👏Big news! The #SeniorsAct now has 290+ cosponsors, a key milestone. Momentum is building for bipartisan reforms to #FixPriorAuth & improve pt care. Congress needs to act NOW. Tell Congress to pass the Seniors Act. https://t.co/efFZ9Uq9pk
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During #ASCOAdvocacySummit, we talked to participants about the value of oncology professionals working together to talk to lawmakers about cancer care & research priorities.
Hear what they had to say and how you can get involved in advocacy, too: https://t.co/382SJXy7Cv
We are thrilled to support state legislation to #FixPriorAuth. Read about newly enacted state laws that will improve access to cancer care: https://t.co/D7yv6TB1YW
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“Patients with cancer should not have to fight paperwork to get the care they need at a time they need it most.” ASCO member Dr. Chancellor Donald weighs in on how Medicaid work reqs could disrupt lifesaving care in Louisiana. Read more: https://t.co/TKZKGzPLaq
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ASCO member & Society of Utah Medical Oncologists President Dr. @marklewismd is leading statewide efforts to reform prior auth. This is one more example of how #ASCOAdvocacy is working to #FixPriorAuth & prioritize pts.
Learn more & get involved: https://t.co/lIdnskF1jW
Fighting cancer is hard enough—patients shouldn't have to fight for coverage, too. ASCO’s new position statement on H.R. 1 aims to protect the #Medicaid safety net and ensure paperwork never stands between a patient and life-saving care: https://t.co/GIlKW5vSLa
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Thank you @SenateAging for spotlighting the broken prior authorization system. Doctors are drowning in red tape while patients with cancer wait for care. This isn't just paperwork—it's a leading driver of physician burnout & patient harm.
It’s time to #FixPriorAuth#ASCOAdvocacy
Our current cycle of funding uncertainty puts decades of progress at risk & will cost researchers & patients alike.
We thank the House for passing the FY26 LHHS funding bill & urge the Senate to follow suit: https://t.co/h1Vd8ZsYgZ #SaveResearchStopCancer#ASCOAdvocacy
#ASCOAdvocacy thanks House and Senate bipartisan appropriators for their leadership on the LHHS funding bill, which preserves federal cancer research funding & urges Congress to pass the bill.
Read our full statement: https://t.co/U2iokZ7dfU
Stable federal funding is about more than discovering future innovations. Uncertainty is driving delays in clinical trials that mean patients are left waiting for the potential breakthrough they desperately need. https://t.co/itXDqxCaPU
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.@QasimHussainiMD went on Good Day Alabama/@WBRCnews to discuss the importance of federal cancer research funding! #ASCOAdvocacy urges Congress to provide funding for FY26 budget before Jan. 30 deadline.
Take Action: https://t.co/oVVFNzFswE
Thank you to our tireless advocates for showing up in 2025! The momentum we saw at the federal and state level was only possible because of you. We are stronger together!
Learn more & get involved: https://t.co/dh6DyfmnuY
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In the 1980s, fed funded researchers uncovered HER2’s role in aggressive breast cancer & transformed treatment: today >85% of women w/ HER2+ #bcsm survive 5+ years. Tell Congress to support cancer research funding: https://t.co/s3nLRXoSBg #SaveResearchStopCancer#ASCOAdvocacy
2026 state legislative sessions in 46 states & Washington, D.C. begin in January. #ASCOAdvocacy is ready to defend Medicaid access and advance policies to reform prior auth, ban mandatory white bagging, expand fertility preservation coverage, & more.
➡️ https://t.co/yoRUypU8gP
Today we are joining @OVACInfo’s Day of Action, urging Congress to pass a full-year funding bill & prioritize funding for cancer research in #FY26!
Join us by sending a message to your lawmaker here: https://t.co/bYsArQJS8L
Our CMO @jrgralow discussed the importance of insurance coverage of fertility preservation for cancer patients with @thecancerletter. Access the article https://t.co/FSGpiJI0VB and see ASCO's updated guidelines: https://t.co/PNxdv7tIKv
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