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- Support Broader Access to Genetic Counseling
- Florida Enacts Sweeping Genetic Protection Law
- Medicare Finalizes Genetic Testing Policy
- Fraud Alert! Genetic Test Scams are a Growing Problem
- New Legislative Effort Could Wipe Out Laws Preventing Gene Patents
- High-Risk Individuals Often Struggle to Get Insurance Coverage of Health Services
- FORCE Leads the Charge for Medicaid Coverage of Genetic Testing
- FDA Approves New Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Test for 3 BRCA Mutations
- Clarification Includes Survivors in BRCA Screening Guidelines
- Supreme Court Rules Gene Patents Unlawful
- FORCE Statement on Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade Decision
- Protections Against Genetic Discrimination vs. Pre-existing Conditions
- Florida Enacts Sweeping Genetic Protection Law
- Fraud Alert! Genetic Test Scams are a Growing Problem
- Lawsuit Targets Wellness Program Penalties and Invasion of Privacy
- Lawsuit Challenges ACA Preexisting Conditions Protections
- Statement Sets the Record Straight on AHCA and HR 1313
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
- Support Broader Access to Genetic Counseling
- FORCE Fights for Our Community, COVID Relief
- Florida Enacts Sweeping Genetic Protection Law
- Fraud Alert! Genetic Test Scams are a Growing Problem
- Statement Sets the Record Straight on AHCA and HR 1313
- EARLY Act Brings Young Breast Cancer to Forefront
- Establishment of National HBOC Week and Previvor Day
- Bill Aims to Address Ongoing Survivorship Care Needs
- FORCE Statement on Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade Decision
- Support Broader Access to Genetic Counseling
- Protect Access to Free Annual Screening Mammograms for Women Ages 40-49
- Protections Against Genetic Discrimination vs. Pre-existing Conditions
- FORCE Fights for Our Community, COVID Relief
- Medicare Finalizes Genetic Testing Policy
- Mammograms for Women Age 40-49 Preserved Until 2020
- High-Risk Individuals Often Struggle to Get Insurance Coverage of Health Services
- FORCE Supports Chemotherapy Parity Initiatives
- ACA Unconstitutional? What Does This Mean for Preventive Care and Pre-Existing Conditions?
- New Federal Regulations and Proposals May Hurt High-Risk Cancer Community
- Lawsuit Challenges ACA Preexisting Conditions Protections
- FORCE Leads the Charge for Medicaid Coverage of Genetic Testing
- Ovarian Cancer Screening for High-Risk Women
- Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines Fall Short
- Clarification Includes Survivors in BRCA Screening Guidelines
- Statement Sets the Record Straight on AHCA and HR 1313
- Protect Access to Free Annual Screening Mammograms for Women Ages 40-49
- FORCE Fights for Our Community, COVID Relief
- FORCE Weighs in on Breast Implant Safety and Informed Consent
- Mammograms for Women Age 40-49 Preserved Until 2020
- High-Risk Individuals Often Struggle to Get Insurance Coverage of Health Services
- ACA Unconstitutional? What Does This Mean for Preventive Care and Pre-Existing Conditions?
- Cancer Research Funding Preserved
- Ovarian Cancer Screening for High-Risk Women
- Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines Fall Short
- FDA Issues New Communication RE: Breast Implants and Reports of Cancer
- FDA Issues New Breast Implant Labeling Recommendations to Improve Patient Communication
- Support Equitable Coverage of Oral Chemotherapy
- FDA Updates Breast Implant Safety Info, Releases Educational Video
- Medicare Finalizes Genetic Testing Policy
- FORCE Weighs in on Breast Implant Safety and Informed Consent
- FORCE Supports Chemotherapy Parity Initiatives
- New Federal Regulations and Proposals May Hurt High-Risk Cancer Community
- Federal "Right to Try" Legislation Passes, Signed by President
- Cancer Research Funding Preserved
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11/18/2024 - Thanked U.S. Reps Ruiz and Bucshon for introducing H.R. 8412, the Clinical Trial Modernization Act, and to express our support for this important legislation.
11/18/2024 - Joined nearly 400 members of the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research in encouraging House Appropriations Committee leadership to finalize the Labor-HHS spending bill with a $48.9 billion investment in the NIH, in addition to funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
10/7/2024 - Urged congressional leadership to swiftly pass the SCREENS for Cancer Act, which would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) for another five years.
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