Legislative

April 26, 2023

PRESS RELEASE

Historic Breast Cancer Screening, Testing Bill Passes PA Legislature with Unanimous, Bipartisan Support Senate Bill 8 passes both House and Senate with…

March 6, 2023

UNANIMOUS! Senate Passes Senate Bill 8

Click here for the abc27 news clip Click here for the WTAE news clip PENNSYLVANIA – The Pennsylvania Senate today passed…

January 30, 2023

Lymphedema Treatment Act Passes!

Big news for breast cancer survivors facing lymphedema: The Lymphedema Treatment Act is now law! It passed Congress last month –…

October 20, 2022

PRESS RELEASE

PENNSYLVANIA – The PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC), along with PA Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) and PA Sen. Bob…

September 22, 2022

Breast Cancer Bills Move Forward

TWO breast cancer bills got the green light in the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee this week and now await a…

May 10, 2022

NEWS RELEASE

WOMEN AT HIGH RISK FOR BREAST CANCER TO BENEFIT FROM BILL ELIMINATING OUT-OF-POCKET MRI COSTS Senator Bob Mensch introduces Senate Bill…

June 23, 2021

PBCC’s Breast Cancer Research Legislation Passes Unanimously!

Your voices were heard! The PA House passed our breast cancer research legislation, Senate Bill 445, in a unanimous vote! The bill, introduced…

April 1, 2021

Breast Cancer Research Legislation Introduced

SENATE BILL 445 TO SUPPORT PA BREAST CANCER COALITION’S RESEARCH GRANTS INITIATIVE Senator Bob Mensch’s legislation to increase funding for breast…

October 27, 2020

Sen. Casey, PBCC Fight for Pre-existing Conditions Protections

There is a critical issue on the line in our country… again. If the U.S. Supreme Court votes to repeal the…

October 10, 2020

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Why It Matters

By Pat Halpin-Murphy President and Founder of the PA Breast Cancer Coalition More than two decades ago, many states including Pennsylvania…