Updates matching "Massachusetts"

Federal Update Yesterday the administration published the final regulation for the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), which will put cancer patients, survivors and their families in a far better position to make important decisions about their health coverage. Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers are required

Federal Update The Prevention and Public Health Fund is a major target in both the president's 2013 fiscal year (FY 2013) budget, and the payroll tax extension legislation that Congress is debating this week. The goal of the Fund is to refocus the health care system on

Federal Update Essential Health Benefits On Tuesday, ACS CAN filed comments with the Department of Health and Human Services on the Essential Health Benefits Bulletin - the first communication from the administration laying out guidelines for determining a minimum standard of benefits in each

CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION During his State of the Union address on January 24, President Obama noted the importance of cancer research and implored Congress to keep funding for it in tact. Specifically, he said: "Today, the discoveries taking place in our federally financed

Federal Update Summary of Benefits Coverage This week the chief executive officers of ACS CAN, the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, Consumers Union, and AARP sent a letter to the president urging him to issue a strong, final regulation on

Litigation Update One week ago, the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN filed a joint amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court along with the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association in the litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. The brief received

Federal Update Congress completed its work on the 2012 fiscal year

2012 promises to be active and challenging. Congress is scheduled to reconvene on January 23, while 40 state legislatures start sessions this month. Battles over federal spending and deficit reduction are expected to dominate the Congressional agenda while states continue to struggle with meeting their own budget targets. The Affordable

Federal Update On December 16, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an advisory bulletin outlining policy direction for states on the essential benefits package. Although the bulletin does not have the force of law, it gives states important guidance as they move