Prostate Policy Pulse - June 11, 2025 Things in the policy world have been a whirlwind in the last month - with more prostate cancer-related news coming out of DC in the last few weeks than in the average year (not sure this can be proven, but it feels like it). For today, we’re going to stick to the President’s Budget, but we’ll be back for more over the coming weeks.The President’s FY2026 Budget RequestEach year, the President sends a budget request over to Congress. Officially, this happens on the first Monday in February. In real life, it is often delayed, and in the first year of a new administration, it is generally substantially delayed as the new President and team have the opportunity to get up to speed and develop proposals. This year, President Trump’s budget request for federal Fiscal Year 2026 included a few important things for the prostate cancer community:A 40% cut to the National Institutes of Health, including a37% cut to the National Cancer Institute.The complete elimination of the cancer efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Read More... Access to Healthcare Advocacy Blog Posts More for you
Things in the policy world have been a whirlwind in the last month - with more prostate cancer-related news coming out of DC in the last few weeks than in the average year (not sure this can be proven, but it feels like it). For today, we’re going to stick to the President’s Budget, but we’ll be back for more over the coming weeks.The President’s FY2026 Budget RequestEach year, the President sends a budget request over to Congress. Officially, this happens on the first Monday in February. In real life, it is often delayed, and in the first year of a new administration, it is generally substantially delayed as the new President and team have the opportunity to get up to speed and develop proposals. This year, President Trump’s budget request for federal Fiscal Year 2026 included a few important things for the prostate cancer community:A 40% cut to the National Institutes of Health, including a37% cut to the National Cancer Institute.The complete elimination of the cancer efforts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Read More...
