[LEGISLATIVE UPDATE] H.R. 1984: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2013
H.R. 1984: Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2013 To amend the Public Health Service Act to raise awareness of, and to educate breast cancer patients anticipating surgery, especially patients who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups, regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options. New Cosponsor: Rep. Allyson … Continue reading
[LEGISLATIVE UPDATE] H.R. 1801: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2013
H.R. 1801: Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2013 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less … Continue reading
[LEGISLATIVE UPDATE] H.R. 1339: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act
H.R. 1339: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing schools, and other programs, to promote education in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development of faculty careers … Continue reading
Cancer Treatment Parity Act
Cancer Treatment Parity Act In a rare display of bipartisanship, the end of 2013 saw the holiday spirit overtake politics, as U.S. Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) introduced the Cancer Treatment Parity Act of 2013. The bill’s goal is to provide access to better cancer treatments by leveling the costs of certain chemotherapy … Continue reading
[TAKE ACTION] Call of Support for the PACT Act
The Planning Actively for Cancer Treatment (PACT) Act (H.R. 2477), which will ensure that every Medicare-eligible cancer patient has access to cancer care planning and coordination. Cancer care planning will improve cancer patients’ experience and their health, and at the same time, reduce inefficiencies in the system. Members of Congress need to hear from … Continue reading
[LEGISLATIVE UPDATE] “National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”
H.Res. 348: Expressing support for designation of September 2013 as “National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month”. New Cosponsor: Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI2] Thank you to our newest Cosponsors. Please thank your legislators for supporting legislation that YOU believe in. If they are not listed as Cosponsors, touch base with them and let you know what you … Continue reading
[LEGISLATIVE UPDATE] Addressing the Quality of Life for Childhood Cancer Survivors
H.R. 2058: Childhood Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life Act of 2013 – To improve and enhance research and programs on childhood cancer survivorship, and for other purposes. Childhood Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life Act of 2013 – Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make … Continue reading
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month Update
H.Res. 301: Expressing support for designation of September 2013 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. – New Cosponsor: Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL24] Thank you to our newest Cosponsor. Please thank your legislators for supporting legislation that YOU believe in. If they are not listed as Cosponsor, touch base with them and let you know what … Continue reading
[ADVOCACY] Empowing Americans to Fight Back Against Cancer
It’s time to treat the cancer patient too, not just the disease. This week the American Cancer Society launched a new campaign to improve the quality of life for cancer patients. The story is all too familiar: The pain, nausea and fatigue from treatment were terrible No one sat down with me to clearly explain … Continue reading
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