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Coronavirus and Cancer Resources for Survivors

Cancer survivors have expressed concerns and questions about COVID-19, the coronavirus, and how they may be at higher risk due to their cancer history. Here are some resources about COVID-19 generally, and its impact for cancer survivors specifically. NCCS is seeking answers from public health experts on the coronavirus and its impact on cancer patients and survivors. Please leave a comment [...]
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NCCS Joins With Patient Advocates and Health Care Professionals to Call on CMS to Ensure Access to DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction

WASHINGTON, DC, April 3, 2023 – Advocates for individuals in need of breast reconstruction surgery delivered a letter and petition…
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NCCS Joins Cancer Leadership Council in Urging Congress to Include Priorities in Year-End Package

NCCS joined with other member organizations of the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in a letter urging Congress to include several key…
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NCCS Joins Groups in Urging Reinstatement of Emergency Paid Sick and Family Leave in Supplemental COVID-19 Relief Package

NCCS has advocated for the inclusion of paid family and medical leave in the Build Back Better Act and will continue to elevate this…
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NCCS Joins Coalition in Challenging ‘Junk’ Insurance Plans

NCCS joined with other members of the Partnership to Protect Coverage coalition in sending a letter to the Departments of Health and…

NCCS Pushes for Inclusion of Critical Health Care Provisions in Reconciliation Package

NCCS joined with other advocacy groups in sending letters to congressional leadership supporting the inclusion of several critical…
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NCCS Comments on CMS-Proposed Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2022

NCCS submitted comments to the Departments of the Treasury and Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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NCCS Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Improve Health Care Coverage Affordability and Access

NCCS joined the Partnership to Protect Coverage coalition in a letter urging Congress to pass legislation to address affordable health…
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NCCS Recommends That States Allocate COVID-19 Vaccines to Cancer Care Providers

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) and the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) sent a letter to the CDC's Advisory Committee…
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NCCS and Other Cancer Groups Urge HHS to Keep Six Protected Classes in Medicare Part D Drug Plans

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) joined with the Cancer Leadership Council (CLC) in urging Health and Human Services…
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NCCS Urges CDC Committee to Include Cancer Survivors in High-Risk Category for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution

In a letter to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), NCCS urged the committee to review the data related…

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