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Woman of color discussing breast cancer disparities with a doctor
October 24, 2020 Access to Care

Ending Breast Cancer Disparities

One of the most critical breast cancer awareness messages is about the urgent need to end breast cancer disparities.

The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act will be considered by Congress
November 2, 2019 Access to Care

The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act would waive the lengthy waiting periods that currently prevent individuals with advanced breast cancer from receiving timely access to care.

Step therapy delaying a cancer patient's access to needed medicine
April 27, 2017 Access to Care

What is “Step Therapy” and Why Should We Care?

How is the practice of “step therapy” affecting patients?

A new year and improving health care
January 7, 2017 Access to Care

A New Year: Where Do We Go From Here?

Let’s keep moving forward in 2017 and address health care access issues, including out-of-pocket costs, that are priorities for most Americans.

Health policy changes that are needed to improve cancer patient outcomes
November 29, 2016 Access to Care

Cancer and Health Policy: Some Things I’m Watching

Possible health policy changes in the coming months could be critical for anyone affected by or potentially affected by cancer.

Health policy changes that are needed to improve cancer patient outcomes
October 30, 2014 Access to Care

Breast Cancer “Standard of Care”: Standard for All?

Breast cancer mortality for the U.S. population as a whole has declined less that might have been expected over the last twenty years given the emphasis on screening, but looking deeper reveals an even more disturbing story.

Portrait of an unhappy person sitting on a bench at sunset
June 10, 2014 Access to Care

Why Do New Cancer Drugs Cost So Much?

The newer cancer medications are often extremely highly priced, and covering the costs of care is an increasing problem for cancer patients.

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