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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
Michelle Andrews of Kaiser Health News talks about health insurance companies’ coverage of chemotherapy. Watch the clip here.
Washington, DC—On September 10, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated its recommendations on ovarian cancer screening. Based on current medical evidence, a committee of experts advised that … Continued
Advocate Report: Summer 2012 Susan Leighton Summer 2012 was filled with an abundance of advocacy opportunities including the American Association of Cancer Researchers (AACR) Survivor-Scientist Program, the Drug Information Association … Continued
The L.A. Times published an editorial July 29 summing up years of data showing that aggressively screening and treating people for cancer does not always benefit them. The editorial also … Continued
The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance responded to today’s Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act with a statement from Cara Tenenbaum, Vice President for Policy and External Affairs: “We … Continued
Posted by Cara on May 1, 2012 The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance submitted the following comments in response to the United States Preventive Service Task Force request for comments on draft recommendations for ovarian … Continued
Yesterday’s arguments were divided into two sections: (1) can the requirement that most Americans carry insurance be separated from the rest of the law and (2) is the Medicaid expansion … Continued
Today, the Supreme Court heard two hours of arguments about the constitutionality of the requirement in the health reform law that most people have insurance. According to the minimum coverage … Continued
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