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10-26-12 Affordable Care Act Update
... Update As everyone knows, the impact of next month's presidential and congressional elections will have a significant impact on the nation's health care policy moving forward. Additionally, the winners of state gubernatorial contests will play an important role in implementing aspects of the ... of three tight state gubernatorial races (Montana, New Hampshire and Washington), in particular, will determine the future of Medicaid and health insurance marketplaces in those states. Attached is a story highlighting the electoral choices and the impact on health care that voters ...
3-29-12 Affordable Care Act Update
Litigation Update This was a blockbuster week at the Supreme Court, which hosted three days of arguments on the Affordable Care Act, an unprecedented amount of time in the modern era which underscores the critical nature of the challenges. Although the media coverage ... Society and ACS CAN hope that the individual responsibility requirement is upheld so provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care can be successfully implemented. Read the attached op ed http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/27/opinion/brown-hausner-seffrin-health/index.html by Society and ACS CAN CEO John Seffrin and his counterparts from ADA and AHA. - CNN Op Ed.pdf Day One - ...
9-8-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Litigation The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals today dismissed two challenges to the Affordable Care Act. In Commonwealth of Virginia v. Sebelius , the case brought by Virginia’s attorney general, the three-judge panel ruled that the state ... earlier this year to dismiss the case. More than 30 cases challenging the individual mandate have been filed across the country. See the Kaiser Health News “ scorecard .” Federal Update Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plans (PCIP) Report Released A Government ... premium assistance and lowering out-of-pocket costs. The extent to which it will help will depend on the choice of plans, benefit design and health care cost trends. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their ...
7-8-10 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 to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families. FDA Takes First ... appointment will expire at the end of the next session of Congress. Read the July 6, 2010 New York Times Article: Obama to Bypass Senate to Name Health Official . CDC Releases Vital Signs The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new report this week, Vital Signs , ... full report can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/ . Liz Ward, the American Cancer Society’s vice president of surveillance and health policy research, is quoted in the Associated Press story on the report: Colon Cancer Screenings Up, Breast Rate Stalled . Christopher W. ...
8-25-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Affordable Care Act and the Budget While Congress remains in recess until after Labor Day, members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or ... weeks, you can expect to see updated messaging and strategies as it relates to this committee. New Report Shows Unemployed Skipping Out on Health Care With unemployment rates still high, many jobless Americans are opting out of important medical services according to a new Commonwealth Fund report . The study found that 72 percent of those who have lost employer-sponsored health insurance have not filled prescriptions, did not get recommended tests, or avoided seeing a doctor because of the high cost barrier. ...
7-27-12 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update ACS CAN released a first-of-its kind report yesterday that highlights some of the Prevention and Public Health Fund's many successes in communities across the country. The report, Staying Well: Real Stories from the Prevention and Public Health Fund , profiles lifesaving programs in 17 states and communities that have benefited from the Prevention Fund, created by Congress in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Since the enactment of the ACA, the fund has supported evidence-based programs that are increasing access to proven disease ...
10-20-11 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update CLASS Act Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the CLASS Act, enacted as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), would not be implemented. The CLASS Act (Community Living and Assisted Support Services) was intended to be a voluntary, long-term ... 10 years. That figure has now been reduced to approximately $73 billion in reductions with the cancellation of the CLASS Act. Critics of health care reform argue that the termination of the CLASS program is the beginning of the ACA’s unraveling. That claim is strongly misleading. ...
6-22-12 Affordable Care Act Update
Supreme Court Update The Supreme Court has not yet issued its ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), though the decision could come out as soon as Monday, June 25. The Court is likely to announce that it will issue decisions on one ... commissioners and departments to assess their plans for defining and implementing an essential benefits package. On Wednesday, the Delaware Health Care Commission posted its completed survey on its website. Click here to view the completed survey. The survey was created by Society ... the American Heart Association (AHA), and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (National MS Society). Consumer Rebates On Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that 12.8 million Americans will benefit from $1.1 billion in rebates from ...
6-16-11 Affordable Care Act Update
... Update National Prevention Strategy The first ever National Prevention Strategy , called for under the Affordable Care Act, was released today. The strategy was created to help move the nation from a focus on sickness and disease to one based on prevention ... The strategy’s four strategic directions and seven priorities include evidence-based recommendations fundamental to improving the nation’s health. Dr. John R. Seffrin is a presidentially-appointed member of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health, which played a key role in the development of the strategy. Read the ACS CAN statement . ...
5-18-12 Affordable Care Act Update
Federal Update federally facilitated Exchanges Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a paper on how federally facilitated exchanges will operate and generally, it reflects policy positions ... can enter into a partnership with the federal exchange to perform plan management functions (i.e. certification and approval of qualified health plans), provide consumer assistance services (e.g. navigators), or both. In addition, the state can perform Medicaid eligibility ... their families Chris Hansen | President ACS Cancer Action Network | American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc. 5-18-12 Affordable Care Act Update ...