There were five pieces of legislation that had gained a lot of support across both the House and the Senate over the past two years thanks to the collective efforts of the childhood cancer community and our legislative champions:   ACCELERATING ACCESS TO CARE ACT: Streamlines out-of-state treatment for children on Medicaid. GABRIELLA MILLER KIDS FIRST RESEARCH ACT 2.0: Extends research funding authorization for another seven years. GIVE KIDS A CHANCE ACT: Supports pediatric studies on new cancer drug combinations. INNOVATIONS IN PEDIATRIC DRUGS ACT: Imposes financial penalties on drug companies that fail to complete required pediatric studies. PRIORITY REVIEW […]

During our October federal advocacy drop-in session, we learned about several pieces of legislation that had a good chance to pass before the end of the year and also alerted everyone that “advocates may be called on to make a final push between now and the end of the year.”  That time has come! During this week of action, we need your help: Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act—230 organizations (about a third from CAC2) have signed a letter urging lawmakers to pass the bill in the end-of-year legislative package (here’s a link to that letter). Beginning today, December 9th […]