Hoy, la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado de los EE. UU. presentaron una legislación para ayudar a eliminar las inequidades raciales y étnicas en la salud.
Today, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor Health and Human Services considered and approved its draft FY25 appropriations bill that includes increases for federal cancer research funding at the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
Tomorrow, the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means is expected to mark up the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act.
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit partially reversed a district court decision that had invalidated key provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in the case of Braidwood v. Becerra, finding cost-free preventive services could remain in place...
Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network was joined by 51 other organizations in a letter asking Congress to swiftly pass the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act.
This afternoon, the New York State Senate passed legislation that would eliminate cost-sharing for lung cancer screenings and follow-up tests. Senate Bill 8553-A received bipartisan support for the proposal impacting all payers in New York, including Medicaid.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Gov. Bill Lee signed HB 2954/SB2883 this week, making Tennessee the sixth state in the U.S. to enhance coverage of prostate cancer screenings for high-risk men.
Los miembros del recién formado Caucus de Acción contra el Cáncer de Arizona celebraron su reunión inaugural para hablar sobre cómo combatir la enfermedad en el estado. Todos los miembros han sido afectados por el cáncer de alguna manera.
Pacientes de cáncer, sus familias y defensores de los pacientes de todo el estado se congregaron hoy en el Capitolio Estatal de Albany para abogar por varias propuestas legislativas que buscan abordar las necesidades de los pacientes de cáncer. La Red de Acción contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN, por sus siglas en inglés) amplifica la voz de las personas afectadas por el cáncer ante los legisladores al celebrar el Día de Acción contra el Cáncer anualmente.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) called on U.S. Senate candidates in Maryland to clearly state their commitments to fighting cancer, and one of the candidates, Congressman David Trone, sat down with cancer survivors earlier today to discuss policies that alleviate the burden of cancer, a disease that continues to kill more than 1,600 Americans every day. The effort is part of ACS CAN’s national Cancer Votes program – the country’s leading voter education program for cancer-related issues and policies.