New federal legislation that would make it easier for all cancer patients to participate in clinical trials was introduced today in the House of Representatives. Sponsored by U.S. Reps. Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas), the Clinical Trial Modernization Act would help remove cost and geographic hurdles that prevent patients from participating in clinical trials.
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the reconciliation bill this week which includes drastic, $715 billion cuts to Medicaid that will result in at least 8.6 million people losing health insurance coverage, including cancer patients and survivors.
According to multiple news reports, Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an “aggressive” form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.
A new survey by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) found that 31% of adults have been more than one year behind on cancer screenings.
Today, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) submitted comments in a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce outlining concerns with instituting tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, especially for older generic sterile injectable (GSI) drugs which have been impacted by drug shortages for more than a decade.
Today, the president released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 which contains a 26.2% cut to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This includes a 37% cut to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and eliminates the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Mientras la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. se prepara para escuchar los argumentos orales en el caso Braidwood Management versus Kennedy el lunes, 33 organizaciones que representan a millones de pacientes con afecciones de salud graves y miles de profesionales médicos instan a la Corte a proteger el acceso a la atención preventiva que salva vidas sin costos compartidos para los pacientes.
Hoy, la Red de Acción Contra el Cáncer de la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS CAN) presentó comentarios en una carta (en inglés) al Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) y a los Centros para los Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS) oponiéndose a la Norma de Integridad del Mercado propuesta para 2025 (en inglés).
Esta semana, se espera que la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos vote sobre una resolución presupuestaria que podría resultar en recortes devastadores a Medicaid.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) followed the law in issuing marketing denial orders (MDOs) for certain flavored e-cigarette products.