Judicial Advocacy Initiative

Access to Care

This initiative identifies lawsuits and regulatory actions that impact the fight against cancer and files "friend of the court" briefs or comments to advocate on behalf of cancer patients and survivors, and all people touched by this terrible disease.  The work accomplished by the Judicial Advocacy Initiative is made possible by law firms who are recruited by ACS CAN and who donate services to support its mission.

Access to Care

August 15, 2023

Reducing the Financial Burden on Cancer Patients

Advocating for changes to the health care system that make cancer treatment more affordable for patients and their families includes protecting patients from receiving surprise bills for unexpected out-of-network care that are prohibited by the No Surprises Act (NSA). ACS CAN strongly supported N

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August 15, 2023

Preserving Access to Preventive Services

A lawsuit in Texas challenges the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require private insurers to cover preventive services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Health Services and Resources Administrat

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May 8, 2023

Defending Access to FDA-Approved Pharmaceuticals

A U.S. District Court decision out of Texas in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stayed the agency’s approval of the drug mifepristone, which is used in many medical abortions.

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April 17, 2023

Preventing Discrimination Against LGBTQ Individuals in Health Services

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability to individuals participating in any health program or activity that receives funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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September 27, 2022

Preserving the Civil Rights of Medicaid Beneficiaries

The civil rights law 42 US Code Section 1983 (also known as “Section 1983”) allows individuals to sue the federal, state or local government or affiliates if those entities have deprived the individual of their rights.

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July 26, 2021

Medicaid Expansion Victory in Missouri

ACS CAN advocated for expansion throughout the legislative process in Missouri, including playing a key role in its adoption via a ballot initiative that amended the state constitution to provide for it.

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June 17, 2021

Affordable Care Act Challenge in Texas

The American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and public health partner organizations celebrated a tremendous victory when the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)

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April 9, 2021

Defending Against Bad Health Insurance

ACS CAN filed an amicus brief in the case of Data Marketing Partnership LP et al v U.S.

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February 26, 2021

Medicaid Work Requirements

ACS CAN and 14 other health groups filed a “friend of the court” or amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTU

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December 14, 2020

Defending Patients from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex or Limited English Proficiency

Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability to individuals participating in any health program or activity that receives funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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September 14, 2020

Short-Term Limited Duration Plans

Insurers, doctors and patient groups filed a lawsuit against the administration to invalidate a new rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that could disrupt the health insurance market by extending for up to three years "short-term" policies that lack Affordable Care Ac

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March 25, 2015

Affordable Care Act - Tax Credits

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in March of this year in a lawsuit challenging the availability of tax credits to people who buy health insurance through the federal marketplace.

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