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Preserving Access to Preventive Services
A lawsuit filed in Texas challenges the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that require most private insurers cover preventive services recommended by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA) without copay as constitutionally flawed in the case of Braidwood Management v. Kennedy. ... screenings for colorectal, cervical, and lung cancers at risk. ACS CAN led 16 patient groups representing millions of people with serious health conditions in this amicus brief providing scientific data on how preventive services save lives and are cost-effective . Read our ...
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 (SCOTUS) opposing state imposition ... for Medicaid beneficiaries . Read our press statement . By way of background, section 1115 of the Social Security Act gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services authority to approve experimental projects likely to assist in promoting the objectives of the Medicaid statute. The ... they will result in patients finding themselves without Medicaid coverage, and reporting requirements could create barriers to lifesaving care. More than 60% of nonelderly adults with Medicaid already work either full or part time. Imposing work requirements could unfairly penalize ...
2020 Idaho Legislative Wrap Up
... year to make sure they are following all tobacco sales laws, including age of sale laws. Unfortunately, this bill did not pass out of the House Health & Welfare Committee. Unfortunately, in order to accommodate concerns that were raised in that first committee hearing, the bill was ... making the state law the “ceiling” and forbidding stronger laws at the local level. Local smoke free laws are an example of important public health initiatives that have been passed by cities. Big Tobacco has called preemption their “first priority”. Even though this preemption bill ... for the 2021 session. We also want you to know that ACS CAN is working to support cancer patients by reducing barriers and expanding access to care and accelerating access to cures as we are operating in this new COVID-19 world. We would like to extend a hearty thank you to all our ...
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