Republicans withdraw American Health Care Act
After failing to secure the needed votes for the American Health Care Act, House Republicans withdrew the bill from consideration and have decided not to…
Power. Progress. Prevention. March 24, 2017
Power. Progress. Prevention. The Foundation’s Advocacy Newsletter March 24, 2017 American Health Care Act After failing to secure the needed votes for the American Health…
Proposed changes to American Health Care Act
House Republicans have made some changes to their proposed health care bill currently making its way through Congress. In a seven page “manager’s amendment,” Republican…
The American Health Care Act
Last night, the House released its replacement bill for the Affordable Care Act, the American Health Care Act. This bill makes significant changes to the…
Prevention on the chopping block
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) included new funding for preventive health and new protections for cancer survivors. We need to act now…
Cervical cancer kills more women than we thought
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cervical cancer death rates have been declining for the past 40 years in the United…
The Patient Freedom Act: What would it do?
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) have released the first proposal for a replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Titled the…
President Trump’s Executive Order on Affordable Care Act—what does it mean?
Shortly after the inauguration ended on Friday, President Donald Trump signed his first executive orders. Among them was an order directing Health and Human Services…
Federal Departments & Agencies
The United States federal government is comprised of many different agencies and departments. Several of these are critical to cancer prevention and early detection advocacy….
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Although it can differ from bill to bill, in general the following steps are involved when each bill becomes a law: Step 1 A bill…
