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1-11-10 This Week in Health Care Reform
ON CAPITOL HILL What a difference a week makes. As you've undoubtedly been following in the news, health care reform efforts are in a very different place than they were when we communicated with you last Friday. The special election in Massachusetts means that there are no longer 60 votes in the U.S. Senate to end a filibuster against health care reform legislation. This effectively means that negotiations between the House and Senate leadership to merge their two bills into ...
7-1-10 This Week in Health Care Reform Implementation
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. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate ... plans will likely be up and running by September 1. Applications for the PCIP will also be available starting today on a new Department of Health and Human Services website, www.healthcare.gov , with coverage to begin August 1. Funding for the program will be provided to states based on the same funding allocation that is used for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). All of the high-risk pool plans must offer individuals a standard rate, providing people with serious ...
Vermont: 12-4-09 This Week in Health Care Reform
ON CAPITOL HILL Congress returned from its Thanksgiving break to begin a new and important phase in the historic attempt to pass health care reform legislation. As the Senate began its pivotal floor debate Monday, ACS CAN continued to work with lawmakers from both parties to attempt ... including mammograms and colonoscopies, and limiting the ability of insurance companies to charge more for coverage based on an applicant’s health status or age. Access to, and coverage for, screenings and other essential preventative care measures, priority issues for ACS CAN, have ...
ACS CAN Announces Support for Senate Health Care Reform Bill
After months of negotiations and weeks of floor debate, the U.S. Senate has begun a series of critical votes on health care reform legislation that should lead to passage of the Senate reform bill by Christmas Eve. The first such vote occurred early this morning, ... opposed the filibuster and urged senators to approve the bill, which includes several strong provisions that would significantly improve the health care system for cancer patients and their families by: Refocusing the system to emphasize prevention; Guaranteeing ...
Affordable Care Update 4.9.15
... Leadership Team (EVPs, SVPs, and VPs), Corporate Center Functional Leaders, Community Engagement and Partner Relationships Senior Directors, All Health Systems Staff, ACS CAN Field Media Advocacy, ACS CAN Field Staff and ACS CAN National Staff. Policy CMS Releases Numbers for ... roughly 36,000 Americans have taken advantage of the special enrollment period (SEP). SEP eligibility is limited to individuals who did not have health care coverage in 2014, are subject to the “shared responsibility payment” fee when they file their 2014 personal income taxes , and who became ...
9-1-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update Prevention and Public Health Fund The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced the release of more than $200 million from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to improve ... local and territorial efforts to provide services such as tobacco cessation and increasing the public health workforce to deliver preventive care to more communities. Additional information on the recent grant announcements can be found at: ...
11-3-11 Affordable Care Act Update
... Exchange Comments ACS CAN filed comments on October 24 with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the proposed rule on the development of marketplaces for insurance plans sold to individuals and small businesses under the Affordable Care Act - known as health insurance exchanges. The comments encourage the administration to: Clarify and strengthen the rule to benefit patients and consumers, ...
3-2-12 Affordable Care Act Update
... voted on an amendment introduced by Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO) called the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act that would allow any health insurance plan or employer, with a religious affiliation or not, to exclude any service required by the Affordable Care Act if they object based on undefined "religious beliefs or moral convictions." The implications of this provision could result in coverage ... State Update A new fact sheet from the Kaiser Family Foundation explains how the Medical Loss Ratio provision under the ACA will affect health insurers and consumers. The provision requires most insurance companies that cover individuals and small businesses to spend at least 80 ...
12-8-11 Affordable Care Act 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 policy holders. Late last week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rule governing medical loss ratio (MLR) calculations, the percentage insurers spend on benefits ...
10-6-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update Essential Benefits The Institute of Medicine (IOM) is expected to release its final report on essential health benefits on Friday. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), however, is unlikely to release a final rule until May 2012. The Affordable Care Act required the IOM to provide HHS with principles to guide the development of the essential health benefits health most plans will be ...