House members call for equal access to affordable oral chemotherapy prescription drugs amidst COVID-19 outbreak

Members of the House of Representatives are pushing for the next COVID-19 emergency package to include language giving cancer patients equal access to oral chemotherapy medications that can be taken at home.

Brian Higgins (D-NY), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) sent a letter to House leadership urging inclusion of oral chemo parity in the next coronavirus emergency legislation.

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