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ACS CAN Applauds Inclusion of Legislation Critical to Advancing Innovative Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests in Year-End Health Care Package
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House released text of the FY25 Continuing Resolution and year-end health care package which includes language based on the Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act (House)/ ... have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and clinical benefit has been shown. The bipartisan legislation is the most supported health care bill in Congress with the broad support of 318 members of the House of Representatives and 63 members of the Senate. In advance of ...
Congress Misses Critical Opportunity to Prioritize Cancer Prevention and Access to Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Congress failed to advance a bipartisan year-end health care package that would have made a big difference in the fight against cancer. The bill included language based on the Nancy Gardner Sewell ... president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) reacting to Congress’ inability to pass a bipartisan year-end health care package: “This week, Congress missed a tremendous opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of cancer ...
Hundreds of Cancer Advocates Gather in D.C. to Urge Congress to Sustain Vital Research and Prevention Funding
... due to dramatic and unprecedented proposed reductions in research funding, staff eliminations, and policy shifts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), future cancer cures are in jeopardy if ... and live happy, healthy lives. Recent breakthroughs in cancer screening, immunotherapy and many other areas are radically transforming patient care. Additionally, investments in biomedical research leads to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs across the nation that help fuel local economies.” ACS CAN volunteer advocates will also urge lawmakers to extend the health care tax credits that help make health insurance more affordable for people who buy their coverage through the ACA Marketplaces. If Congress ...
Members of Congress voice support for Multi-Cancer Early Detection Tests
On September 19 th , members of Congress held a hearing to discuss increasing seniors’ access to innovative medical care. Dozens of ACS CAN volunteers joined the hearing as a show of support for the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Act. The hearing, hosted by the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee, discussed several bills currently up for consideration, including the MCED Act, which would create a pathway for Medicare to ...
Hundreds of Cancer Patients, Survivors Travel to D.C. Urging Congress to Make Cancer a National Priority
... down barriers to coverage for lifesaving screenings for those at highest risk of prostate cancer is key to beginning to close the gap on health disparities in our country, particularly as prostate cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death for Black men,” said Lisa ... whether an individual is able to remain up to date on their recommended cancer screenings. The PSA Screening for HIM Act would improve health outcomes for our loved ones and neighbors most at-risk by removing out-of-pocket costs for prostate cancer screenings.” Volunteers will ... of K&L Gates for their efforts leading ACS CAN and other public health groups in preserving critical patient protections under the Affordable Care Act. Adam S. Cooper, Gretchen P. Mahoney, and Beth W. Petronio led the charge to protect access to lifesaving preventive care in the case of ...
Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Critical to Advancing Innovative Cancer Early Detection Tests
... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Alliance for Aging Research, Alliance for Patient Access, Alliance for Women's Health and Prevention, American Association for Cancer Research, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Liver Foundation, Association of American Cancer Institutes, Association of Cancer Care Centers, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer, California Life Sciences, Cancer Support Community, ... for Lung Cancer, HealthyWomen, HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, International Association of Fire Fighters, KidneyCAN, Man Up to Cancer, Men's Health Network, Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association, National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions, National Association of Nutrition and ...
Ahead of a Markup and Legislative Hearing in Key House Committees, Momentum Builds to Advance Bipartisan Legislation Critical to Increasing Access to Innovative Cancer Early Detection Tests
... have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration and clinical benefit has been shown. The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee is also expected to hold a hearing on this legislation tomorrow. This bill was introduced by Representatives Jodey Arrington ... Nancy Gardner Sewell MCED Screening Coverage Act, in addition to protecting funding for cancer research and prevention and extending the vital health care tax credits before they expire. “In 2025, more than 2 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed with cancer and over 1 million of those ...
Legislation Reintroduced in the House and Senate Aimed at Increasing Early Cancer Detection in Medicare
... U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and clinical benefit has been shown. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation was the most supported health care bill in the 118 th Congress with the broad support of 320 members of the House of Representatives and 65 members of the Senate. The ...