Advocacy
How your support helped make Gail’s Law a realityBy: Nikki Panico When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 39, I never imagined where that journey would lead me. Today, as a two-time breast cancer survivor and Executive Director of Susan G. Komen Wisconsin, I have the privilege of meeting incredible people every day: survivors, […]
Written by Center for Public Policy Staff Every day, Komen advocates turn their personal experiences into real change for the breast cancer community. By taking action on state and federal legislation, sharing their stories, or meeting directly with policymakers, Komen advocates support policies that improve access to high-quality care and reduce barriers for patients to […]
2025 State Legislative Sessions Review As most states have wrapped up their legislative sessions, this is the perfect time to reflect on the Center for Public Policy’s (CPP) incredible legislative work this year. While it will be difficult to encapsulate everything that has happened this year, we are delighted to share a snapshot of how […]
Lashelle Scott of Houston remembers the exact moment she was diagnosed with breast cancer. “I thought, what do I do now? How do I survive this – and how do I pay for it?” she recalls. As a self-employed contractor and former political consultant, Lashelle didn’t have health insurance at the time. As she tried […]
Jennifer Flores, technical writer for mission at Komen, discusses how she and her advocacy team used their voices and personal stories to inspire policy change at this year’s Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C. Every day, women and men across the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer. In fact, about 316,950 women in the U.S. will […]
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide if women across the country will continue to receive no-cost mammograms. The decision could come as soon as June. In addition to mammogram coverage, the High Court is also deciding whether insurance companies will be required to cover vital care needed to detect and lower one’s risk of […]
The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access (MBC) to Care Act is federal legislation that would immediately end the wait times for someone living with MBC to receive Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare, benefits that they rely on to live. MBC is an aggressive form of cancer that has spread beyond the breast to nearby organs […]
Beginning September 10, 2024, all mammography centers across the U.S. will be required to notify women about their breast density after having a mammogram. Studies reveal that many people are unaware that having dense breasts can increase their risk of breast cancer and most are unaware of what to do if they are told they […]
2024 State Legislative Sessions Mid-Year Review 34 – Number of states with Komen-led Legislation41 – Number of issues introduced in 2024 state sessions31 – Number of states where Komen engaged in coalition efforts24 – Number of states with enacted Diagnostic & Supplemental Imaging legislation11 – Number of states with enacted Komen-led legislation The Center for […]
Diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging is a critical form of breast cancer screening for some high-risk individuals and an important step in determining the need for a biopsy to rule out or confirm breast cancer. Not all insurance plans cover the out-of-pocket costs for this imaging, and the cost to patients can range from hundreds […]
Susan G. Komen thanks the Biden Administration for finalizing a rule that protects consumers from short-term health plans that are exempt from many consumer protections.
Komen Center for Public Policy is working to pass legislation that would prohibit copay accumulator adjustor programs and copay maximizers – two deceptive insurance practices that hurt patients and increase treatment costs.
