Updates matching "Access to Health Care"

State Update A recent study by The Commonwealth Fund found that only 11 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation or regulations needed to implement insurance market reforms in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The study explains in detail why states need to pass conforming

Federal Update 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,

State Update Minnesota Creates Exchange Capping a legislative journey that included 19 committee hearings and four floor debates, the Minnesota legislature on Monday passed legislation creating a state health insurance exchange, or marketplace. Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill at a ceremony Wednesday morning. The law authorizes the

Federal Update 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,

Policy Update ACS CAN National Forum on the Future of Health Care ACS CAN convened lawmakers, providers, insurers, patients, and other stakeholders Tuesday at its second annual National Forum on the Future of Health Care at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Speakers

State Update Minnesota Creates Exchange Capping a legislative journey that included 19 committee hearings and four floor debates, the Minnesota legislature on Monday passed legislation creating a state health insurance exchange, or marketplace. Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill at a ceremony Wednesday morning. The law authorizes the