Sign-On Letters
Policy Letters Endorsed by CCCA in the 112th Congress:
- Community Letter Supporting an Extension of the Therapeutic Discovery Project Tax Credit, a credit to encourage investment in new therapies to prevent, diagnose, and treat acute and chronic diseases.
- Cancer Leadership Council: Commenting on the Proposed Rule on the Summary of Benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary and the accompanying templates, instructions, and related materials (October 21, 2011)
- Community Letter Requesting the Establishment of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences - House Letter, Senate Letter (July 29, 2011)
- Community Letter Requesting Continuing Support for the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Program - House Letter, Senate Letter (July 29, 2011)
- Community Letter Requesting Continued Support for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) in the 2012 Defense Appropriations Act (June 8, 2011)
- Cancer Leadership Council: Urging Congress Not to Reduce Funding for the NIH and NCI (April 6, 2011)
- Community Letter Requesting Funding for the Cures Acceleration Network (February 16, 2011)
- Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy: Supporting the establishment of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (February 3, 2011)
Policy Letters Endorsed by CCCA in the 111th Congress:
- Prescription Drug User Fee Act: Letter outlining topics of interest for PDUFA reauthorization.
- Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy: Comments regarding dependent coverage of children to age 26 (August 11, 2010 - Letter to the Office of Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Department of Health and Human Services)
- Cures Acceleration Network: Request for FY2011 funds to finance the Cures Acceleration Network (June 23, 2010 - Letter to Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Thad Cochran, Representative David Obey, Representative Todd Tiahrt)
- Raise the Cap Coalition: Request for enforcement of the elimination of lifetime caps by insurers as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) (May 7, 2010 - Letter to Hon. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services)
- Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy: Support for the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (May 18, 2009 - Letter to Sen. Ted Kennedy, sponsor of the legislation)
Some of the policy letters CCCA endorsed in the 110th Congress…
- Alliance for Childhood Cancer: Support for the Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act (July 10, 2008 - Letter to Sen. Ted Kennedy)
- Alliance for Childhood Cancer: Commendation to Rep. Deborah Pryce for introducing the Compassionate Care for Children Act of 2007 (July 10, 2008 - Letter to Rep. Deborah Pryce)
- Cancer Leadership Council: Support for the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
- Alliance for Childhood Cancer: Appreciation of cosponsors of the Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007
- Support for the Regulation of Tobacco Products by the Food and Drug Administration