Webinar this Thursday, June 18th:

Learn How YOU Can Help Pass the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Join the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) this Thursday, June 18 at 11:00am ET for an important advocacy webinar focused on advancing the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (MBCACA).

This session is open to patients, advocates, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and anyone interested in supporting access to care for people living with metastatic breast cancer.

During this 45-minute webinar, NBCC will discuss: 

•   What the MBCACA would do and why it is urgently needed  
•   The barriers preventing the bill from advancing 
•   NBCC's current advocacy strategy and campaign efforts 
•   How advocates and supporters can help build pressure for action 

Register for the Webinar Here: Webinar Registration - Zoom

Can’t make it on Thursday? Whether or not you attend the live webinar, all registrants will receive a link to the recording in a follow-up email.

The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act (H.R.2048)

Patients living with metastatic breast cancer face onerous waiting periods for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)- 5 months) and Medicare (2 years) despite having an incurable, life-limiting diagnosis and qualifying for these benefits. Women are dying while still waiting for the benefits they have earned through years of work.

 H.R. 2048 would remove these waiting periods and allow patients to access their benefits right away.

Despite overwhelming bipartisan support, the bill has yet to receive a vote in Congress. Now in its fourth Congress since first being introduced, the MBCACA has secured 250 House cosponsors, including two-thirds of the members of the House Ways and Means Committee, where it sits awaiting action. Yet, Congressional leadership has still not brought the bill forward for consideration. We need Congress to act NOW! 

More information about how you can take action is included here: 

VBCF Advocacy Alert: Urge Legislators to MOVE The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Questions? kirsta@vbcf.org