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Federal Update This week the House considered the Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, which would cut mandatory funding for a number of health-related programs authorized in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as make cuts to the Medicaid program. ACS CAN, the American Diabetes Association and the

ADVOCACY ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT Advocacy Accomplishments 2011 Year in Review, a joint publication of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network SM (ACS CAN), is now available. This annual report provides a comprehensive summary of legislative, policy, grassroots, regulatory, litigation, and media advocacy achievements

State Lead Ambassador Summit Last weekend ACS CAN hosted its sixth annual State Lead Ambassador Summit in St. Louis for 48 volunteer leaders and their staff partners. The Summit included a town hall meeting where volunteers and staff asked questions and discussed ongoing strategies for implementing the Affordable Care

Federal Update This week the House will vote on a measure that diverts funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to keep down the costs of student loan interest rates. ACS CAN sent a letter to all House members opposing any legislation that would cut prevention

In the States As we previously noted in this space, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has tasked each state with defining an essential health benefits (EHB) package that will cover 10 broad categories defined in a December 16, 2011 HHS bulletin. In combination with

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 was extensive, we wanted

Two Years Later, Patient Protections in Affordable Care Act Benefitting Families Affected by Cancer Two years ago tomorrow, the

Federal Update Last month the administration released a final regulation on the Affordable Care Act provision requiring insurers to provide consumers with a brief and easy-to-understand Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC). ACS CAN believes the regulation is an important step forward in enabling consumers to better

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS The President's Budget On February 13, President Obama released his budget for the 2013 fiscal year. ACS CAN was deeply disappointed to learn that the budget cuts funding for cancer research at the National Cancer Institute,