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Legislation and Congressional Advocacy

For information on your legislators and how to contact them, please visit ASCO’s Grassroots Action Center. This section includes relevant legislation from both the United States Senate and House of Representatives and any background materials that may accompany the legislation. You can also find testimony and letters to and from Members of Congress regarding Medicare and Quality Care.

Legislation
H.J. Res. 54: Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions.

H.R. 3011: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure adequate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals under part B of the Medicare Program

Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007

Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 Summary

Letters
Letter from members of Congress to Congressional Leadership to Urging the Exclusion of Prompt Pay Discount from ASP (September 2008)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services E-mail to Congress - June 27, 2008
Sign-on Letter requesting Senators to co-sponsor S.2785, the "Save Medicare Act of 2008"
Senate Letter urging the Senate Finance Committee Leadership to Oppose Funding Cuts for Medicare Medical Imaging Services (November 2007)
Dear Colleague Letter from Representatives McCarthy, Pitts, and Green to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Opposing Funding Cuts for Medicare Imaging Services (November 2007)
Follow-Up Q & A Document for Congressional and CMS Staff
Sign-on Letter to House Members Urging the House to Override the Presidential Veto of SCHIP (October 2007)
House Cancer Caucus Letter to CMS Regarding Proposed Clinical Trials Policy Change (October 2007)
Senate Letter to CMS Regarding Proposed Clinical Trials Policy Change (October 2007)
ASCO Letter to HHS Secretary Regarding Decision Memo Issued by CMS for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for non-renal disease indications (September 2007)
CMS Response to ASCO's Formal Request of Reconsideration of NCD for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for Non-Renal Disease Indications (September 2007)
Sign-On Letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Urging the Senate to Prevent the 10% Reduction in Medicare Physician Payments (September 2007)
ASCO Letter to CMS Formally Requesting Reconsideration of NCD for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for Non-renal Disease Indications (August 2007)
ASCO Letter to CMS Regarding Final Decision Memo for Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
Dear Colleague Letter From Representatives Hall, Towns, and Whitfield Urging Support for HR 3011
Comments to CMS Regarding Medicare Coverage of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
Sign-on Letter to the House and Senate Labor-Health and Human Services (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittees Urging Increased Funding for Important Nursing Programs (May 2007)
Sign-on Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist Urging the Senate to Halt the SGR Cuts (Nov. 2006)
Sign-on Letter to Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert Urging the House to Halt the SGR Cuts (Nov. 2006)
Senate Letter Urging Leadership to Address Scheduled Medicare Physician Payment Cuts (July 17, 2006)

Testimony
Testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for the July 27, 2006 hearing regarding Medicare Physician Payment

Testimony to the Subcommittee on Health of the House Ways and Means Committee for the July 13, 2006 hearing regarding Medicare Reimbursement of Physician Administered Drugs

Roll Call Ads
ASCO Roll Call Ad for June 21, 2006
ASCO Roll Call Ad for July 11, 2005
ASCO Roll Call Ad for April 27, 2004

Archive
Appendix A ODAC Meeting 031308
House Resolution 261

Congressman Hall's Opening Statement on H Res 261

Congressman Hall's Floor Statement on H Res 261

Congressional Letters

Norwood/Capps Sign On Letter with Signatories 5/20/04
Senator Boxer's Letter to Mark McClellan 6/29/04
Mark McClellan Letter to Rep. Norwood 7/07/04
Cancer Center Letter to Congressional Leadership
Senator Maria Cantwell's Letter to Mark McClellan 10/04/04
Mark McClellan Letter to Rep. Nancy Johnson 10/12/04
H Res 261 Dear Colleague Letter 5/09/05
McClellan Letter to House Ways and Means Committee 6/24/05
Reps. Johnson and Deal Letter to HHS Secretary 8/24/05
Senate and House SGR Sign-on Letters 10/03/05

Summary of ASCO Findings: Cancer Care Cuts in the MMA

Congressional Briefing: MMA: How Will It Affect Cancer Care

Findings From Two Studies Regarding the Impact Of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 on Cancer Care
Analysis of ASCO Data
Associated Press Article 09/08/04