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3-8-12 Affordable Care Act Update

March 8, 2012
Vermont

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

Legislation Would Increase Access to Colon Cancer Screenings for the Medically Underserved

March 1, 2012

WASHINGTON -- March 1, 2012 -- Critical legislation introduced recently in the U.S. House of Representatives would ensure that cost is not a barrier for Medicare beneficiaries to access lifesaving colon cancer screenings. The äóÖRemoving Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012' (H.R. 4120), sponsored by U.S. Representative Charlie

Blunt Amendment Would Undermine Historic Focus on Prevention

February 29, 2012

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) sent a letter to senators today urging them to vote against an amendment to the transportation bill that would permit employers to refuse employee insurance coverage for any health benefit guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act if the employer raises a religious or moral objection to those benefits.

ACS CAN Convenes Leading Experts to Discuss Improving Quality of Health Care

February 28, 2012
National

ACS CAN brought together some of the nation's leading health care experts in Washington, D.C. for a groundbreaking event to examine how to ensure that people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases receive quality health care.

2-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 24, 2012
Maine

Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Covers Nearly 50,000

2-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 24, 2012
Massachusetts

Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Covers Nearly 50,000

2-23-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 24, 2012
Vermont

Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Covers Nearly 50,000

FDA Announces Major Effort to Address Nationwide Shortage of Cancer Drugs

February 21, 2012

WASHINGTON -- February 21, 2012 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that it is taking major steps to address a critical shortage of cancer drugs that has left patients without lifesaving medications such as Doxil and Methotrexate. "The actions announced today will help to boost the supply

2-10-12 Affordable Care Act Update

February 17, 2012
Maine

Federal Update Yesterday the administration published the final regulation for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), which will put cancer patients, survivors and their families in a far better position to make important decisions about their health coverage. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers are required