OPP Resource Library

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This page contains policy documents about state-specific legislation or regulation organized by topics. 

GENERAL

• LLS 2018 Federal Priorities

MAKING TREATMENT MORE AFFORDABLE FOR PATIENTS

• HHS Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs (July 16, 2018)
• Support Lowering Costs for Seniors in Medicare Part D (May 3, 2017)
• Support the Cancer Drug Parity Act (May 3, 2017)

MAKING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM SUSTAINABLE

• Make Advance Premium Tax Credits permanent - Coalition letter (August 3, 2021)
• Proposed notice of benefit and payment parameters (November 27, 2017)
• LLS Statement on Graham-Cassidy Healthcare Bill (September 20, 2017)
• LLS Statement on the "Skinny" Senate Healthcare Bill (July 27, 2017)
• LLS Statement on the latest Senate Healthcare Bill (BCRA) (July 14, 2017)
• Oppose the Better Care Reconciliation Act (July 5, 2017)
• Cost of Care Policy Recommendations (May 2, 2017)
• LLS Principles for Meaningful Insurance Coverage (May 2, 2017)

ENSURING COMMERCIAL COVERAGE IS AFFORDABLE AND HIGH QUALITY FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• CMS Guidance Puts Millions of Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions at Risk withdraw – Coalition letter (October 24, 2018)

REIGNING IN JUNK INSURANCE

• Opposing Short-term limited-duration plans – Coalition letter (April 24, 2018)

IMPROVING CANCER CARE FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS

• LLS Coalition Statement on Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization (September 6, 2017)

MEDICAID

• South Dakota 1115 Demonstration Proposal withdraw – Coalition letter (May 23, 2018)
• Arizona Section 1115 waiver amendment request – Coalition letter (May 22, 2018)

ACCELERATING NEW CURES

• Shared system risk evaluation and mitigation strategy requirement for industry (August 30, 2018)
• Considerations for the inclusion of adolescent patients in adult oncology clinical trials (August 3, 2018)
• Strategies for matching patients to clinical trials (May 24, 2018)
• Medicare beneficiary access to innovations in cancer treatment (March 22, 2018)
• Pediatric rare diseases - A collaborative approach for drug development using Gaucher disease as a model (February 5, 2018)
• LLS Statement on Trump Administration's Proposed Budget Cuts to NIH (2017)
• LLS Letter to House and Senate Committees on Department of Defense Cancer Research Program (December 4, 2017)