CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L.119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Issues regarding expanding the availability of the charitable deduction for non-itemizers. Issues respecting charitable giving and life income planning, issues regarding taxation of charitable organizations, and issues regarding economic relief for nonprofit organizations. Issues related to stimulus for nonprofit organizations and increasing charitable giving. Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for ancillary (non-medical) costs and remote access to trials. Harley Jacobsen Clinical Trial Participant Income Exemption Act, S.5127, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R. 247, S. 46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary enhanced premium credits, S.2824. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for two years. Charity Parity Act, H.R. 8783, S. 4511. The bill would allow taxpayers to make direct qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from their employer sponsored retirement plans.

Client expense: $1,790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, mental health, and telehealth. Issues related to pharmacy testing, vaccination, and treatment. Issues related to Accountable Care Organizations. Issues related to Medicare Shared Savings Program. Issues related to Medicaid. S. 882, The Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927, The Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1105 - No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, Or Diagnoses for the Elderly Act S. 3345, The PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4317, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Act H.R. 4093, Apple to Apples Comparison Act H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6703, The Lower Healthcare Premiums for All Americans Act H.R.6609, Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act

Client expense: $3,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2484 Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act H.R. 2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act H.R. 3164 Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4317 PBM Reform Act S. 526 Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act S. 527 Prescription Pricing for the People Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1404 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act S. 2426 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 6575 CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6501 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS Act H.R. 4581 340B PATIENTS Act S. 2372 340B PATIENTS Act H.R. 6400 Rx ACCESS Act S. 4106 Rx ACCESS Act S. 3788 CLEAR LABELS Act S. 4509 Patients Before Monopolies Act H.R. 8779 Patients Before Monopolies Act S. 3822 Break Up Big Medicine Act H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2484 Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act H.R. 3164 Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4317 PBM Reform Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 2626 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 6575 CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6501 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528, S.1847. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill amends the Womens Health & Cancer Rights Act to require that commercial health plans provide coverage of breast or wall reconstruction provided as part of breast cancer treatment. HELP Copays Act, H.R. 6423, S. 864. Bill would apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Mobile Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 4417, S. 2927. The bill would award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for supporting new mobile cancer screening units to expand patient access to essential screening services in rural and underserved communities. Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026, H.R.8358, S.4318. This bill would allow the U.S. Postal Service to extend its authority to issue the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp for 10 more years to raise funding for breast cancer research. Recognizing April as Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, H.Res.1196. The resolution would uplift the national commitment to cancer prevention and early detection to reduce the cancer burden and improve health outcomes for all Americans. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill would require group health plans and health insurers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to cover specified breast or chest wall reconstruction services related to breast cancer treatment. Medical Records Access Fairness Act, H.R.7790. The bill would require health care providers to give patients free access to their medical records at least once a year. Knock Out Cancer Act (H.R. 3873, or KO Cancer Act). The will would boost National Cancer Institute funding by 25% annually for FY2026-2030 to match cancers mortality toll and direct a report on drug shortages. Health Disparities Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Health Equity and Accountability Act. This bill advances policies to reduce health disparities and improve cancer prevention, research, and care for underserved communities. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, H.R. 8839. The bill would create pathways to address the financial challenges of cancer survivorship and maintain patients access to the health services needed to address the long-term effects of cancer. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L.119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Issues regarding expanding the availability of the charitable deduction for non-itemizers. Issues respecting charitable giving and life income planning, issues regarding taxation of charitable organizations, and issues regarding economic relief for nonprofit organizations. Issues related to stimulus for nonprofit organizations and increasing charitable giving. Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for ancillary (non-medical) costs and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R. 247, S. 46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary enhanced premium credits, S.2824. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for two years. Charity Parity Act, H.R. 8783, S. 4511. The bill would allow taxpayers to make direct qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from their employer sponsored retirement plans.

Issues related to Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, mental health, and telehealth. Issues related to pharmacy testing, vaccination, and treatment. Issues related to Accountable Care Organizations. Issues related to Medicare Shared Savings Program. Issues related to Medicaid. S. 882, The Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927, The Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1105 - No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, Or Diagnoses for the Elderly Act S. 3345, The PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4317, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Act H.R. 4093, Apple to Apples Comparison Act H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6703, The Lower Healthcare Premiums for All Americans Act H.R.6609, Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act

Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions related to the ACA and premium tax credits H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, provisions related to ACA tax credits H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credits Draft/Enhanced Premium Tax Credits extension Community preceptors for medical students and residents/National tax credit or deduction

Client expense: $7,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE

H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credits S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions related to the ACA and premium tax credits H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, provisions related to ACA tax credits H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credits Draft/Enhanced Premium Tax Credits extension Community preceptors for medical students and residents/National tax credit or deduction

Client expense: $7,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE

H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 2484 Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act H.R. 2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act H.R. 3164 Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4317 PBM Reform Act S. 526 Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act S. 527 Prescription Pricing for the People Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1404 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act S. 2426 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 6575 CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6501 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS Act H.R. 4581 340B PATIENTS Act S. 2372 340B PATIENTS Act H.R. 6400 Rx ACCESS Act S. 4106 Rx ACCESS Act S. 3788 CLEAR LABELS Act

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R. 2484 Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act H.R. 3164 Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4317 PBM Reform Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 2626 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 6575 CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6501 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L.119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Issues regarding expanding the availability of the charitable deduction for non-itemizers. Issues respecting charitable giving and life income planning, issues regarding taxation of charitable organizations, and issues regarding economic relief for nonprofit organizations. Issues related to stimulus for nonprofit organizations and increasing charitable giving. Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for ancillary (non-medical) costs and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R. 247, S. 46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary enhanced premium credits, S.2824. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for two years.

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528, S.1847. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill amends the Womens Health & Cancer Rights Act to require that commercial health plans provide coverage of breast or wall reconstruction provided as part of breast cancer treatment. HELP Copays Act, H.R. 6423, S. 864. Bill would apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services (PN 55-7) Brian Christine, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice Rachel Leland Levine, resigned. (PN 55-14) Michael Stuart, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, vice Samuel R. Bagenstos, resigned. (PN25-52) Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 (S. 3386) Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 3385) Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703) Protect Childrens Innocence Act (H.R. 3492) Do No Harm in Medicaid Act (H.R. 498) Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R.1834) Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits extension proposals CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act (H.R.6575) Rep. Ansari reproductive health package (not yet introduced) Endometriosis CARE Act (H.R. 6682) Health Information Privacy Reform Act (S. 3097) SUSTAIN 340B Act (not introduced)

Client expense: $94,048 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 539, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 106, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1317, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 1521, Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2191, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 1390, Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act, all provisions S. 665, Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4977, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21), provisions relating to Graduate Medical Education, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, Medicaid Reform (work requirements, per capita caps, provider taxes, and FMAP changes), Alternative Payment Models (APMs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Medicaid biannual redetermination requirements S. 141, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 3514, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1816, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1105, No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, Or Diagnoses for the Elderly (No UPCODE) Act, all provisions H.R. 5081, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions S. 2709, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 879, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1640, Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 6160, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 786, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions S. 1460, Preserving Patient Access to Accountable Care Act, all provisions H.R. 2120, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1031, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provisions relating to APMs H.R. 483, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, provisions relating to APMs H.R. 3890, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4206, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1261, CONNECT for Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 1614, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services under the Medicare program, all provisions H.R. 3108, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions S. 1535, Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, all provisions H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act, all provisions S. 2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services (ECAPS) Act, all provisions H.R. 2757, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions S. 1996, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3878, RNs for Rural Health Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5199, Modernizing Rural Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Utilization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 2433, Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5467, Patient Access to Autoimmune Treatments (PAAT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5940, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions S. 3480, Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4002, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 3022, Restoring Rights of Physicians to Own Hospitals Act, all provisions S. 1399, Health Tech Investment Act, all provisions H.R. 4710, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2420, No Surprises Act Enforcement Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credit S.J.Res.84, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and Affordability,/Congressional Review Act repeal effort S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 5737, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, all provisions S. 1692, Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) Act, all provisions H.R. 5813, Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 5347, Health Care Efficiency Through Flexibility Act, all provisions H.R. 5269, Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act of 2025, all provisions S. 2761, Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act of 2025, all provisions Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act/draft GOLD CARD Act/drafts Medicare Access to Radiology Care (MARCA) Act/drafts Data-Driven Payment Performance System (DPPS) Act/draft Value in Health Care Act/draft Legislation to reform the MACRA and MIPS Programs/draft Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/Physician inflationary updates Medicare program: Medicare Physician Payment System/Budget Neutrality reforms Medicare program: MEDPAC/physician practice 2027 payment update/full MEI update recommendation Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/reforms/penalties/replacement proposal Medicare program: CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule/implementation phase-in/indirect practice expense Medicare program: APMs/bonuses/incentive payments Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Private practice physician issues/benchmark survey Medicare program: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) reforms Medicare program: Payer and EHR developers/proprietary technology and electronic prior authorizations Medicare program: Prior Authorization/AI Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/prior authorization Medicare program: Site neutral payment Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/preventive screens/AI Chatbots Medicare program: AI services/payment Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: HIPAA/Electronic health records Medicare program: Certified electronic health record technology and PI Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program/Advanced APM reporting Medicare program: Public Health Reporting and Data Exchange Medicare program: Value-based care delivery Medicare program: Telehealth/digital health/budget neutrality Medicare program: Medicare Telehealth waiver extension Medicare program: Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISER) payment model Medicare program: Modifier 25/appropriate use Medicare program: Provider directories Medicare program: ACO/MIPS/skin substitutes/clinicians increased spending Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Local Coverage Determination/peripheral nerve blocks/chronic pain procedures Medicare program: Data privacy/cybersecurity Medicare program: ACA/Enhanced tax credit extension Medicare program: Digital health and wearables Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Health IT/physician burdens

S. 3385, Lower Health Care Costs Act, provisions relating to healthcare premium tax credit H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 6501, Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit H.R. 5145, Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, all provisions S. 2882, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026, provisions relating to ACA premium tax credit S.J.Res.84, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Integrity and Affordability,/Congressional Review Act repeal effort S. 3386, Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025, provisions related to ACA premium tax credit ACA/Enhanced tax credit extension

Client expense: $5,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025; H.R. 6501, Fitzpatrick Discharge Petition #12 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act; H.R. 6575, Gottheimer Petition #13 Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act; H.R. 1834, Jeffries Discharge Petition #10 Breaking the Gridlock Act; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Contraception Issues; Supreme Court Decisions; S.3389 Lowering Health Care Costs for Americans Act; Presidential Administration Actions; S.3011 Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act; S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act; H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act; S.3391 Accountability for Better Care Act of 2025; H.R.6512 To Empower American Families with Direct Control Over Healthcare Dollars, Codify President Trump's Proven Reforms for Flexibility and Choice, Prohibit Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Gender Transition Procedures, Eliminate Waste and Fraud in the Affordable Care Act, and Reject Extensions of Enhanced Subsidies to Insurance Companies; H.R.1157 Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025; H.R. 6501, Fitzpatrick Discharge Petition #12 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act; H.R. 6575, Gottheimer Petition #13 Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act; H.R. 1834, Jeffries Discharge Petition #10 Breaking the Gridlock Act; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Abortion funding; S. 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026; S.3385 Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026; Contraception Issues; IVF Issues; S.3389 Lowering Health Care Costs for Americans Act; S.3011 Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act; S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act; H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act; S.3391 Accountability for Better Care Act of 2025; S. 3386 Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025; H.R.6512 To Empower American Families with Direct Control Over Healthcare Dollars, Codify President Trump's Proven Reforms for Flexibility and Choice, Prohibit Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Gender Transition Procedures, Eliminate Waste and Fraud in the Affordable Care Act, and Reject Extensions of Enhanced Subsidies to Insurance Companies; H.R.1157 Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Shield Laws; H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025; Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act; H.R. 5485 Second Chance at Life Act of 2025; H.R. 6501, Fitzpatrick Discharge Petition #12 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act; H.R. 6575, Gottheimer Petition #13 Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act; H.R. 1834, Jeffries Discharge Petition #10 Breaking the Gridlock Act; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Contraception Issues; National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 629 Ending Chemical Abortions Act; H.R. 679 To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes; H.R. 795 Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act; H.R. 796 Second Chance for Moms Act; H.R. 1349 Womens Protection in Telehealth Act; H.R. 1525 Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act; H.R. 627 Ensuring Accurate & Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act; H.R. 6466 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; H.R. 729 Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025; S.3389 Lowering Health Care Costs for Americans Act; Presidential Administration Actions; S.3011 Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act; S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act; H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act; S.3391 Accountability for Better Care Act of 2025; S. 3386 Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025; H.R.6512 To Empower American Families with Direct Control Over Healthcare Dollars, Codify President Trump's Proven Reforms for Flexibility and Choice, Prohibit Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Gender Transition Procedures, Eliminate Waste and Fraud in the Affordable Care Act, and Reject Extensions of Enhanced Subsidies to Insurance Companies; H.R.1157 Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act

H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act; H.R.2557 IVF For Military Families Act; S.2035 Protect IVF Act; H.R.6797 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide fertility treatment under the TRICARE; Shield laws, chemical abortion drugs, H.R. 7, S. 186 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025; Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act; H.R. 5485 Second Chance at Life Act of 2025; H.R. 6501, Fitzpatrick Discharge Petition #12 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act; H.R. 6575, Gottheimer Petition #13 Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act; H.R. 1834, Jeffries Discharge Petition #10 Breaking the Gridlock Act; S.2955 , H.R.6466 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Abortion funding; S. 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act; S.3385 Lower Health Care Costs Act; H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act; Contraception issues; IVF issues; National Defense Authorization Act; Supreme Court Decisions; S. 1631, H. R. 5646 Restoring Safeguards for Dangerous Abortion Drugs Act; H.R. 629 Ending Chemical Abortions Act; H.R. 679 To nullify the modifications made by the Food and Drug Administration in January 2023 to the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy for the abortion pill mifepristone, and for other purposes; H.R. 795 Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act; H.R. 796 Second Chance for Moms Act; H.R. 1349 Womens Protection in Telehealth Act; H.R. 1525 Protecting Life from Chemical Abortions Act; H.R. 627 Ensuring Accurate & Complete Abortion Data Reporting Act; H.R. 6466 Forced Abortion Prevention and Accountability Act; H.R. 729 Teleabortion Prevention Act of 2025; S.3389 Lowering Health Care Costs for Americans Act; Presidential Administration Actions; S.3011 Prohibiting Abortion & Transgender Procedures on the Exchanges Act; S.3264, H.R.6538 More Affordable Care Act; H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act; S.3391 Accountability for Better Care Act of 2025; S. 3386 Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025; H.R.6512 To Empower American Families with Direct Control Over Healthcare Dollars, Codify President Trump's Proven Reforms for Flexibility and Choice, Prohibit Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Gender Transition Procedures, Eliminate Waste and Fraud in the Affordable Care Act, and Reject Extensions of Enhanced Subsidies to Insurance Companies; H.R.1157 Affordable Care and Comprehensive Economic Support through Savings (ACCESS) Act; H.R.2589 Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2025; H.R.5969 LABEL Act; H.Res.803 Urging the Director of the Food and Drug Administration to reevaluate the safety of all chemical abortion drugs in light of recent independent studies, and for other purposes; H.R. 6372 D.C. Shield Law Repeal Act; H.R.6359 Pregnant Students Rights Act; H.R. 6191 No Taxpayer Funded Abortion Travel for Illegal Aliens Act

Issues related to Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, mental health, and telehealth. Issues related to pharmacy testing, vaccination, and treatment. Issues related to Accountable Care Organizations. Issues related to Medicare Shared Savings Program. Issues related to Medicaid. S. 882, The Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927, The Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1105 - No Unreasonable Payments, Coding, Or Diagnoses for the Elderly Act S. 3345, The PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4317, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Act H.R. 4093, Apple to Apples Comparison Act H.R. 6575, CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6703, The Lower Healthcare Premiums for All Americans Act H.R.6609, The Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act

Client expense: $2,270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2484 Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act H.R. 2853 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act H.R. 3164 Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4317 PBM Reform Act S. 526 Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Act S. 527 Prescription Pricing for the People Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 1404 Combating Organized Retail Crime Act S. 2426 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 2800 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 6575 CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6501 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS Act

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2484 Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act H.R. 3164 Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act H.R. 4317 PBM Reform Act S. 882 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act S. 927 Protecting Pharmacies in Medicaid Act S. 2626 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act S. 2800 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act S. 3345 PBM Price Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 6609 Pharmacists Fight Back in Medicare and Medicaid Act H.R. 6575 CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 6501 Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Access to Care One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528, S.1847. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Education and Awareness Requires Learning (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, H.R. 842, S. 339. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Equality Act, H.R. 15, S. 1503. This bill prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity with respect to businesses, employment, housing, federally funded programs, and other settings. Henrietta Lacks Congressional Gold Medal Act, H.R. 3498, S.1893. Legislation to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Henrietta Lacks, in recognition of her immortal cells which have made invaluable contributions to global health, scientific research, our quality of life, and patients' rights. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, S.752, H.R.1509. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, S.932, S. 3302, H.R. 1262. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment. Barriers may include ancillary (non-medical) costs, such as transportation and lodging, and remote access to trials, particularly for people who are underrepresented, including certain racial and ethnic groups, older adults, rural residents, and those with limited incomes. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L.119-21. Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Issues regarding expanding the availability of the charitable deduction for non-itemizers. Issues respecting charitable giving and life income planning, issues regarding taxation of charitable organizations, and issues regarding economic relief for nonprofit organizations. Issues related to stimulus for nonprofit organizations and increasing charitable giving. Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment. Barriers may include ancillary (non-medical) costs, such as transportation and lodging, and remote access to trials, particularly for people who are underrepresented, including certain racial and ethnic groups, older adults, rural residents, and those with limited incomes. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R. 247, S. 46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary enhanced premium credits, S.2824. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for two years.