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ACA Update | September 8, 2017: Bipartisan ACA Hearings Convene; Cassidy-Graham Repeal Plan Looms

September 8, 2017/in Cancer Nation News, Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Coverage, Pre-Existing Conditions Cancer Nation News

During two Senate HELP committee hearings this week on stabilizing the ACA market, two panels of insurance commissioners and governors agreed that funding cost-sharing reduction payments were critical in keeping insurers in the marketplace and avoiding premium increases of 20% or more. As we reported previously, CSR payments compensate insurers for the discounts they are mandated under Obamacare […]

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ACA Update | August 25, 2017: Bipartisan ACA Hearings in Sept.; Graham-Cassidy Repeal Plan; Zero Counties Remain Without ACA Insurer

August 25, 2017/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Coverage Cancer Nation News

With only one week left of August congressional recess, NCCS is preparing for a busy September. Senators Alexander and Murray are working on bipartisan health care legislation with the goal of helping stabilize the ACA marketplace and ensuring the law’s cost-sharing reductions (CSR) payments. However, Senators Graham, Cassidy and Heller are still actively pursuing their plan to repeal the ACA. As the Center on Budget and Policy […]

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WCOE: Graham-Cassidy Repeal Plan Has Deep Cuts; Bipartisan ACA Hearings Set; Sticker Shock Over Leukemia Drug; New Palliative Care Study; & More

August 25, 2017/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Disparities in Outcomes, Drug Pricing, Financial Toxicity, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care Cancer Nation News

What Caught Our Eye (WCOE), August 25, 2017 – What Caught Our Eye is our week-in-review blog series, where we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. – “Cassidy-Graham Would Deeply Cut and Drastically Redistribute Health Coverage Funding Among States,” Via Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) — The Cassidy-Graham plan would have much the same damaging consequences as […]

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What Caught Our Eye 8/4: GOP Governors Look to Cut Medicaid, Young Cancer Survivors Struggle Socially, Right to Try, FDA Funding, & More

August 4, 2017/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Clinical Trials, Health Care Coverage, Palliative Care, Quality Cancer Care Cancer Nation News

What Caught Our Eye is our week-in-review blog series, where we recap the cancer policy articles, studies, and stories that caught our attention. “Republicans in Congress Bypass Trump to Shore Up Health Law” – Via New York Times — Congressional Republicans moved on Tuesday to defuse President Trump’s threat to cut off critical payments to health insurance companies, maneuvering around the president toward bipartisan legislation […]

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Senate Votes Down Repeal Plan

July 28, 2017/in Cancer Nation News, Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Financial Toxicity, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Pre-Existing Conditions Cancer Nation News

After a dramatic week in Washington, the Senate voted last night to reject the “skinny repeal” bill that would have destabilized insurance markets and resulted in 15 million fewer people insured as early as next year. The vote was the third repeal bill the Senate rejected this week. It is not clear what’s next, but for today, we can breathe a sigh of relief that millions of Americans will not lose coverage. In talking to cancer survivors, in person […]

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NCCS Statement on Senate’s Rejection of Harmful Health Care Freedom Act

July 28, 2017/in Cancer Nation News, Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Coverage Cancer Nation News

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship issued the following statement regarding the defeat of the harmful Health Care Freedom Act in the Senate. The bill failed by a vote of 49-51. “The defeat of the so-called Health Care Freedom Act is a long-awaited victory for millions of cancer patients, survivors, their families. It is unconscionable […]

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ACA Update | July 27, 2017: Senate GOP Tries “Skinny Repeal,” Which is Still Terrible for Patients

July 27, 2017/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Health Care Coverage, Pre-Existing Conditions Cancer Nation News

On Tuesday, 50 Republican Senators voted in favor of a “motion to proceed,” which opened debate on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The first of three bills brought to a vote for consideration was a repeal and replace bill, or the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The BCRA failed to pass with three Republicans voting against it. On Wednesday, a partial repeal bill was brought to a vote and failed, this time with […]

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ACA Update | July 21, 2017: Despite Public Opposition, ACA Repeal Still Alive; Vote Planned Early Next Week

July 21, 2017/in Cancer News, Cancer Policy Blog Access to Care, Affordable Care Act, Financial Toxicity, Health Care Coverage, Health Equity, Pre-Existing Conditions Cancer Nation News

Since January, the health care debate has been tumultuous and unpredictable—and this week was no exception. Four Republican senators announced early in the week that they oppose the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), stopping the bill from moving forward as planned. Thanks to your advocacy efforts here in D.C., the phone calls, emails and letters to your Members of Congress, YOU helped stop this destructive legislation […]

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