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Illinois Must Do Better to Reduce the Burden of Cancer 

House Bill 1389 by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, would eliminate out-of-pocket costs and expand access to supplemental imaging for women with elevated risk factors, including those who may need additional screening despite no abnormal findings. 

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.

Last week, Governor Glenn Youngkin approved legislation to reduce the burden of medical debt on Virginians.  The proposal, which was championed by Delegate Karrie Delaney in the Legislature (House Bill 1725), will limit the burden of medical debt by ensuring that interest rates on medical debt are limited to 3% a year, wage garnishment is prohibited for all patients who quality for financial assistance programs and patients’ core financial assets, like their home, are safeguarded.