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What does it mean to be an advocate?
- Make your voice heard! Communicate with legislators about issues that affect blood cancer patients, family members or caregivers.
- Represent blood cancer patients among local healthcare coalitions.
- Help bring media attention to impending issues.
Federal Alerts
Reps. Lois Capps and Charles Boustany and Sen. Mary Landrieu have introduced the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act (H.R. 1844 and S. 1773). The bills seek to coordinate active treatment and ensure a smooth transition from that treatment to survivorship care and follow-up by establishing a new Medicare service for cancer care planning, and authorizing model programs for delivery of coordinated cancer care, including initiatives targeting the medically underserved. Please, urge your elected officials to support the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act now! (View full details)
Sen. Sherrod Brown and Rep. Steve Israel have introduced legislation that would prevent health care plans – both state-based and ERISA-based – from denying patients enrolled in clinical trials services that would have been covered under their plan had they participated in what is considered standard therapy. This would remove a major barrier toward patient enrollment in clinical trials. Please, take a moment to contact your elected officials and ask them to co-sponsor S. 488 or H.R. 716. (View full details)
Reps. Joseph Sestak (D-PA) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) have announced the formation of a bipartisan Pediatric Cancer Caucus to provide a voice for children in this country who are suffering from cancer. The Caucus is still being formed and looking for members. If you would like your representative to be a champion of childhood cancer causes, please invite them to join the Pediatric Cancer Caucus.
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State Alerts
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