• ACCELERATING ACCESS TO CARE ACT: Streamlines out-of-state treatment for children on Medicaid.
• GABRIELLA MILLER KIDS FIRST RESEARCH ACT 2.0: Extends research funding authorization for another seven years.
• GIVE KIDS A CHANCE ACT: Supports pediatric studies on new cancer drug combinations.
• INNOVATIONS IN PEDIATRIC DRUGS ACT: Imposes financial penalties on drug companies that fail to complete required pediatric studies.
• PRIORITY REVIEW VOUCHER PROGRAM Reauthorization (Creating Hope Act): Extends through 2029.

Our community worked very hard to on a final push to ensure Congress would adopt these policy priorities before adjourning for the year—policies that would have helped children with cancer, families, and seniors. There was a lot of political drama in the last week of the legislative session, and we are deeply disappointed that many of our top federal priorities didn’t make it across the finish line this session. While passage of the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act to extend funding for critical pediatric cancer research was a positive step forward, lawmakers cut the remaining critical bipartisan policies from the spending package that would have benefited childhood cancer patients and their families. CAC2 Supporting Organization LLS is spearheading an effort and inviting all in the community to call on Congress to make children with cancer its number one priority when it reconvenes in January. There are two ways you can support this effort:

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American Childhood Cancer Organization
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation
Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation
Association for Clinical Oncology
Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses
Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers
Battlecorn Packages
Cancer Support Community
Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation
Children’s Cancer Cause
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute
Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy, Inc.
Hope for Stomach Cancer
Kids v. Cancer
Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil Foundation
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
MACC Fund
Madelyn James Pediatric Cancer Foundation
Making Headway Foundation
MIB Agents Osteosarcoma
Mithil Prasad Foundation
National Brain Tumor Society
NMDP (formerly National Marrow Donor Program)
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

Additionally, the following CAC2 Members have signed on:

A Moment of Magic

Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation

Association of Pediatric/Hematology Oncology Nurses

Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation

Battlecorn Care Packages

Bear Necessities

Books for Hope

Braden’s Hope for Childhood Cancer

Cancer Free Kids

Carson Leslie Foundation

Children’s Cancer Cause

Christina Renna Foundation

CureSearch for Children’s Cancer

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Daniela Conte Foundation

Elaine Roberts Foundation

Elevate Childhood Cancer Research and Advocacy, Inc

End Kids Cancer

Evan’s Victory Against Neuroblastoma Foundation

Friends of Cathyrn

Gabriella’s Smile Foundation

Hope4ATRT

Joey’s Wings Foundation

Julia’s Grace Foundation

Kiers Kidz

Leia’s Kids

Lilabean Foundation

Little Hearts of Hope

LivingLFS

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

MACC Fund

Mattie’s Miracle Cancer Foundation

MIB Agents

Mighty Millie Foundation

Mithil Prasad Foundation

Morgan Adams Foundation

Mystic Force Foundation

NANT-PAC

Neev Kolte & Brave Ronil Foundation

Neuroblastoma Children’s Cancer Society

Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids

Our Amazing Fighters

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation

People Against Childhood Cancer

Pine Tree Apple Classic Fund

PREP4Gold

Rally Foundation

Rett’s Roost

Sam Day Foundation

Saving Sophie Foundation

Smashing Walnuts

Solving Kids’ Cancer

Swifty Foundation

Team Jack Foundation

The Catherine Elizabeth Blair Memorial Foundation

The Grayson Foundation

The Ross K. MacNeill Foundation

The Scott Carter Foundation

The Steven G Cancer Foundation

The Taylor Matthews Foundation, a Tay-Bandz Organization

This Star Won’t Go Out

Ty Louis Campbell Foundation

Yuvaan Tiwari Foundation

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