Updates matching "Massachusetts"

Communications Planning for Supreme Court Decision The Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expected by the end of this month. The decision could come out as soon as Monday, June 18, although June 25 appears to be a more likely

State Update Responses to an essential health benefits survey for state insurance departments and insurance commissioners, which was created by Society Divisions and ACS CAN in partnership with the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Heart Association (AHA), and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (National MS Society),

State Update Attached you will find a summary ACS CAN circulated to Division staff this week regarding recent HHS guidance on federally facilitated exchanges (FFE). The document is for information purposes only because we do not have enough information at this time to pursue specific advocacy activities

Federal Update This week the Senate considered an amendment that would have diverted additional funding from the Prevention and Public Health Fund that was established in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). ACS CAN has consistently opposed legislative attempts to eliminate or divert funding for prevention services and

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 the department had previously disclosed. A federal exchange will have to perform

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