Policy
Coming Soon: A catalog of local and national advocacy and policy work from across the country.
National Policy
The latest congressional bill that has been introduced is the Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control Act of 2009.
For past bills, the Library of Congress has an up-to-date searchable database of legislation introduced to Congress. These are some policies that have been introduced to Congress that relate to hepatitis B:
- H.R.179: Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act. Introduced by Rep. Jose Serrano, 111th Congress.
- H.R.1128: Liver Research Enhancement Act of 2009. Introduced by Rep. Stephen Lynch, 111th Congress.
- H.R.3944: National Hepatitis B Act. Introduced by Rep. Michael Honda, 110th Congress.
Recommendations for Policy
In 2006, the Office of Minority Health's National Taskforce on Hepatitis B Expert Panel: Focus on Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders released "Goals & Strategies to Address Chronic Hepatitis B." The document is a national action agenda to eliminate hepatitis B-related disparities in the AAPI communities.
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) created a document entitled "Chronic Viral Hepatitis and Health Care Reform" which outlinines the basic health care that individuals with chronic hepatitis infections need. It was developed by the NVHR Health Care Reform Subcommittee, including NVHR members, steering committee members, and partners representing the hepatitis B and C communities. The document is being circulated to various committees involved with health care reform at the federal level in response to the urgent need to insert a dialogue about chronic viral hepatitis into the current health care reform discussion. This document can provide foundation for future advocacy work.
