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Bill Would Weaken Patient Protections in New Health Care Law

September 20, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. September 20, 2012 The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to vote today on legislation (H.R. 1206) that would remove the commissions of health insurance agents from the medical loss ratio (MLR), a calculation that insurers must use to show the proportion of premiums they spend on

Report Shows Sequester's Devastating Impact On Cancer Research, Prevention

September 14, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 14, 2012 -- Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the White House report issued today on the impact of mandated budget cuts that are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1: "This report

Number of Uninsured Unchanged as NJ Stalls on Exchange

September 12, 2012
New Jersey

Statement from Ethan Hasbrouck, NJ Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network re: the number of uninsured in New Jersey. “As New Jersey’s health insurance exchange languishes in limbo, the numbers released today show that the state’s uninsured need the help an exchange will provide.

More Than 2 Million Remain Uninsured; NY Moves Ahead with Exchange

September 12, 2012
New York

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network re: the uninsured in New York State. “The numbers released today by the U.S. Census Bureau show that New York’s ‘full steam ahead’ approach on New York’s health insurance exchange is the right

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

August 24, 2012
Connecticut

Connecticut Affordable Care Act Update for 8-23-12

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

August 24, 2012
Maine

State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of benefits beginning in 2014. Each state has been tasked with

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

August 24, 2012
Massachusetts

State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of benefits beginning in 2014. Each state has been tasked with

8-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

August 24, 2012
Vermont

State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of benefits beginning in 2014. Each state has been tasked with

8-16-12 Affordable Care Act Update

August 17, 2012
Connecticut

State Health Exchanges This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final blueprint to states on how the procedures and criteria for securing federal approval for a state-run insurance exchange or exchanges operated through a state-federal partnership. The blueprint details the