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Cancer Patients Call on Congress to Restore Proposed Budget and Program Cuts That Would Reverse Progress Against Cancer

March 21, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 21, 2012 -People with cancer and their families are disappointed the U.S. House of Representatives is seeking deep cuts in the FY 2013 budget resolution bottom line that would jeopardize access to health care for cancer patients and survivors as well as future discoveries in cancer research

Two Years Later, Patient Protections in Affordable Care Act Benefitting Families Affected by Cancer

March 19, 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- March 19, 2012 -- Two years after the Affordable Care Act went into effect, people with cancer or at risk for developing the disease are benefitting from key provisions of the law that are improving access to lifesaving health care. The anniversary of the passage of the

3-15-12 Affordable Care Act Update

March 16, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final regulation on state health insurance exchanges. As expected, the regulation gives considerable flexibility to the states to make the final decisions on rules and procedures critical to an exchange's success of an

Health Insurance Exchange Passes in NJ

March 15, 2012
New Jersey

New Jersey Residents Need Health Insurance American Cancer Society Applauds Senate & Assembly Passage of Health Exchange Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ “Surviving cancer often depends on whether a person has health insurance and the quality of

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

March 8, 2012
Maine

Federal Update Earlier today, the Senate voted on an amendment introduced by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) called the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that would allow any health insurance plan or employer, with a religious affiliation or not, to exclude any service

3-8-12 Affordable Care Act Update

March 8, 2012
Maine

Federal Update Last month the administration released a final regulation on the Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to provide consumers with a brief and easy-to-understand Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). ACS CAN believes the regulation is an important step forward in enabling consumers to better

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

March 8, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update Earlier today, the Senate voted on an amendment introduced by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) called the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that would allow any health insurance plan or employer, with a religious affiliation or not, to exclude any service

3-8-12 Affordable Care Act Update

March 8, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update Last month the administration released a final regulation on the Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to provide consumers with a brief and easy-to-understand Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). ACS CAN believes the regulation is an important step forward in enabling consumers to better

3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update

March 8, 2012
Vermont

Federal Update Earlier today, the Senate voted on an amendment introduced by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) called the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that would allow any health insurance plan or employer, with a religious affiliation or not, to exclude any service