Reducing Health Disparities Press Releases
ALBANY, NY - La gobernadora Hochul ha promulgado una legislación (S. 4807/ A.6476) que permitirá a los farmacéuticos del estado administrar todas las vacunas recomendadas por los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) a cualquier persona mayor de 18 años de edad. Antes de esta nueva ley, a los farmacéuticos se les permitía administrar solo algunas de esas vacunas.
BATON ROUGE, LA - Yesterday, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) hosted a policy forum addressing health disparities and its impact on access to care for cancer patients and survivors.
A new survey shows cancer patients and recent survivors have had a positive experience using telehealth in the wake of the pandemic and are willing to use or adapt to using telehealth services in the future.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - 22 de septiembre de 2021 - Un nuevo estudio publicado por la Sociedad Americana Contra el Cáncer (ACS) muestra importantes desigualdades en la salud en hispanos y latinoamericanos que viven en los EE. UU.
This year roughly 10,240 Idahoans will be diagnosed with cancer. Thanks in part to advances in cancer research and treatment, we are saving more lives than ever.
Washington, D.C. — La ley DIVERSE para ensayos clínicos (DIVERSE Trials Act), presentada tanto en la Cámara de Representantes como en el Senado, aumentaría la diversidad en los ensayos clínicos y facilitaría la participación de todos los pacientes con cáncer en ensayos clínicos. La legislación bipartidista y bicameral, respaldada por los Senadores Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) y Tim Scott (R-S.C.), y los Representantes Raul
More than two dozen patient groups and health care partners are joining forces to call for a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program, including caregiving leave.
The Missouri Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit to force the state to implement Medicaid expansion. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN).
U.S. Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced bipartisan legislation that will be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee today to extend funding for Medicaid in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The legislation is supported by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA).
The Biden administration released its budget for FY 22 late last week. Included in the budget is an additional $9 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including $6.5 for the creation of a new department within the NIH called the Advanced Research Project Agency on Health (ARPA-H).
