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Yesterday, New Hampshire House and Senate conferees reached a deal on enacting oral chemotherapy fairness in the Granite State. The original legislation, Senate Bill 137, had previously received a unanimous Senate committee vote and widespread bi-partisan support.

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on the case of King v. Burwell , which could determine whether millions of low- and middle-income people can continue to receive a major source of financial assistance that helps them afford health coverage. The Society, ACS CAN, and numerous other public health

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King v. Burwell Background By the end of June 2015, the Supreme Court is expected to decide the case King v. Burwell , which will determine whether the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) premium assistance for low- and moderate-income individuals extends to those buying health insurance in federally-facilitated

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Amber Hillman American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 (cell) E-mail: [email protected] ACS CAN Statement on Oral Chemotherapy Fairness Committee Vote The following can be attributed to Mike Rollo, New Hampshire director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action

North Dakota just approved a new law that ensures the pill form of chemotherapy costs cancer patients the same amount as the traditional IV version and prevents insurance companies from increasing the cost of IV treatment. As you might imagine, not every cancer patient in North Dakota lives near a