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ACA Update | April 10, 2017: New GOP Proposal Would Undermine Pre-Existing Condition Protections

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As talks of repeal and replace quickly resurfaced after the downfall of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), Republican’s newest proposals are even more devastating for cancer patients than the AHCA would’ve been. The newest Republican health care proposals would eliminate even more patient protections, including the essential health benefits that require insurers to cover services such as chemotherapy, hospital visits, […]

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What Caught Our Eye: Next Steps for the ACA; Gottlieb’s Confirmation; ASCO Statement on Right-to-Try; Gene Mutations in Childhood Survivors

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Some key findings of the most recent Kaiser tracking poll: the public thinks it’s a “good thing” that the AHCA failed, believes President Trump and the Republican party are responsible for problems with the ACA going forward, and want to see the Trump administration make the ACA work for consumers. “Despite divided views towards the 2010 health law, three-fourths of the public think President Trump and his administration […]

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ACA Update | March 31, 2017: The Fight to Protect the ACA Is Far From Over.

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Last week at a press conference after the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was pulled from the House floor, Paul Ryan said, “The ACA is the law of the land for the foreseeable future.” But this week lawmakers signaled that the fight is far from over. Republican leadership vowed to restart negotiations for repealing the ACA. While Republicans might try to resurrect repeal and replace, they could in the meantime focus on […]

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ACA Update | March 24, 2017: Speaker Ryan Withdraws the AHCA

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Today, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan withdrew the American Health Care Act (AHCA) when it became clear that he did not have the votes to pass it. In his press conference, he said that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the “law of the land for the foreseeable future.” The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) strongly opposed the AHCA, which would have harmed millions of Americans, including cancer patients and […]

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87 Organizations Call on Congress to Protect Medicaid

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Bethesda, MD – 87 organizations issued a letter today calling on Congress to take a hard look at the likely significant and life-threatening consequences of the American Health Care Act on millions of patients. The organizations represent Americans with complex health needs who rely on Medicaid for access to care, prevention and treatment.For example, Medicaid […]

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What Caught Our Eye: AHCA Analysis; Trump Proposes Huge Cuts to NIH; Young People & Colon Cancer; Rx Sticker Shock

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What Caught Our Eye – March 17, 2017 | “It was strange circumstances Obama found himself in. He was leaving office an unusually popular president, with approval numbers nearing 60 percent. But his most important domestic achievement was imperiled. Republicans had spent years slamming Obamacare for high premiums, high deductibles, high copays, and daunting complexity. Donald Trump had won the […]

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ACA Update | March 17, 2017: The AHCA CBO Score, a Cancer Survivor’s Question for Tom Price, and New Polling

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This week’s news was dominated by the nonpartisan CBO issuing its long-awaited analysis of the AHCA. The scathing report was worse than many had predicted, estimating that 24 million more individuals would be uninsured in comparison to if the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remained in place. That would total 52 million Americans without health insurance by 2026, the highest uninsured rate in the nation’s history. […]

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What Caught Our Eye: ACA Replacement Bill Analysis; Cancer Care Reality in an “Ocean of Hype;” a Highly Effective CML Drug

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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. The American Health Care Act (AHCA) was introduced in the House earlier this week. A great deal has been written analyzing this legislation. STAT News has an honest and sobering article about the need to “do better in communicating the reality of cancer care to patients.” […]

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