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11-12-12 Affordable Care Act Update
November 15, 2012
Moving Forward
President Obama's re-election virtually assures that implementation of the health reform law will continue. There is much work to be done leading up to the January 1, 2014 implementation deadline, and it's likely that the administration will begin to expedite the regulatory guidance needed by the states, the insurance plans and others to move forward with the exchanges and other critical elements of the law that have to be in place prior to 2014. We expect a number of communications from the administration over the next few weeks, which will give all of us greater clarity about how they intend to move forward.
State Update
On Election Day, Florida voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution to overturn the law's individual mandate. Exit polls showed that 49 percent of Florida voters believe the health law should be repealed completely or partially and 43 percent said it should be expanded or kept as is. Voters in Montana, Alabama and Wyoming approved similar amendments. Regardless of voting results, the amendments do not have any impact on the federal law.
Exit Polls: Mixed Support for Health Care Law
Voters remain divided in their views of the Affordable Care Act, according to exit polls from Tuesday's elections. Forty-five percent of voters nationwide said they think the law should be fully or partially repealed, while 47 percent want to see the law remain intact or expanded. A poll also concluded that health care was the top issue of 17 percent of voters on Election Day, far behind issues of the economy and jobs.
As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families.
Chris Hansen | President
ACS Cancer Action Network | American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.