HOPA Hill Day 2024

The next step on our mission took HOPA in person to the U.S. Capitol!

On Wednesday, Sept. 25, HOPA members - including several patients, survivors, and caregivers - from across the country ventured to the nation's capital to partake in HOPA Hill Day 2024. There, they met face-to-face with elected officials and their staffers to advocate for optimized cancer care as well as the important issues facing pharmacists and cancer treatment patients today. Some of those key issues during this year's visit included:

• Looking for and supporting solutions to cancer drug shortages
• Supporting and cosponsoring the Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2023, which would bring oral chemotherapy parity by requiring group health plans to provide coverage for orally-administered and self-injectable anticancer medications at a cost no less favorable than the cost of IV, port-administered, or injected anticancer medications
• Supporting the Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act, which would open the door for Medicare to cover multi-cancer early detection screenings once they are approved by the FDA

WIth 38 total HOPA participants - including 7 patients and caregivers - attending 60 meetings and covering 24 states, this year's HOPA Hill Day was the largest ever!

Here are some images from HOPA's historic trip to Washington, D.C. and the proud participants who made it possible:

Help From Home With Our Letter-Writing Campaign

Unable to participate in person with this year's HOPA Hill Day? You can still make a huge difference by joining our letter-writing campaign! In HOPA's Legislative Action Center, you can find guidance and sample messages to help speak out on current issues facing our industry and help forward our messages beyond HOPA Hill Day.

Click here to head to HOPA's Legislative Action Center and get started!

Looking Ahead

A new year means a new opportunity for change! HOPA Hill Day will once again bring our message to Washington, D.C. next year, both virtually and in person. For more information on how you can sign up to participate in the future - whether virtually or in the U.S. Capitol - stay tuned here. And to continue advocating for our causes in between Hill Day events, visit our Legislative Action Center.