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Over 150 Patient and Health Care Groups Urge Congress to Pass DIVERSE Trials Act
More than 150 organizations representing patients, providers and health equity advocates sent a letter to Congress today urging them to pass the Diversifying Investigations Via Equitable Research Studies for Everyone (DIVERSE) Trials Act into law.
Patients and Caregivers Applaud Inclusion of Paid Leave Program in Reconciliation
On behalf of the millions of patients and caregivers we represent, we applaud House lawmakers for listening to their constituents and taking action to amend the Build Back Better legislation to include the creation of a paid medical and family leave program
Patients and Caregivers Express Deep Disappointment Over Omission of a Paid Leave Program in the Build Back Better Act
As negotiations continue and details emerge regarding budget reconciliation legislation, patient and caregiver groups are gravely concerned that a national paid family and medical leave program has been dropped from the package.
Survey: Cancer Patients and Survivors Embrace Telehealth
A new survey shows cancer patients and recent survivors have had a positive experience using telehealth in the wake of the pandemic and are willing to use or adapt to using telehealth services in the future.
Pacientes con cáncer instan al Congreso a incluir disposiciones sanitarias fundamentales en el paquete de conciliación
Mientras el Congreso se prepara para considerar la Ley Build Back Better (Reconstruir mejor), los pacientes y sobrevivientes de cáncer y sus cuidadores instan a los legisladores a asegurarse de que se incluyan determinadas disposiciones de salud clave en cualquier legislación definitiva.
Cancer Advocates Strongly Urge Congress and Administration to Permanently Close Medicaid Coverage Gap
As lawmakers deliberate which health care priorities to include in the budget reconciliation package, ACS CAN is strongly urging Congress and the Administration to once and for all permanently close the Medicaid coverage gap and provide access to quality, affordable coverage to millions of Americans.
La aprobación de los productos aromatizados por la FDA pone los intereses de la industria tabacalera por encima de la salud pública
“La autorización de comercialización de cuatro productos de tabaco orales aromatizados hoy, por parte de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) es alarmante dada la prueba documentada del atractivo de los sabores para seducir y hacer adicta a la próxima generación de consumidores de tabaco. Los saborizantes enmascaran el sabor áspero de los productos, lo que hace que sea más fácil comenzar y más difícil dejar de consumir productos de tabaco peligrosos. Los productos son fabricados por Altria, compañía matriz de Philip Morris USA, conocida desde hace mucho tiempo por sus esfuerzos para evadir la regulación de productos con el objetivo de hacer adictos a nuevos clientes.
FDA Authorizes First E-Cigarette Products; Ongoing Surveillance of Youth Initiation and Long-Term Health Impact Critical
The Food and Drug Administration announced this afternoon it has issued marketing orders for the first e-cigarette products authorized by the agency.
Patient and Caregiver Groups Press Congress to Preserve Paid Family and Medical Leave in Reconciliation Package
More than 20 patient and health care groups sent a letter to Congressional leadership and the Administration today making clear the need to preserve the nation’s first-ever paid family and medical leave program as part of forthcoming reconciliation legislation.