Advocacy

Wasserman Schultz, Brooks Introduce EARLY Act for Breast Cancer Awareness

Health care is the top domestic policy issue for Americans, but with so many different ideas to make the healthcare system more accessible and affordable, the issue is becoming increasingly complex. Because of its far-reaching impact, health care is often a politically charged topic and little change has yet been seen on a legislative level.

August 19, 2019

House Committee Examines Juul’s Role in the Youth Smoking Epidemic

House Committee Examines Juul’s Role in the Youth Smoking Epidemic

August 18, 2019

Bipartisan Reps Reintroduce Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act

Bipartisan Reps Reintroduce Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act

August 17, 2019

CMS Makes CAR T-Cell Cancer Therapy Available to Medicare Beneficiaries

CMS Makes CAR T-Cell Cancer Therapy Available to Medicare Beneficiaries

August 16, 2019

The Battle Against Drug Pricing Wages On

The Battle Against Drug Pricing Wages On

August 05, 2019

CDC Offers Insight to Mental Health and Cancer

CDC Offers Insight to Mental Health and Cancer

August 01, 2019

Nurse Researchers Receive Presidential Award

Nurse Researchers Receive Presidential Award

August 01, 2019

ONS Signature Legislation, PCHETA, Reintroduced in U.S. Senate

ONS Signature Legislation, PCHETA, Reintroduced in U.S. Senate

FDA Takes More Steps Toward Regulating E-Cigarettes

FDA Takes More Steps Toward Regulating E-Cigarettes

No Health Cost Vote; FDA Youth Tobacco Campaign; Senate Committee Drug Bill

No Health Cost Vote; FDA Youth Tobacco Campaign; Senate Committee Drug Bill

Surprise Billing Legislation; Drug Pricing Reform Stalls; GOP's ACA Repeal

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Surprise Billing Legislation; Drug Pricing Reform Stalls; GOP's ACA Repeal

Tobacco 21 Gets Federal Boost

Tobacco 21 Gets Federal Boost

America’s Old Tobacco Business Reignites as a New Industry

America’s Old Tobacco Business Reignites as a New Industry

PCHETA in the Senate; Armed Forces Tobacco Use; Drug Pricing Executive Order

PCHETA in the Senate; Armed Forces Tobacco Use; Drug Pricing Executive Order

ONS Capitol Hill Days Preps Nurses for Advocacy

ONS Capitol Hill Days Preps Nurses for Advocacy

NIH All of Us Campaign Celebrates First Anniversary

NIH All of Us Campaign Celebrates First Anniversary

Supreme Court to Hear Case on ACA Back Payments

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Supreme Court to Hear Case on ACA Back Payments

President Releases Executive Order on Healthcare Transparency

President Releases Executive Order on Healthcare Transparency

Eliminating Private Insurance; Raising the Smoking Age; HPV Vaccine Recommendation

Eliminating Private Insurance; Raising the Smoking Age; HPV Vaccine Recommendation

Healthcare Price Transparency; Cancer Survivor Caucus; Insurers Sue for ACA Backpay

Healthcare Price Transparency; Cancer Survivor Caucus; Insurers Sue for ACA Backpay

Personalized Combination Therapies Yield Better Cancer Outcomes

Cancer research

Personalized Combination Therapies Yield Better Cancer Outcomes

CDC Highlights E-Cigarettes’ Dangers

Cancer risk prevention

CDC Highlights E-Cigarettes’ Dangers

House Appropriations Committee Releases 2020 Draft Budget Allocations

House Appropriations Committee Releases 2020 Draft Budget Allocations

Pain Management Task Force Issues First Report on Pain Control Best Practices

Medical reimbursement

Pain Management Task Force Issues First Report on Pain Control Best Practices

Bipartisan Support in Congress for Raising the Tobacco Age to 21 Nationwide

Bipartisan Support in Congress for Raising the Tobacco Age to 21 Nationwide

Congress Tackles Youth Smoking; Pelosi Drug Price; Biden's Cancer Commitment

Congress Tackles Youth Smoking; Pelosi Drug Pricing; Biden's Cancer Commitment

CMS Seeks Changes in Telehealth, Palliative Care Payments, and Electronic Health Record Interoperability

Palliative care

CMS Seeks Changes in Telehealth, Palliative Care Payments, and Electronic Health Record Interoperability

Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized

Cancer moonshot

Bidens Step Down From Foundation as Presidential Campaign Is Formalized

HHS Secretary Remarks on Pricing in Drug Ads

HHS Secretary Remarks on Pricing in Drug Ads

National Report Shows Drop in Cancer Mortality

National Report Shows Drop in Cancer Mortality

Healthcare Financial Problems; ACA Reduced Disparities; FDA Project Facilitate

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Healthcare Financial Problems; ACA Reduced Disparities; FDA Project Facilitate

Durbin Calls Out FDA; Medicare for All Support; Cancer Mortality Drops

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Durbin Calls Out FDA; Medicare for All Support; Cancer Mortality Drops

CMS’s Final Medicare Part D Ruling Preserves Patient Access to Certain Cancer Drugs

Prescription medication

CMS’s Final Medicare Part D Ruling Preserves Patient Access to Certain Cancer Drugs

Lowy Appointed NCI Acting Director

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Lowy Appointed NCI Acting Director

Washington Healthcare Option; Dems Campaign Complication; States Sue Drug Manufacturer

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Washington Healthcare Option; Dems Campaign Complication; States Sue Drug Manufacturers

U.S. Reps Introduce Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses

U.S. Reps Introduce Legislation to Honor Cadet Nurses

Young and Jones Introduce Nursing Where It’s Needed Act

Young and Jones Introduce Nursing Where It’s Needed Act

CDC’s Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Virtual Program Helps Patients Understand the Disease

CDC’s Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Virtual Program Helps Patients Understand the Disease

U.S. Rep Cummings Introduces Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act

U.S. Rep Cummings Introduces Henrietta Lacks Enhancing Cancer Research Act

Changing Leadership Won’t Affect FDA’s Role in Public Health, Awareness, and Prevention

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Changing Leadership Won’t Affect FDA’s Role in Public Health, Awareness, and Prevention

Patient Social Determinants; Trauma in Nursing; House Overturns Obamacare Move

Cancer health disparities

Patient Social Determinants; Trauma in Nursing; House Overturns Obamacare Move

Make Nicotine Nonaddictive to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Make Nicotine Nonaddictive to Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death

Opioid, Cancer, AIDS, and Biomedical Research Are Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Priorities

Opioid, Cancer, AIDS, and Biomedical Research Are Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request Priorities

Health Disparities Are a Focus for NIH Cancer Awareness and Prevention Promotions

Cancer prevention

Health Disparities Are a Focus for NIH Cancer Awareness and Prevention Promotions

Bipartisan Drug Legislation; Curbing Youth Smoking; Nurses Back Medicare for All

Prescription medication

Bipartisan Drug Legislation; Curbing Youth Smoking; Nurses Back Medicare for All

Government-Led Drug Pricing; CMS Reimbursement Updates; Playing Cards Comment

Medical reimbursement

Government-Led Drug Pricing; CMS Reimbursement Updates; Playing Cards Reaction

Youth Tobacco Bills; GOP Pre-Existing Conditions Act; Patient Protections

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Youth Tobacco Bills; GOP Pre-Existing Conditions Act; Patient Protections

As Drug Pricing Tops Capitol Hill Interest, ONS Advocates for Patient Access to Care

Prescription medication

As Drug Pricing Tops Capitol Hill Interest, ONS Advocates for Patient Access to Care

NCI’s Sharpless Appointed Acting FDA Commissioner

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

NCI’s Sharpless Appointed Acting FDA Commissioner

PCHETA Is Reintroduced to Congress With Fast Tracked Status

Palliative care

PCHETA Is Reintroduced to Congress With Fast Tracked Status

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