Komen’s 2019 – 2020 Public Policy & Advocacy Priorities:
Ensure Access to Affordable, High-Quality Health Care
- Protect access to affordable, high-quality health care for all patients.
- Support Medicaid expansion and expanded eligibility for Medicaid’s Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program (BCCTP).
- Ensure continued access to Medicaid coverage without burdensome restrictions.
Advance Breast Cancer Research
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- Expand federal funding for all biomedical research, especially breast cancer research conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and at the Department of Defense (DOD).
- Support state funding for breast cancer research programs conducted through state institutions.
- Support increased education, utilization of and access to clinical trials for all patient populations.
Increase Coverage and Access to Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnostic Services
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- Support federal and state funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).
- Support policies to modernize NBCCEDP state programs to expand eligibility and provide breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for additional populations.
- Reduce or eliminate out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic imaging.
Reduce Insurance Barriers to Treatment
- Protect patient preference and enhance coverage, including policies that would require oral parity, preclude specialty tiers, prevent step therapy protocols, prevent non-medical switching and limit patients’ out-of-pocket costs.
