Massachusetts Senate Bill 1070 & House Bill 1543: NECCS supports this legislation as it would ensure that insurance companies that provide benefits for cancer chemotherapy treatment must also provide coverage for perscribed, orally administered anticancer medications. Lesa Lessard Pearson, NECCS Executive Director, was present and spoke in support of this bill during the meeting of the Joint Committee on Public Health on June 21st, 2011. Click here to view Lesa's testimony. For more information on this bill click here.
Connecticut Public Act No. 10-63: NECCS supports this legislation as its fundamental purpose is that of Massachusetts Senate Bill 2271. Governor Rell of Connecticut signed this in May 2010. Click here to view NECCS' letter of support.