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OCR Page 1 of 17HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: A CHAMPION OF BREAST CANCER
RESEARCH AND DETECTION, PREVENTION AND AWARENESS
SUPPORTING BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. Hillary Clinton has been a champion of significant
budget increases for the National Cancer Institute and other agencies to support research on
breast cancer detection, treatment, and to seek a cure for the disease. Investment in research has
led to historic advances, including the identification of new breast cancer genes and promising
new treatments. In October of 1998, Mrs. Clinton hosted an event at the White House to
announce budget increases in breast cancer research and new initiatives supported by the
research. From fiscal years 1993 to 2000, discretionary funding for breast cancer research,
prevention and treatment at the Department of Health and Human Services has more than
doubled - from $283 million to $623 million.
CHAMPIONING LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER AND OTHER
DISEASES. Mrs. Clinton has been a strong advocate for legislation pending before the Congress
to ensure that women who have mastectomies are entitled to sufficient hospital stays from their
HMOs. And, Mrs. Clinton has been fighting for a strong Patients Bill of Rights to ensure that
cancer patients have the right to see a specialist, are not forced to change doctors in the middle of
a cancer treatment if an employer changes health care providers, and have an independent
appeals process if critical treatment is delayed or denied. In addition, Mrs. Clinton strongly
supports legislation that would outlaw discrimination based on the results of genetic screening.
In this year's budget, Mrs. Clinton has been a strong proponent of the Administration's newest
initiative to cover more low-income, uninsured women by providing a new Medicaid option to
the thousands of uninsured women whose breast and cervical cancer is detected through
federally-supported screening programs.
CHAIRING MEDICARE MAMMOGRAPHY CAMPAIGN TO URGE OLDER WOMEN TO GET
MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING. Early detection of breast cancer is crucial for successful
treatment. In 1995, Hillary Clinton launched the Medicare Mammography Campaign to urge
older women to get mammograms and to promote the use of Medicare coverage for
mammography. Mrs. Clinton efforts have included:
Traveling the country listening to seniors and raising awareness of the importance of
mammography screening;
Taping Public Service Announcements encouraging older women to get mammography
screening; and
Convening business leaders at the White House to build a public-private partnership to
promote mammography. Private sector partners have included American Greetings, which
included in its Mother's Day greeting cards an insert urging women to get mammograms and
directing them to a toll-free number for more information.
With Hillary Clinton's strong leadership, the President proposed and Congress adopted, the
expansion of Medicare coverage to help pay for annual mammogram screenings for all Medicare
beneficiaries age 40 and over. Under this new benefit, which became available January of 1998,
Medicare will waive the Part B deductible for screening mammograms.
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