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Press Release: Cancer Groups Praise Coverage of Genetic Counseling and Testing Under Affordable Care Act, Urge Coverage of Other Vital Services
For immediate release: February 28, 2013 Washington, DC—The federal government recently released regulations that clarify which preventive services will be covered under the Affordable Care Act without cost sharing for patients enrolled in private…
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Awards Over $6 Million in 2013 Grants
OCRF receives record number of research grant applications; launches national patient support program with new educational grants New York, NY January 10, 2013 — Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) has awarded over $5…
Meet OCRF’s 2013 Research Grant Recipients
OCRF has awarded nearly $6 million in grants for ovarian cancer research this year…
Meet Mindy Gray: Wife, Mother, Sister, Philanthropist, and OCRF Board Member
12/14/2012 | Mindy Gray was devastated by the passing of her beloved older sister, Faith Basser…
Under the Microscope: OCRF’s 2012 Research Progress Report
12/11/12 | In 2012, hardworking, dedicated OCRF scientists made significant advances in the fight against ovarian cancer. Below is just a sample of some of the exciting discoveries made by OCRF-funded researchers this year…
A Personal Connection Becomes a Professional Mission
Ivan Garcia-Bassets, Ph.D., a 2012 OCRF Grantee, changed his research focus to ovarian cancer after his wife received a devastating diagnosis…
Expanding Medicaid Could Help Women with Ovarian Cancer
Many people who live near the poverty line are surprised to learn that they do not qualify for health insurance under Medicaid. Each state sets its own rules for this program, based on income and other qualifying factors…
Supreme Court to Hear Gene Patent Case
The Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments in a case seeking to invalidate the patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. The patent-holder, Myriad Laboratories, owns patents on the genetic mutations themselves…
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Announces National Expansion with Ovarian Cycle
Indoor cycling nonprofit organization increases OCRF’s athletic fundraising events nationwide New York, NY November 28, 2012 –Ovarian Cancer Research Fund has acquired Ovarian Cycle, an indoor cycling nonprofit organization founded in 2004 in…
HHS Releases Health Reform Rules
On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services released three regulations related to implementation of health reform. One of these rules concerned guaranteed issue and a ban on pre-existing condition exclusion for adults…
NIH to Enforce Public Access Policy
As a condition of receiving public monies for research, the researchers must make available the results of their work. The National Institutes of Health will begin to delay grants to those who do not comply with this policy…
An Open Letter to President Obama from the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance
This morning the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance sent a letter to President Obama congratulating him on his re-election and outlining some of our policy priorities for his second term. Click here to view a pdf of the letter, or read it below…