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NCCS Health Care Roundup: Gov’t Shutdown Threat; NCCS Webinar; Analysis of 8 Democratic Universal Health Care Plans; More

December 14, 2018/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Drug Pricing, Health Care Coverage Health Care Roundup, NCCS News /by actualize
In order to bring you the latest cancer-related health care policy and news, we at NCCS combined our ACA Updates and What Caught Our Eye (WCOE) content into a weekly email and blog post. We aim to make this a concise, one-stop summary of what you need to know as we continue working together to make cancer care better for everyone.Your feedback is always welcome to make our content more useful to you. Please send comments to feedback@canceradvocacy.org.

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Note: The Health Care Roundup will not be published during the holidays. NCCS will resume publication on January 11.


HEALTH CARE HIGHLIGHT

Government Shutdown Threat, NCCS Webinar On Health Care in New Congress, and Federal Pass-Through Funding for Reinsurance Programs

After days of tense negotiations, the House and Senate left town Thursday with no plan to avoid a partial government shutdown. The House will return December 19, leaving only 72 hours for both parties to reach an agreement before a shutdown goes into effect at midnight on December 21. Most of the tension surrounding the potential shutdown surrounds funding for President Trump’s border wall.

This week, NCCS hosted a post-election webinar with special guest Zack Marshall, Legislative Director for Congressman John Yarmuth (KY-3). Zack provided a recap of the election and predictions for what to expect regarding health care policy for 2019. A recording of the webinar will be shared via email with those who registered as soon as it is available.

On December 10, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted notifications to states on the amount of federal pass-through funding they will receive under the ACA’s 1332 waivers. Alaska, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Oregon used a section 1332 waiver to adopt a state-based reinsurance program, which helps insulate insurers from heavy losses if they end up enrolling a sicker population with higher claims. Insurers can thus lower their premiums, instead of raising rates for everyone.

To learn more about these waivers and the pass-through funding, check out the latest Health Affairs article.


CHART OF THE WEEK

Distribution of Eligibility for ACA Health Coverage Among those Remaining Uninsured as of 2017

The Kaiser Family Foundation

New analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 15 million people, or 55% of those who are uninsured, are eligible for ACA premium subsidies or Medicaid/CHIP. December 15 is the deadline to sign up for health insurance and to qualify for premium subsidies for 2019 in most states.


Chart: Kaiser Family Foundation

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IMPORTANT READS

Congress skips town as shutdown nears

Politico

With only a few days left to negotiate a way to avoid a partial government shutdown, the House and Senate left town Thursday without making progress on a deal.

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Analysis of Democrats’ 8 plans for universal health care and how they work

Vox

Vox reporters read and analyzed the 8 congressional plans to expand Medicare and Medicaid. “These plans are the universe of ideas that Democrats will draw from as they flesh out their vision for the future of American health care.”

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Health care law is alive despite Trump’s 2-year drive to kill it. So sign up for insurance.

USA Today

Former CMS administrator, Andy Slavitt, outlines what’s happening in open enrollment this year and stresses the need to get the word out about the Saturday deadline for enrolling through the ACA.

Read More »

Senate Democrats introduce bill to allow government to block drug price rises

Reuters

Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Kamala Harris (Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.) introduced legislation to allow the government to prohibit prescription drug price hikes if they are unjustifiably expensive. While both parties continue to express interest in passing bills in response to rising drug costs, concrete steps forward remain elusive.

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    • Our Mission
    • Our History
    • Our Leadership
      • Policy Advisors
    • Employment
    • Partnerships
    • Financial Information
  • Policy
    • Quality Cancer Care
    • Access to Care
    • Health Equity
    • Redefining Functional Status (RFS)
    • 2020 State of Cancer Survivorship Survey
    • Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act (CCPCA)
  • Get Involved
    • What is Advocacy?
    • Cancer Policy and Advocacy Team (CPAT)
    • Elevating Survivorship
    • Survivor Stories
    • Cancerversary
    • State Based Cancer Advocacy
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      • Remaining Hopeful
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    • Taking Charge of Your Care
    • Care Planning for Cancer Survivors
    • Tools For Care Providers
    • Order Our Resources
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