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... relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.   “Mississippi’s legislative leadership said improving access to health care for low-income working Mississippians would be on the table during the 2024 legislative session and today Speaker White and Chairwoman McGee kept that promise.  We applaud lawmakers’ continued commitment to crafting a Mississippi-based solution to increase health care access and make our state healthier and more prosperous. “We’re encouraged by today’s historic vote in the House Medicaid ...

Statement from Russ Sciandra, NYS Director of Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Gov. Cuomo’s health insurance exchange proposal as included in the State of the State package “For 2.9 million uninsured New Yorkers, the state’s health insurance exchange will provide the means to survive a serious illness while avoiding financial ruin. Over the past few years, New York has ... The exchange will be the marketplace where uninsured individuals and small businesses obtain health insurance, as required by the federal health care reform law. We’re encouraged that the Gov. recognizes the value of the exchange and is committed to the creation of an easily accessible ...

State Update   Responses to an essential health benefits survey for state insurance departments and insurance commissioners, which was created by Society Divisions and ACS CAN in ... including cancer, and will help gauge the adequacy of state insurance plans that may eventually be chosen as the benchmark level for essential health benefits for all individual and small group plans in a state beginning in 2014, when the health insurance exchanges are up and running. ACS ... than half of the plans currently sold on the individual market do not meet the standards set for essential health benefits set by the Affordable Care Act.   Litigation Update   The Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is expected to be announced ...

Supreme Court Decision ACS CAN is continuing to review last week's historic Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to gain a full understanding of the impact of the decision on people with cancer and their families. In the meantime, we are pleased ... that Congress had exceeded its authority under the US Constitution in two primary ways: 1) By requiring most Americans to obtain or purchase health insurance by 2014 (the so-called "individual mandate"); and 2) By requiring states to expand Medicaid eligibility beyond its current scope ... feature of any tax is to produce at least some revenue for the government. Essentially, the Court ruled that the penalty for not purchasing health insurance "looks like a tax in many respects" and will yield revenue for the government; therefore, the fee that will be imposed on those ...