As the country approaches the deadline for a deal to raise the debt limit, negotiations in Congress seem to be coming to a head. The House and Senate currently have competing plans for increasing the debt limit while still cutting spending.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has joined 14 other patient and consumer groups and individuals in filing comments on the administration’s amendment to the interim final rule regarding the rights of patients to appeal denials of claims under the Affordable Care Act.
Although little progress has been made in reaching a consensus on a path forward, Congress has been quite active this week in its pursuit of competing deficit reduction strategies.