Advocacy/Public Policy
State Advocacy
Advocacy Day
PALS Program
Advocacy Education Platform
Federal Advocacy
Federal Advocacy
State Advocacy
PALs
Our federal advocacy efforts focus on ensuring that the needs of those with and at risk of hereditary cancers are represented. These policy efforts aim to address a broad range of issues from affordable access to genetic counseling, testing, screening and prevention to biomarker testing and cancer therapies to patient navigation, genetic protections and more.
FORCE's state advocacy efforts spearhead and support initiatives that mirror our federal efforts in addition to state-specifc policies affecting coverage and reimbursement under commercial insurers and Medicaid.
Policy Advocate Leaders (PALs) Training helps educate constituents on how to engage effectively in public policy advocacy for themselves and the hereditary cancer community.
Advocacy Day Advocacy Day provides passionate people the opportunity to meet virtually with members of Congress, urging them to support policies that improve the lives of individuals and families facing hereditary cancers.
Advocacy Education Platform Our grassroots Advocacy Platform educates and mobilizes the community by highlighting key legislative efforts, facilitating emails to lawmakers, allowing people to search and view legislation, sign up for alerts, fnd their elected federal and state offcials, register to vote, fnd polling locations and access to additional voter resources.
2024 Priorities
Spearhead and grow state and federal policy initiatives with a focus on access to high-risk screening, risk-reducing interventions, fertility services, physician-recommended treatments and expanding laws banning genetic discrimination. Address health disparities and improve access to quality care by focusing on policies that eliminate or minimize out-of-pocket costs for patients. Increase the number of participants, the number of states represented, and the number of meetings at our annual Advocacy Day.
Continue to grow our Patient Advocate Leaders (PALs) Program to include diverse and representative participation from minority and historically underserved populations. Develop a tracking tool featuring information about state laws related to screenings and other health services needed by the high-risk, hereditary cancer population. Grow our policy impact at the state level by increasing our coverage from 25 to 35 states and launching a state priorities and laws section on our website.
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