Updates matching "Access to Healthcare"

Struggling for health care I was saddened after reading an article in the April 21 printing of The Maine Campus about a 21-year-old University of Maine student who is struggling to purchase health care coverage. She is a full-time student who works part time, but doesn’t earn enough to qualify

I am a volunteer with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network here in Maine. We support evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. We support increasing access to health care through MaineCare to cover more hardworking, low-income Mainers using federal funds that have been already set aside for Maine.

Coalition Applauds Governor O’Malley for Signing Kathleen A Mathias Chemotherapy Parity Improvement Act of 2014 Legislation Expands Access to Anti-Cancer Medications for Marylanders Insured through the State's Health Benefit Exchange ANNAPOLIS – April 7, 2014 –

According to figures released from the White House, more than 7 million people signed up for health insurance though the new health care marketplace. These "health care exchanges" were created as a result of the Affordable Care Act. ACS CAN supported key provisions in the law that

New Hampshire became the most recent state to increase access to health care for low-income residents. The legislature passed a law directing the state to accept federal money to help people purchase insurance coverage through private health care companies. The bipartisan plan will provide health coverage for

State Update Washington State Legislators Propose Improved Network Access Standards Washington state legislators are using state rulemaking to better define provider network access standards required under the ACA. The proposed rule creates access standards for plans and makes tiered provider networks more patient-friendly. It specifically addresses geographic proximity

Federal Update House to Vote on 40-Hour Work Week Bill Speaker John Boehner announced this week that the House of Representatives will soon vote on the Save the American Workers (SAW) Act, H.R. 2575, which would alter the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) definition of "full-time employee." The law

Resource Highlights With so much attention on the ACA this month, we’re adding a new feature to ACA Update that will serve as a quick reference for resources that help educate people with cancer and their families about the law’s patient protections. This