El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos publicó el lunes una norma propuesta que amplía las protecciones contra la discriminación para los pacientes que usan programas de salud financiados por el gobierno federal.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the case of Triton Distribution v. FDA, upholding the agency’s marketing denial order (MDO) for Triton’s flavored e-cigarette products.
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is pleased to announce the hire of a new vice president of federal affairs, and two new federal relations directors.
Una nueva encuesta nacional realizada por un equipo bipartidista de investigadores de ACS CAN encontró que 8 de cada 10 (81%) votantes están de acuerdo en que el gobierno debería proteger a las personas para que no pierdan su cobertura durante la alta inflación y la inestabilidad económica.
An article released today in JAMA Network Open details the potential benefits of using technology to increase patient participation in cancer clinical trials. In a survey of nearly 1,200 recent cancer patients and survivors, more than 80% said they would be willing to use remote technologies and tools in a trial.
Today, the North Carolina General Assembly completed its short session and left Raleigh with the matter of Medicaid expansion unresolved, meaning that 600,000 hard-working, would-be eligible North Carolinians are forced to wait even longer for a chance at affordable access to care.
The House Appropriations Committee will vote today to approve its FY 2023 spending bill including a $2.5 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $466 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and $2.75 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Health (ARPA-H).
As a nonprofit entity whose mission is improving the lives of people with cancer and their families, the American Cancer Society isn’t taking sides on the decision. However, the decision will impact cancer patients and their families and is likely to disproportionately effect communities of color.
Las principales organizaciones del país de todo el espectro de la atención médica están instando al Congreso a extender los créditos fiscales ampliados de la prima de atención médica de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA, siglas en inglés).
Today the Biden Administration announced its intention for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to put forth a proposed rule to set a maximum level of nicotine in cigarettes and certain tobacco products to an amount that would reduce addiction.