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1-13-11 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families   Affordable ... 10 categories of benefits that must be covered, must be covered, and otherwise leaves the details for developing others to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop the rest through regulations. This week the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which was charged with ... meeting which will include two days of public hearings. The IOM is expected to complete its work by September. Read coverage from CQ and Kaiser Health News .     What goes into the essential benefits package is hugely important to cancer patients, going to the heart of adequacy of ...

10-12-12 Affordable Care Act Update

... individuals up to 133 percent the federal poverty level. Since the Supreme Court ruled that the Medicaid expansion provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is optional, nearly a dozen governors have indicated they will expand their programs, while several others have expressed their ... for small businesses (fewer than 50 workers) would decrease by 7.3 percent. For small businesses with less than 100 employees, total health insurance spending would be reduced by 1.4 percent, a reduction that stems from various provisions in the law that help small businesses, including tax credits,  premium rating reforms, and administrative simplification.  (The impact of the essential health benefits package on cost could not be estimated because too little information is available at this time.)  As always, thank you for all ...

11-17-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... due to Thanksgiving.   Litigation   The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear arguments in lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act. The announcement signals that the nation could receive the clarity so urgently needed around whether the law, and the critical patient ... in their current form.   The central issue is whether Congress exceeded its constitutional authority by requiring most Americans to purchase health insurance coverage - the so-called "individual mandate." The requirement is what makes key provisions that ACS CAN fought to include in the ... premiums to unaffordable levels in response to a diagnosis.   ACS CAN fought to include these key provisions in the law to expand access to health care for people with cancer and their families. That support was based on the Society's peer-reviewed studies showing that the uninsured are ...

7-28-11 Affordable Care Act Update

... that keeps the process of creating an exchange moving forward.     In the past week, several states were contacted by the Department of Health and Human Services requesting a medical loss ratio (MLR) waiver. North Dakota’s request for exemption from the provision was rejected, ...   Litigation Update   As expected, the plaintiffs in the case challenging the constitutionality of ACA's requirement that individuals purchase health insurance by 2014 (the so-called "individual mandate") in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals case has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme ... patients and their families     Christopher W. Hansen President American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) 7-28-11 Affordable Care Act Update ...

8-19-10 Affordable Care Act Update

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day for cancer patients and their families.   “Grandfather” Rule Filing   This week, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network filed comments on the ‘Grandfather’ rule in the Affordable Care Act, in an effort to more clearly define which plans will be exempt from certain provisions in the new law.   Overall, it is a strong rule ... on an amendment offered by Senator Johanns to the Small Business and Jobs Credit Act that would effectively eliminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund that was part of the Affordable Care Act.   A vote on this amendment (AN 4531) is expected to be the first action taken by the Senate ...

14th Annual ACS CAN Research and Health Equity Forum

Thank you for registering to participate in our 14th Annual ACS CAN Research and Health Equity Forum on October 22nd. Below is event and technical information to provide you with everything required to fully participate and enjoy the event. Event Information and Link: Agenda 14th Annual ACS CAN Research and Health Equity Forum on October 22nd, 8- 10 am featuring: Keynote speaker Nobel Prize recipient William Kaelin, MD, from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, and Tango Therapeutics.  A panel of industry and health care leaders:              Melaina Boyce, EMD Serono              Reid Huber, Third Rock Ventures              Thea James, ...

Massachusetts Addresses Cancer Disparities with Permanent Office of Health Equity

With the stroke of his pen, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker last month signed into law a decade-long effort toward improving health equity in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts 2019 state budget includes a policy provision seeking to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities across the state. This accomplishment is the culmination of an over ten-year campaign and partnership by the American Cancer ... disease. It is essential that we find ways to ensure that every resident of the United States has equitable access to quality, affordable health care and equal opportunity to live a healthy life. I’m proud of the enduring effort of our team in Massachusetts and their partners to address ...

Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

... 4, 2017 —States would likely face increased costs and cancer patients and survivors could face delayed preventive, diagnostic and curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today ... enrollees.” Unlike the current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely ... grants and per capita caps raise serious issues about Medicaid’s ability to offer low-income Americans quality, affordable and comprehensive health care coverage, particularly for those suffering from cancer,” said Hansen. “We want governors as well as Congress to carefully consider ...

Massachusetts Lobby Day a huge success

... ACS CAN Massachusetts' annual Lobby Day at the State House on Monday March 31, 2014. This year's issue focus was quality of life and palliative care, with volunteers advocating for support for a bill that would expand access to and awareness of palliative care services. Filed by State ... Care" would, among other things, create a state palliative care and quality of life advisory council to consult the Department of Public Health on the establishment, maintenance, operation and evaluation of palliative care initiatives, as well as create a palliative care consumer and ... and education program to ensure that comprehensive and accurate information and education about palliative care is available to the public, health care providers and health care facilities.We will continue to track the progress of this bill and will provide updates and opportunities to ...

November 2011 Monthly Advocacy Update

... measures for consideration at one time, as opposed to an omnibus package that would fund the government as a whole. Once the bills funding health agencies are approved in each chamber of Congress, the House and Senate will have to resolve disagreements over spending levels as well as ... letter being circulated by Representative Ed Markey (D-MA). The letter affirms support for the House Appropriations Committee's 2012 fiscal year health funding bill proposal to increase the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by $1 billion and calls on the committee to fight for this ... with the Senate. Importantly, the letter also states that funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other health care programs should not be used to pay for the NIH increase.   Common Rule The American Cancer Society and ACS CAN submitted comments to the ...

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