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State Update The essential health benefits (EHB) provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires all health plans in the individual and small-group market (inside and outside state insurance exchanges) to offer patients a minimum standard of benefits beginning in 2014. Each state has been tasked with

State Health Exchanges This week the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final blueprint to states on how the procedures and criteria for securing federal approval for a state-run insurance exchange or exchanges operated through a state-federal partnership. The blueprint details the

State Update 10 th Annual How Do You Measure Up? Report Evaluates States' Cancer Legislation and Policy Efforts ACS CAN released its 10th annual How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality on Thursday, August 9, at

Federal Update Provisions in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require new private health plans to cover specific women's preventive services at no cost to patients took effect on August and include services important to preventing cancer and catching it early, such

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

Federal Update The House Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (L/HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee approved its FY 2013 annual appropriations bill Wednesday. The bill defunds most Affordable Care Act (ACA) programs, including state grants that will assist states with establishing marketplaces where people can shop and compare

Federal Update The House of Representatives voted yesterday to repeal the Affordable Care Act(ACA) - the first such vote since the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law two weeks ago. The Repeal of Obamacare Act (HR 6079) passed by a vote of 244-185 after two

Supreme Court Decision ACS CAN is continuing to review last week's historic Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to gain a full understanding of the impact of the decision on people with cancer and their families. In the meantime, we are pleased to share a layman's

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 or more other days