4 Threats to the Movement to End Breast Cancer

Learn what’s at stake—and what you can do to fight back.

Four Threats to the Movement to End Breast Cancer

10 million people will lose Medicaid coverage because of the “Big Beautiful Bill.” 

The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in cancer-related research grants and contracts. Science is under attack, undermining progress toward new breast cancer treatments

If Congress doesn’t act, ACA plan premiums will increase, on average, 75% next year, making health insurance unaffordable for millions, including many breast cancer patients.

Current law requires metastatic breast cancer patients to wait more than 2½ years to receive health coverage, even though they qualify for care. 

Four ways you can fight back

Push back against these unprecedented health care cuts. Learn how your community will be affected, share info on social media, and attend townhall meetings and community events to weigh in. 

Speak out against any cuts to medical research funding. Tell your personal story of why medical research matters and mobilize your networks to spread the word. 

Demand Congress preserve enhanced premium tax credits for ACA health plans, keeping health coverage affordable and accessible for millions of people. 

Ask your representatives to cosponsor the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare and the 5-month waiting period for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits faced by eligible individuals with metastatic breast cancer.

contact your representatives and demand they act to end breast cancer

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