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... fight against cancer. With the election behind us, it's time for our nation to renew its commitment to bringing cancer under control as a major health problem by adopting laws and policies that help people fight the disease. We're looking forward to working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on our priority issues so we can move closer to eliminating suffering and death from this devastating disease.   ACCESS TO CARE - AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Post-Election Outlook Voters remain divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act according to exit polls , but President Obama's re-election virtually assures that implementation of provisions in the health reform law important to cancer patients and their families will continue. There is much work to be done leading up to the January 1, 2014 ...

... fight against cancer. With the election behind us, it's time for our nation to renew its commitment to bringing cancer under control as a major health problem by adopting laws and policies that help people fight the disease. We're looking forward to working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on our priority issues so we can move closer to eliminating suffering and death from this devastating disease.   ACCESS TO CARE - AFFORDABLE CARE ACT Post-Election Outlook Voters remain divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act according to exit polls , but President Obama's re-election virtually assures that implementation of provisions in the health reform law important to cancer patients and their families will continue. There is much work to be done leading up to the January 1, 2014 ...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network will host its 2017 Florida Policy Forum on Access to Care on Wednesday, October 25 th at Broward College. This premiere event will bring together leaders from the business, education, government and ... Miami Miller School of Medicine   Featuring Guest Speakers:   Makeda McLune Survivor and Advocate   Trivel McKire, MPH Florida Department of Health Broward County   Amy Christian Pfizer, Inc. Nialah Adams, MD, MS, CAQSM Broward Community and Family Health Centers, Inc   Johann Torres, MD Miami Beach Community Health Centers Heather Youmans American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network     ...

... in Houston hosted in the spring. A third cancer center event is scheduled for August 25 at the University of Alabama-Birmingham.   AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UPDATE   Litigation Update On June 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued the first appellate decision in litigation ... Act. The court upheld the law, reasoning that Congress had acted within its constitutional authority when it required individuals to purchase health insurance (the so-called individual mandate). One of the leading conservatives on the court -– George W. Bush appointee Jeffrey Sutton ... Ten states -– California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia –- have had health insurance exchange legislation signed into law. Two states -- Connecticut and North Carolina -- have exchange bills awaiting gubernatorial ...