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National Press Releases

May 2, 2025

President’s Proposed 26.2% Cut to Department of Health and Human Services Budget Devastating to Fight Against Cancer

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).

April 17, 2025

Ahead of Oral Arguments, 33 Patient and Medical Professional Organizations Urge the US Supreme Court to Protect Lifesaving Preventive Care Without Patient Cost-Sharing

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in the case Braidwood Management v. Kennedy on Monday, 33 organizations representing millions of patients with serious health conditions and thousands of health care professionals are urging the Court to protect access to lifesaving preventive care without patient cost-sharing.

March 27, 2025

Significant HHS Workforce Reduction and Restructuring Threaten the Nation’s Fight Against Cancer

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will be cutting more than 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring that will impact operations at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), among other critical agencies.