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December 20, 2011
National

ACS CAN was back walking the halls of Congress to protect an important health program. Along with representatives from 40 organizations, ACS CAN met with more than 70 U.S. Representatives and Senators to discuss the importance of prevention in the fight against cancer. We made sure that officials knew that

December 16, 2011
Maine

Federal Update Prevention and Public Health Fund Lobby Day Today, more than 40 leading groups from the public health community, including ACS CAN, are on Capitol Hill participating in more than 70 meetings with members of Congress to remind them of the importance of

December 16, 2011
Massachusetts

Federal Update Prevention and Public Health Fund Lobby Day Today, more than 40 leading groups from the public health community, including ACS CAN, are on Capitol Hill participating in more than 70 meetings with members of Congress to remind them of the importance of

December 16, 2011
Vermont

Federal Update Prevention and Public Health Fund Lobby Day Today, more than 40 leading groups from the public health community, including ACS CAN, are on Capitol Hill participating in more than 70 meetings with members of Congress to remind them of the importance of

December 16, 2011

Washington, D.C. -- December 16, 2011 -- The administration today issued a pre-regulatory bulletin outlining guidance for the creation of an essential benefits package as required under the Affordable Care Act. Following is a statement from Stephen Finan, senior director of policy at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

December 15, 2011
Maine

Federal Update Medical Loss Ratio The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality improvement costs. Beginning this year, insurers who miss the target are required to rebate the difference to

December 15, 2011
Massachusetts

Federal Update Medical Loss Ratio The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality improvement costs. Beginning this year, insurers who miss the target are required to rebate the difference to

December 15, 2011
Vermont

Federal Update Medical Loss Ratio The Affordable Care Act requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of their premium revenue on health care claims and quality improvement costs. Beginning this year, insurers who miss the target are required to rebate the difference to

December 14, 2011
National

Patient protections in the Affordable Care Act are already benefiting young adults. A recent report showed a larger than expected 14% increase in insurance coverage for individuals between the ages of 19 and 25. This means that more than 2.5 million young adults have been able to either