Lawmakers have enormous power to impact our daily lives. Our representatives in Washington have the opportunity to make a difference for thousands of Utahns — by closing an arbitrary loophole keeping breast cancer patients from the healthcare they qualify for.
FILE - In this May 22, 2015 photo, a woman gets a mammogram at the University of Michigan Cancer Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. . Our representatives in Washington have the opportunity to make a difference for thousands of Utahns — by closing an arbitrary loophole keeping breast cancer patients from the healthcare they qualify for.
I have metastatic breast cancer. I lost my mother to metastatic breast cancer at a young age, and also lost my cousin, Tarina, to the disease last year. I know first-hand how this disease impacts families. This must change. That is why we, as advocates with the National Breast Cancer Coalition, want to see The Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act enacted into law. This bill would waive the waiting periods and provide immediate access to those who already qualify. After all, they paid for it.
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