided during the plan's next open enrollment period. The new requirement is designed to help

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, regarding new study linking indoor tanning and cancer. “Add another scientific study to the pile of evidence that indoor tanning causes cancer. The latest study in BMJ , a British medical journal,

Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Repeal Legislation Clears House Energy and Commerce Committee On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up and approved H.R. 1206, the Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011. The legislation would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from

Federal Update Beginning this week, all health insurers and group health plans are required to provide applicants and interested parties with an easy-to-understand summary of a plan's benefits and coverage. The summary must be provided during the plan's next open enrollment period. The new requirement is designed to help