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3-14-14 Affordable Care Act Update

March 14, 2014
Vermont

State Update Washington State Legislators Propose Improved Network Access Standards Washington state legislators are using state rulemaking to better define provider network access standards required under the ACA. The proposed rule creates access standards for plans and makes tiered provider networks more patient-friendly. It specifically addresses geographic proximity

03-06-2014 Affordable Care Act Update

March 7, 2014
Maine

Federal Update House to Vote on 40-Hour Work Week Bill Speaker John Boehner announced this week that the House of Representatives will soon vote on the Save the American Workers (SAW) Act, H.R. 2575, which would alter the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) definition of "full-time employee." The law

03-07-2014 Affordable Care Act Update

March 7, 2014
Maine

Resource Highlights With so much attention on the ACA this month, we’re adding a new feature to ACA Update that will serve as a quick reference for resources that help educate people with cancer and their families about the law’s patient protections. This

3-7-14 Affordable Care Act Update

March 7, 2014
Vermont

The mandatory federal budget cuts known as sequestration began in earnest last Friday night when the President issued a sequestration order as required under the Budget Control Act, resulting in a 5.1 percent cut to defense and non-defense discretionary spending, which includes funding for key cancer research, prevention, and early detection programs.

ACS CAN: Six Protected Classes Policy Change Proposal Would Erect Barriers to Cancer Care for Nation 's Seniors

March 7, 2014

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Friday filed comments with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services expressing concern that the proposed changes to the drug categories or six protected classes in Medicare Part D could undermine the intended purpose of the original policy that was adopted when Medicare Part D was first implemented in 2006 to ensure patients have access to the drugs they need.

ACS CAN: 2015 Marketplace Health Plans Should Improve Transparency and Ensure Access to Comprehensive Cancer Coverage

February 25, 2014

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

Uninsured Adolescents and Young Adults at Higher Risk for Advanced Cancer Diagnoses

February 24, 2014

WASHINGTON February 24, 2014 A new American Cancer Society study shows that uninsured adolescents and young adults are up to twice as likely as those with health insurance to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer, which is more difficult and expensive to treat and more deadly than cancers caught early. The

National Patient Groups Defend Availability of Premium Tax Credits in Federal and State Marketplaces

February 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC -- February 19, 2014 -- The nation 's leading groups representing patients and survivors of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke have jointly filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit arguing that Congress intended to provide premium tax credits on both

ACS CAN Statement on Rep. Henry Waxman's Retirement

January 30, 2014

WASHINGTON DC -- January 30, 2014 -- John R. Seffrin, chief executive of the American Cancer Society and its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), issued the following statement today in response to Rep. Henry Waxman's announcement that he would retire from Congress at the