Judicial Advocacy Initiative

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

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 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.

When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, numerous lawsuits were filed to invalidate it.

UPDATED 10/21/2013 Unfortunately, the trial court did not rule on behalf of the plaintiffs.

This month ACS CAN is celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Judicial Advocacy Initiative (JAI), a highly-successful program for which law firms donate their services to ACS CAN to help in the fight against cancer.

ACS CAN won a reversal of an adverse breast and cervical coverage decision in Tennessee.