Policy Action Task Group

Task Group Charge

To decrease lung cancer deaths and increase survivorship by identifying policy pathways (Congress, federal and state agencies, state legislative, regulatory bodies, employer groups etc.) and address solutions and strategies with stakeholder groups in advocating for, improving, and ensuring access to high quality and affordable lung cancer screening and treatment including the full continuum of care; screening implementation, early detection, education, diagnosis, treatment, management, palliative and hospice care.

Opportunities for Policy Modifications:

• Engage policy leaders to ensure the safe, responsible and equitable implementation of lung cancer screening and treatment opportunities along the treatment course and to bring proper health messages to those at risk
• Create collaborations and relationships with professional and advocacy societies and outreach to public and private payers to affect change at the policy level
• Reduce barriers to access and ensure high quality affordable preventive, screening and treatment services remain available to those at risk
• Ensure public health strategies are provided with sufficient funding to support the adoption and application of lung cancer preventive, screening and treatment services
• Build greater awareness about the importance of screening in the continuum of care among policy leaders
• Accelerate federal research and early detection funding for lung cancer prevention and control
• Promote coverage, education, and quality of delivery