Past State and Local Actions

The state considered cutting funding critical to saving women's lives in Alabama.

The Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program provides life-saving early detection services to Alabama's poor and disadvantaged women. But, the state budget language proposed slashing the budget for the program. Without this program, thousands of women would go without access to vital early detection services and necessary treatment.

 Join breast cancer advocates in support of House Bill 10-1202, which would require health insurance plans to provide coverage for orally administered cancer drugs, just as they do for intravenously administered chemotherapy.  Women deserve all their options in the fight against cancer!

Write your lawmakers today and tell them to support House Bill 10-1202.

The state considered a bill to increase the state cigarette tax by $1.00. This modest increase to the cigarette tax will help reduce the number of new smokers while raising revenue that could fund vital early detection and treatment programs for breast and cervical cancer.

Right now, surviving breast cancer in Illinois can depend on where you live, whether you have insurance, or how much money you make. We need to correct this wrong, all Illinois women deserve access to quality health care that could save their lives.

The state legislature took a big step to correct this inequity by passing the Reducing Breast Cancer Disparities Act – a bill to eliminate co-pays and deductibles for mammograms, institute a patient navigation system for women seeking treatment, and improve standards for mammography.

The state considered slashing funding critical to saving women's lives in Minnesota.

The Sage Program at the Minnesota Department of Health provides life-saving early detection services to Minnesota's poor and disadvantaged women. But, under a proposed state health budget, the Department of Health may not have sufficient funding for this vital program. Without the Sage Program, thousands of women would go without access to vital early detection services and necessary treatment.

The state considered slashing funding critical to saving women's lives in New Hampshire.

The New Hampshire Cancer Plan provides life-saving early detection services to New Hampshire women. The Senate considered a proposal to cut funding for this vital program. Without the New Hampshire Cancer Plan, thousands of women would go without access to vital early detection services and necessary treatment.

The joint Ways and Means Committee considered two bills to help address screening and treatment gaps in the state, by providing additional funding for the Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program and expanding treatment coverage for low-income and underserved women.

The state considered cutting funding critical to saving women's lives in South Carolina.

The Best Chance Network (BCN) breast and cervical cancer screening program and the Medicaid Treatment program lost critical funding. Without these programs, thousands of women would go without access to vital early detection services and necessary treatment.