AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY

Health Issues HCR

S. 717, 21st Century Cancer ALERT Act - discussions of draft language S. 488/H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act, seeking cosponsors, met with OPM for FEHBP coverage of clinical trials H.R. 1844, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act, discussions of draft language; seeking cosponsors H.R.2109, Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act, discussions of draft language, seeking cosponsors

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1844 (111th), H.R. 716 (111th), S. 488 (111th), H.R. 2109 (111th), S. 717 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 1392, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program, seeking cosponsors Medicare Reimbursement for Chemotherapy Drugs H.R. 3095, Medicare Cancer Patient Database and Coverage Act, general discussions on drafting of the legislation

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1392 (111th), H.R. 3095 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General Appropriations issues related to cancer research, the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute, and the Food and Drug Administration

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE