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5-25-12 Affordable Care Act Update

May 25, 2012
Vermont

Federal Update This week the Senate considered an amendment that would have diverted additional funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund that was established in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACS CAN has consistently opposed legislative attempts to eliminate or divert funding for prevention services and

Senate Amendment to Pay for Student Loan Fix with Prevention Fund Undermines Historic Investment in Health

May 24, 2012

WASHINGTON -- May 24, 2012 -- The U.S. Senate is considering an amendment to offset the cost of student loan programs by cutting the Prevention and Public Health Fund. A statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) President Christopher W. Hansen follows: Families affected by cancer are

5-18-12 Affordable Care Act Update

May 18, 2012
Maine

Federal Update federally facilitated Exchanges Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a paper on how federally facilitated exchanges will operate and generally, it reflects policy positions the department had previously disclosed. A federal exchange will have to perform

5-18-12 Affordable Care Act Update

May 18, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update federally facilitated Exchanges Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a paper on how federally facilitated exchanges will operate and generally, it reflects policy positions the department had previously disclosed. A federal exchange will have to perform

5-18-12 Affordable Care Act Update

May 18, 2012
Vermont

Federal Update federally facilitated Exchanges Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a paper on how federally facilitated exchanges will operate and generally, it reflects policy positions the department had previously disclosed. A federal exchange will have to perform

Proposed User Fee Legislation to Include Stronger Patient Voice During Drug and Device Approval Process

May 16, 2012

WASHINGTON May 16, 2012 The U.S. Senate is considering legislation that would strengthen the patient voice as part of an effort to reauthorize and expand the industry-supported user fee program that pays for the expeditious review of new pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Federal Exchange White Paper an Important Step Toward Ensuring Meaningful Access to Care

May 16, 2012

WASHINGTON May 16, 2012 The information released today on the federally-facilitated health exchanges represents a positive step toward ensuring that people with cancer and their families nationwide have meaningful access to health care. The federal exchanges should serve as a model for the consumer-friendly marketplace that the health care law

5-10-12 Affordable Care Act Update

May 11, 2012
Maine

Federal Update This week the House considered the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would cut mandatory funding for a number of health-related programs authorized in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as make cuts to the Medicaid program. ACS CAN, the American Diabetes Association and the

5-10-12 Affordable Care Act Update

May 11, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update This week the House considered the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would cut mandatory funding for a number of health-related programs authorized in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as make cuts to the Medicaid program. ACS CAN, the American Diabetes Association and the