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		<title>ACS CAN Convenes Leading Experts to Discuss Improving Quality of Health Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 06:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACS CAN brought together some of the nation’s leading health care experts in Washington, D.C. for a groundbreaking event to examine how to ensure that people with cancer and other life-threatening chronic diseases receive quality health care. ACS CAN’s first-ever National Forum on the Future of Health Care, held at the National Press Club in downtown Washington, convened top officials from federal and state government, the health care industry, non-profit organizations, academia, and the media to take a detailed look at provisions of the Affordable Care Act that require all health plans to offer patients a minimum standard of benefits&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/acs-can-convening-leading-experts-to-discuss-improving-quality-of-health-care/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Protecting Funding for Cancer Prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACS CAN was back walking the halls of Congress to protect an important health program. Along with representatives from 40 organizations, ACS CAN met with more than 70 U.S. Representatives and Senators to discuss the importance of prevention in the fight against cancer. We made sure that officials knew that through proven ways to prevent cancer and detect it early, we can prevent roughly half of all cancer deaths. The ask was clear &#8211; protect funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The fund, a new initiative created by the Affordable Care Act, provides an expanded and sustained national&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/protecting-funding-for-cancer-prevention/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Affordable Care Act Helps Insure 2.5 Million Young Adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patient protections in the Affordable Care Act are already benefiting young adults. A recent report showed a larger than expected 14% increase in insurance coverage for individuals between the ages of 19 and 25. This means that more than 2.5 million young adults have been able to either keep their health insurance or gain access to it thanks to the Affordable Care Act and a provision allowing individuals to stay on their parents health insurance up to age 26.]]></description>
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		<title>eHealth Initiative Conference to Feature Technology&#8217;s Impact on Health Care Delivery</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early January, the American Cancer Society, the charitable affiliate of ACS CAN, will be presenting at an innovative conference focused on improving the quality of life of patients through the increased integration of health information technology. The conference &#8211; The eHealth Initiative 10th Annual Conference on Cancer, Diabetes and Heart Disease: Improving Care Through eHealth &#8211; will take place in Washington, DC. Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the American Cancer Society, will be presenting about the impact technology can have on patient care. Other speakers and panelists will share real examples of how technology, social media&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/5285/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care and You Groups Tour the Nation on the Radio Waves</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Health Care and You coalition, a partnership formed by the nation’s leading organizations that represent consumers, patients, physicians, nurses, hospitals and pharmacists, are conducting a national radio tour to inform consumers about the new website HealthCareAndYou.org. Representatives from AARP, ACS CAN and Catholic Health Association (CHA) will speak to national radio stations and stations in the top markets across the country about the Affordable Care Act and the value of this website for all Americans. The website is a new resource with easy-to-understand, unbiased information designed to help individuals make smart health care decisions for themselves and&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/health-care-and-you-groups-tour-the-nation-on-the-radio-waves/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Year Later: Test Your Knowledge of the Affordable Care Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One year ago the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Many provisions have begun to take affect and are already helping cancer patients and their loved ones. This week we launched a new tool to help you better understand how the law impacts you. Think you already know all there is to know about the health care reform law? Take our Affordable Care Act quiz and test your knowledge. Leave a comment and let us know how you did. We invite you to share the quiz with you friends and family too!]]></description>
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		<title>Chronic Disease Groups Urge Senators to Reject Small Business Fix that Would Hurt Middle-Income Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 16, 2011 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) together with the American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association sent a letter to senators today urging them to vote against the Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act that would effectively work to fix a flawed small business reporting requirement on the backs of middle-income families. The groups support repealing the burdensome reporting requirement passed in the Affordable Care Act, but are concerned that paying for the repeal by requiring consumers to pay back premium subsidies would discourage individuals&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/chronic-disease-groups-urge-senators-to-reject-small-business-fix-that-would-hurt-middle-income-patients/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>National Health Care Organizations Launch New Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACS CAN has joined together with other leading national groups representing consumers, patients and health care professionals to launch HealthCareandYou.org – a new resource to help Americans understand how the health care law impacts them and their families. The site offers straightforward, easy-to-comprehend information about what is in the law, and is designed to help empower Americans to make smart decisions about their health care. Other members of the coalition include: AARP, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, American Nurses Association, Catholic Health Association of the United States and National Community Pharmacists Association. Follow&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/national-health-care-organizations-launch-new-website/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>American Cancer Society and ACS CAN Join in Brief Defending Health Care Law&#8217;s Patient Protections</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Cancer Society, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Diabetes Association and the American Heart Association jointly filed an amicus brief in federal appellate court today in support of provisions of the Affordable Care Act that are critical for people with life-threatening chronic diseases. The amicus brief was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, which is hearing the appeal of a district court decision that the law’s “individual mandate” requirement is constitutional. The following is an excerpt from the statement released by the four organizations: &#8220;Our organizations believe that critical patient&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/american-cancer-society-and-acs-can-join-in-brief-defending-health-care-laws-patient-protection/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>ACS CAN Expert and Volunteer Testify on ‘Mini-Med’ Plans on Capitol Hill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ACS CAN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Wednesday, Stephen Finan, senior director of policy for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and Eugene Melville, a California resident and ACS CAN volunteer, testified about the inadequacy of limited-benefit insurance plans, otherwise known as “mini-med” plans, for cancer patients. As part of an expert panel, Finan testified that while the Affordable Care Act has made major strides in educating and empowering the consumer, there are still plans available on the market that leave people fighting a chronic disease like cancer extremely vulnerable and unaware that the insurance product&#8230; <a href="http://www.acscan.org/content/acs-can-expert-and-volunteer-testify-on-%e2%80%98mini-med%e2%80%99-plans-on-capitol-hill/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a>]]></description>
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