Judicial Advocacy Initiative

Immigration policy of the Biden administration details how the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) interprets the “public charge” rule in a way that helps ensure that immigrants can access health care and other supplemental government services to which they are entitled by law, without causi

ACS CAN strongly advocated for the No Surprises Act, a law that protects people covered under most health plans from receiving surprise medical bills when they receive most emergency services and non-emergency services from out-of-network providers.

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.

The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) is considering an administrative law case that may lead to courts overturning more agency actions, including actions taken by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and agencies that are part of HHS, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), C

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

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

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).

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.

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.

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)

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

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