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    COVID-19 Affects Cancer Caregivers, but Here Are Ways to Support Them
    COVID-19
    COVID-19 Affects Cancer Caregivers, but Here Are Ways to Support Them
    February 19, 2021
    Celebrate Oncology Nurse Leaders During Black History Month
    ONS Leadership
    Celebrate Oncology Nurse Leaders During Black History Month
    February 03, 2021
    Am I Too Shy to Lead?
    Nurse staffing
    Am I Too Shy to Lead?
    January 29, 2021
    Zoom Through Video Job Interviews With These Tips for Applicants and Hiring Managers
    nursing professional development
    Zoom Through Video Job Interviews With These Tips for Applicants and Hiring Managers
    January 22, 2021
    The Case of Concurrent Therapy Concerns
    Treatment side effects
    The Case of Concurrent Therapy Concerns
    December 18, 2020
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    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Biden Transition Team Appoints Health Experts to Lead Various Agencies
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Biden Transition Team Appoints Health Experts to Lead Various Agencies

    President Joe Biden made several campaign promises to improve or safeguard health care for all Americans with a focus on scientific and medical evidence. Shortly after the transfer of power, the Biden administration appointed and nominated public health experts to lead the various federal agencies dedicated to safety and biomedical research. 

    February 24, 2021
    Lawmakers Push for Permanent Telehealth Services
    Patient advocacy

    Lawmakers Push for Permanent Telehealth Services

    In a rare moment of bicameral success, 49 U.S. House of Representatives and Senate members introduced legislation to make permanent the Medicare telehealth coverage that had been introduced as a temporary measure during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

    February 10, 2021
    Biden's First 100 Days Provide Opportunities to Prioritize Health Care
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Biden's First 100 Days Provide Opportunities to Prioritize Health Care

    “The first 100 days,” a phrase coined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933, is an opportunity for a new administration to outline its early accomplishments and set a tone of reassurance. Under that philosophy, the Biden-Harrison transition team issued a series of announcements and nominations beginning in November 2020 to set a tenor and provide insight on the first phase of the new presidency.

    January 21, 2021
    Biden Appoints Nurse to COVID-19 Advisory Board
    COVID-19

    Biden Appoints Nurse to COVID-19 Advisory Board

    Shortly after declaring victory in the 2020 president election, the Biden-Harris transition team created a bipartisan COVID-19 advisory board. Staffed by experts, the board was hailed as a science-driven committee eager to flatten the curve. However, it had one downfall: it lacked a nurse. In response to a viral petition for nurse representation, the transition team appointed Seattle, WA, nurse Jane Hopkins, RNMH, to the advisory board on November 28, 2020.

    January 06, 2021
    Health Care Reunites a Divided Nation
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Health Care Reunites a Divided Nation

    The November 2020 presidential election saw a historic turnout at the polls. Before election day, more than 99 million of the 240 million registered American voters had already cast their ballots, and some predicted that as many as 155 million voters would exercise their constitutional franchise to make their voices heard, a record 65% of the electorate. The distinct differences between the two major presidential candidates indicated that people were engaged and took to heart the grand idea of participatory democracy.

    December 28, 2020
    ONS Supports Bipartisan  Resolution  to Recognize November as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
    Lung Cancer

    ONS Supports Bipartisan  Resolution  to Recognize November as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month

    Lung cancer knows no state boundary or political ideology. But it can bring the two sides together, like it did when U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), member of the Senate Health Committee, and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced a resolution to recognize November as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The resolution, which ONS supports, promotes the importance of and need to improve lung cancer early detection.

    December 14, 2020
    What Florence Nightingale Taught Us About Advocacy
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    What Florence Nightingale Taught Us About Advocacy

    Many of her famous quotes reveal a dedication to advocacy as well. Here’s what the most well-known pioneer of nursing taught us about raising your voice for what’s right—in health care and policymaking.

    November 19, 2020
    Kansas ONS Chapters Advocate for Health Policy With Federal and State Leaders
    Oncology nurse influence

    Kansas ONS Chapters Advocate for Health Policy With Federal and State Leaders

    Over the summer, I coordinated a now all-too-familiar exercise: a Zoom call with multiple ONS Kansas-area chapter members, nurse experts, patient advocates, and elected officials. Spearheaded by the ONS National Office, we hosted an incredibly personal and informative conversation to discuss the COVID-19 coronavirus, how it affects patients with cancer, and the legislative and regulatory environment throughout our state. Our bipartisan, multitiered event brought together oncology nurses from across the state, and, although some political views were different, we united in our commitment to nurses and public health.

    November 12, 2020
    Nurse Legislator’s Healthcare Affordability Act Included in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act
    Patient advocacy

    Nurse Legislator’s Healthcare Affordability Act Included in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act

    Legislation aimed at reducing health care insurance premiums, introduced by U.S. Representative Lauren A. Underwood (D-IL), is included as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act.

    November 11, 2020
    Cures 2.0 Act Would Expand on the Successes of 21st Century Cures Legislation
    Cancer health policy

    Cures 2.0 Act Would Expand on the Successes of 21st Century Cures Legislation

    Building on the success of the 21st Century Cures Act passed in 2016, U.S. Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Fred Upton (R-MI) have begun work on the follow-up Cures 2.0 Act, intended to “safely and efficiently modernize the delivery of health care in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,” the representatives said in a press release.

    November 09, 2020
    ONS Calls for Action to Support the Nurse’s Role in Reducing the Global Burden of Cancer
    Press Releases

    ONS Calls for Action to Support the Nurse’s Role in Reducing the Global Burden of Cancer

    Nurses serve a critical and proven role in reducing the burden of cancer and improving the lives of patients with cancer. Yet, for millions of people across the globe, access to health care is not a given, and nurses don’t have the educational and occupational support to perform to their full abilities.

    October 22, 2020
    100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Reminds Us of the Power of Our Vote
    Oncology nurse influence

    100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Reminds Us of the Power of Our Vote

    The revolutionary declaration written 244 years ago, proclaiming that “all men are created equal,” maintains that a true democracy must be based on an individual’s right to vote and the freedom to exercise that power at the ballot box. Since 1998, women voters have embodied that concept, achieving a majority vote with higher rates than men. Of registered women voters, 55% went to the polls in 2018, compared to only 51% of registered men. Yet today women account for only 23.2% of the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 26% of the U.S. Senate.

    October 08, 2020
    FCC and USDA Partner for Rural Telehealth Initiative
    Cancer health disparities

    FCC and USDA Partner for Rural Telehealth Initiative

    Rural Americans are more likely to have a fatal cancer diagnosis and face additional concerns like fewer hospitals and physicians in a “one-size-fits-all” healthcare system. To address the disparities, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to form the Rural Telehealth Initiative.

    September 22, 2020
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Be a Catalyst for Change Like Justice Ginsburg

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was known for being a fighter—for women’s rights and equality, social justice, and even her own health, battling five bouts of cancer diagnoses. On Friday, September 18, 2020, the 87-year-old passed away from metastatic pancreatic cancer.

    September 19, 2020
    The Public Trusts Nurses’ Voices During Health Emergencies
    Oncology nurse-patient relationship

    The Public Trusts Nurses’ Voices During Health Emergencies

    The cacophony that echoes through the 24-hour news cycle can be heavy on an average day but overwhelming during a global health pandemic. That is why relying on a trusted voice is essential when attempting to understand how to deal with the voluminous information that bombards us through radio, television, emails, social media, and any other channels that deem themselves news outlets these days.

    September 14, 2020
    NCI-Partnered Global Research Initiative Confronts Tough Barriers to Cancer Progress
    Cancer research

    NCI-Partnered Global Research Initiative Confronts Tough Barriers to Cancer Progress

    Since its inception in 2015, Cancer Research UK’s (CRUK) Cancer Grand Challenges initiative has led an international research effort to address the toughest barriers to progress in oncology, investing more than $130 million into seven international, multidisciplinary teams—total of 73 researcher groups in nine countries.

    August 31, 2020
    Pandemic Advocacy; PPE Shortage List; Nurse Uncovers Data Error
    Personal protective equipment (PPE)

    Pandemic Advocacy; PPE Shortage List; Nurse Uncovers Data Error

    Nurses are experts in advocating for their patients’ care. Taking those skills to Washington, DC, and speaking out for changes in federal health policy can have just as much impact. Even in an era of social distancing and travel restrictions, oncology nurses can bring their message to the local, state, and federal leaders to bring about change.  

    August 24, 2020
    Did COVID-19 Transform Traditional American Politics?
    COVID-19

    Did COVID-19 Transform Traditional American Politics?

    Mastering the rules and regulations of democracy has been a capital city—both federal and state—game of power for more than 200 years. Those written, and too often presumed, procedures govern the process and provide a roadmap for legislators to strategize on how best to advance their agendas and campaign promises.

    August 20, 2020
    House of Representatives; Nurse Scientists; Women in Congress
    Oncology nurse influence

    House of Representatives; Nurse Scientists; Women in Congress

    Cori Bush, a nurse and Black Lives Matter activist, beat U.S. Representative William Lacy Clay (D-MO), a sitting 20-year incumbent, to win the Democratic nomination in St. Louis, MO. Bush will be the newest nurse to U.S. Congress, should she win her seat in November, which is highly likely. She’d join the ranks of U.S. Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) to bring a critical nursing perspective directly to the United States’ legislative branch. 

    August 10, 2020
    President Trump Issues Executive Orders on Prescription Drug Pricing
    Patient financial advocacy

    President Trump Issues Executive Orders on Prescription Drug Pricing

    In July 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump issued four executive orders to provide solutions to the ever-increasing price of prescription medications. One of the top domestic issues in healthcare is the price of prescription medication, particularly those deemed lifesaving, such as insulin for diabetics and drugs for patients with cancer. 

    August 10, 2020
    Trump Uses Executive Orders to Lower Drug Pricing
    Prescription medication

    Trump Uses Executive Orders to Lower Drug Pricing

    As one of the only not-entirely-pandemic-related health policy topics currently in policymakers’ discussions, lawmakers are again revisiting the high cost of prescription drugs. Voters have voiced concerns in the current economic climate, and, eager to appease in the months before the November presidential election, the Trump administration responded.

    July 28, 2020
    Nurse-Turned-Policymaker; Prescription Drug Reform; Safer Working Conditions
    Oncology nurse influence

    Nurse-Turned-Policymaker; Prescription Drug Reform; Safer Working Conditions

    As one of the youngest members of the 2018 freshman congressional class, U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (D-IL) has already made quite a name for herself. Eschewing, for the most part in this heightened environment, partisanship and instead concentrating on health and economic issues, the representative champions access and affordability for all Americans.

    July 27, 2020
    COVID-19 Legislation Advances Nursing’s Scope of Practice
    COVID-19

    COVID-19 Legislation Advances Nursing’s Scope of Practice

    More than a decade has passed since the Institute of Medicine (now known as the National Academy of Medicine) published its Report on the Future of Nursing in 2010, yet not a great deal has improved.

    July 23, 2020
    FDA Launches Pilot Program on Patient-Reported Outcomes
    Patient reported outcomes (PROs)

    FDA Launches Pilot Program on Patient-Reported Outcomes

    Facilitating the provision of patient-centered care is an ONS priority. But until recently, quality information from the patient’s perspective was limited. This kind of information is often unavailable, limited in its breadth, or solicited from patients too late in the healthcare process, making their experience less understandable than necessary. In response, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Oncology Center of Excellence created a pilot program, called Project Patient Voice, that will make patient-reported symptoms from cancer trials available to the public.

    July 08, 2020
     NIH Appoints New NINR Director
    Cancer research

    NIH Appoints New NINR Director

    Beginning this fall, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) will have a nurse in a permanent position to lead the agency. On July 1, 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) named Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, as its new director. Zenk is currently a nursing collegiate professor in the Department of Population Health Nursing Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing, and a fellow at the UIC Institute for Health Research and Policy.

    July 07, 2020
    NINR Addresses Racism and Reinforces Mission on Positive Health Outcomes
    Cancer health disparities

    NINR Addresses Racism and Reinforces Mission on Positive Health Outcomes

    More research funding is needed to learn about and address health disparities in African Americans in the United States, Tara Schwetz, PhD, National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) acting director, said in an open letter to the research community. In the bold announcement, NINR recognized the unequal treatment of minorities and the need for enhanced dedication to promote equality in nursing research.

    July 06, 2020
    All Politics Is Local, and That’s Why You Should Get Involved in ONS Advocacy
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    All Politics Is Local, and That’s Why You Should Get Involved in ONS Advocacy

    One of the ways ONS celebrated Oncology Nursing Month in May was with CEO Brenda Nevidjon, MSN, RN, FAAN, interviewing U.S. Representative Donna Shalala (D-FL) about advocacy and nursing. Miami ONS Chapter Board Member Lissette Gomez-Rios, MSN, OCN®, ONS Director-at-Large Anne Ireland, MSN, RN, AOCN®, CENP, and I also had the opportunity to ask Shalala some questions.

    July 06, 2020
    U.S. Cancer Costs Projected to Increase to $245 Billion by 2030
    Access to cancer care

    U.S. Cancer Costs Projected to Increase to $245 Billion by 2030

    From 2015 to 2030, the costs associated with cancer will rise to $245 billion, researchers said in a report that was published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention.

    June 26, 2020
    Nurses Obliged to End Racism; Tobacco Industry's Manipulative Marketing
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Nurses Obliged to End Racism; Tobacco Industry's Manipulative Marketing

    Along with many other healthcare organizations, including ONS, last week the American Nurses Association (ANA) took a bold stand against racism, calling it a public health crisis. On June 12, 2020, ANA President Earnest Grant shared how racism is embedded in health care and what nurses should do to end it.

    June 22, 2020
    How the CARES Act and Other COVID-19 Laws Affect Nursing and Health Care
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    How the CARES Act and Other COVID-19 Laws Affect Nursing and Health Care

    Like cancer, viruses know no political parties, no country boundaries, and no personal attributes. As the COVID-19 coronavirus spread in an infectious wave across the earth in record time, it decimated economies and devastated populations. To defend their countries against an invisible enemy, governments around the world stepped in with unprecedented command.

    June 18, 2020
    NCC Sends Letter to U.S. Congress Outlining COVID-19 Priorities
    COVID-19

    NCC Sends Letter to U.S. Congress Outlining COVID-19 Priorities

    Fifty-seven organizations representing the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC), including ONS, sent a letter to the U.S. Congress acknowledging the federal government’s extraordinary attempts to bolster the economy and promote public health during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. In the April 28, 2020, letter, NCC provided recommendations that could be used to further combat the coronavirus, adding that the 57 national nursing organizations are available as expert resources.

    June 10, 2020
    Proposed Bill Would Expand Health Workforce in Underserved Communities
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Proposed Bill Would Expand Health Workforce in Underserved Communities

    The global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has forced elected officials and political leaders to reevaluate the provision of health care in the United States. To address inequal access to care and representation among health professionals, on April 24, 2020, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Democratic Whip and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the Health Heroes 2020 Act, a bicameral piece of legislation.

    June 10, 2020
    Trump Declares National Nurses Day, Retains Coronavirus Task Force
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Trump Declares National Nurses Day, Retains Coronavirus Task Force

    President Donald Trump commemorated nurses on the frontlines of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic by with the first-ever presidential proclamation of May 6, 2020, as National Nurses Day.

    June 10, 2020
    NIH Partners With Johnson and Johnson to Combat COVID-19
    COVID-19

    NIH Partners With Johnson and Johnson to Combat COVID-19

    Long hailed as the “crown jewel” of the U.S. government’s biomedical research division, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is partnering with Johnson and Johnson for a coordinated, team-based effort to find measures with meaningful impact on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

    June 10, 2020
    Healthcare for All Is a Competing Idea in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Healthcare for All Is a Competing Idea in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

    When standing up for patients, championing treatments, or stopping an unfair process, nurses speak truth to power. Being on the front lines is part of every nurse’s routine, but many shy away from engaging in the policy world under similar circumstances that affect the profession, patients, and peers. It doesn’t have to be that way. Nurses can educate themselves on the candidates and policy issues and lend their voice to the political conversation.

    May 21, 2020
    Federal Agencies Collaborate; Nurse Proposes Healthcare Bill; NCI Shifts Research to COVID-19
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Federal Agencies Collaborate; Nurse Proposes Healthcare Bill; NCI Shifts Research to COVID-19

    It’s all hands on deck to combat a pandemic from an unknown virus, and researchers everywhere—even from seemingly unrelated disciplines like oncology—are jumping in to study tests, vaccines, and treatments. Effective May 5, 2020, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is partnering with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other federal agencies to research antibody tests for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.  

    May 18, 2020
    A Perspective on COVID-19 for New and Student Nurses
    COVID-19

    A Perspective on COVID-19 for New and Student Nurses

    COVID-19 coronavirus’s ripple effects extend so far beyond health and health care. Life in the United States doesn’t look the same as it did a few months ago. We’re all affected in some way, but senior nursing students have a distinct set of circumstances related to the pandemic.

    May 01, 2020
    Legislators Urge President to Respond to PPE Shortage
    COVID-19

    Legislators Urge President to Respond to PPE Shortage

    Healthcare providers still lack sufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) to safely treat patients with COVID-19 coronavirus. Citing insufficient federal coordination, members of Congress urged the Trump administration follow through on implementing the $16 million PPE funding provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.   

    April 27, 2020
    PPE Protests; COVID-19 Health Disparities; Nursing Home Fears
    COVID-19

    PPE Protests; COVID-19 Health Disparities; Nursing Home Fears

    On April 21, 2020, a handful of nurses protested outside the White House to urge the president to respond to the critical shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE)—and other nurses around the country have been speaking out as well.  

    April 27, 2020
    Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Flavored Tobacco Are Reversing 20 Years of Decreasing Smoking Rates
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    Vaping, E-Cigarettes, and Flavored Tobacco Are Reversing 20 Years of Decreasing Smoking Rates

    The public push for a transformation in tobacco policy began with a persistent legislator seeking real change. Opening his historic congressional hearing in 1994, U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-CA) said, “The truth is that cigarettes are the single most dangerous consumer product ever sold. Nearly a half million Americans die every year as a result of tobacco. This is an astounding, almost incomprehensible statistic. Imagine our nation’s outrage if two fully loaded jumbo jets crashed each day, killing all aboard. Yet that is the same number of Americans that cigarettes kill every 24 hours. Sadly, this deadly habit begins with our kids. Each day 3,000 children will begin smoking. In many cases they become hooked quickly and develop a life-long addiction that is nearly impossible to break.” 

    April 23, 2020
    'Lost on the Front Lines'; Physicians Campaign Congress; Policymakers on COVID-19
    COVID-19

    'Lost on the Front Lines'; Physicians Campaign Congress; Policymakers on COVID-19

    Healthcare workers in the United States accounted for 20% of all deaths caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to date. The Guardian and Kaiser Health News partnered to document every healthcare worker who’s died from COVID-19 in response to the absence of a reliable nationwide database.

    April 21, 2020
    International Position Statement Calls for Advocacy for COVID-19 in Oncology Nurses and Patients With Cancer
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    International Position Statement Calls for Advocacy for COVID-19 in Oncology Nurses and Patients With Cancer

    Oncology nurses must advocate for prevention and control of the COVID-19 coronavirus to minimize the risk to themselves and the patients with cancer in their care, the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) announced in its April 2, 2020, COVID-19 Position Statement. ONS is a full member of ISNCC.

    April 17, 2020
    Title VIII Nursing Workforce Funding Included in CARES Act 
    Nurse empowerment

    Title VIII Nursing Workforce Funding Included in CARES Act 

    The business shutdowns and mandatory social distancing from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic brought the country’s economy to the brink. Last week, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 was included as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s comprehensive, landmark legislation. The $2 trillion aid package was geared to promote public health and boost economic confidence.  

    April 09, 2020
    Public Policies Protect Healthcare Worker Safety During COVID-19
    COVID-19

    Public Policies Protect Healthcare Worker Safety During COVID-19

    One of the highest health policy priorities for the nursing community during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is to ensure the safety of healthcare workers, particularly regarding the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE).

    April 08, 2020
    WHO Director-General Encourages Global Collaboration to ‘Flatten the Curve’ 
    COVID-19

    WHO Director-General Encourages Global Collaboration to ‘Flatten the Curve’ 

    As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to circle the globe, nations look to a strong source that can help coordinate information and provide insight for all people. Under the leadership of the director-general, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been that trustworthy entity. Tracking, reporting, and coordinating COVID-19’s many aspects, WHO is a hub that allows public health officials worldwide to receive information in real time.   

    April 07, 2020
    Democrats Draft Fourth COVID-Response Bill; Trump Extends Social Distancing; Some Legislation Perpetuates Nursing Shortage
    COVID-19

    Democrats Draft Fourth COVID-Response Bill; Trump Extends Social Distancing; Some Legislation Perpetuates Nursing Shortage

    On March 30, 2020, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives began drafting a fourth COVID-19 coronavirus relief package to include substantial infrastructure investments, said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi said the legislation could be ready for a vote by late April.  

    April 06, 2020
    State Legislatures Are Incubators for Advocacy Advancement
    Cancer healthcare advocacy

    State Legislatures Are Incubators for Advocacy Advancement

    “To stay experimentation in things social and economic is a grave responsibility. Denial of the right to experiment may be fraught with serious consequences to the nation. It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if its citizens choose, serve as a laboratory and try novel social and economic experiments without risk to the rest of the country.” 

    —U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis 

    March 12, 2020
    Today, More Than Ever, Nurses Are Imperative to the World of Healthcare Advocacy
    Health Policy

    Today, More Than Ever, Nurses Are Imperative to the World of Healthcare Advocacy

    By all accounts, the 2020 political environment is one of the most contentious in American history. The two parties that dominate the political system, liberal and conservative, are even more entrenched in their separate ideals and doubling down during the presidential election cycle. The federal budget, immigration, and health care are the top issues discussed around the watercooler, kitchen table, and coffee shops—and of course the president’s impeachment is looming large.

    February 17, 2020
    Legislation Raises Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21
    Health Policy

    Legislation Raises Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products to 21

    Smoking cessation efforts had been gaining ground for decades. Tobacco use and smoking rates were dropping, year after year, as prevention and awareness campaigns worked to codify the dangers of tobacco. People weren’t just quitting smoking; people were avoiding the habit altogether—until the advent of vaping. Reversing a decade-long decline in smoking rates, e-cigarettes and vaping products have engendered an entirely new generation of would-be smokers to pick up the habit. Targeting underage users, the vaping industry experienced a boom. The issue grew with such ferocity that the U.S. Surgeon General declared a youth vaping epidemic in 2019.

    January 23, 2020
    Why It Takes So Long for a Healthcare Bill to Become a Law
    Health Policy

    Why It Takes So Long for a Healthcare Bill to Become a Law

    Constitutional provisions, whose primary purposes are to create obstacles, govern the process that a bill goes through before it becomes law. The founders believed that efficiency was the hallmark of oppressive government, and they wanted to be sure that laws that actually passed all the hurdles were the well-considered result of inspection by many eyes.

    January 01, 2020
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