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• Spread the Word – July is National Cord Blood Awareness Month!

  Each day, more than 6,000 Americans with life-threatening diseases scour stem cell registries, looking for a match. Whereas, 20 years ago, this meant finding a willing bone marrow donor, cord blood stem cells have been playing an increasing role in filling this important medical need. Today, cord blood is being used to treat many blood... Posted Jul 12, 2012 Tags: Family Cord Blood Banking Act, Institute of Medicine, cord blood awareness month, CBR, IOM, ACOG, Cord banking banking, umbilical cord blood stem cells

• Family Cord Blood Banking Act Introduced in 112th Congress

  Many families who are interested in cord blood banking ask for ways to make the services more affordable.  In response to this, CBR has been actively supporting the Family Cord Blood Banking Act, which would allow families... Posted Apr 18, 2011 Tags: stem cells, Family Cord Blood Banking Act, cord blood banking, CBR, public policy, NewsandUpdates, Coalition for Regenerative Stem Cell Medicine, Inside CBR

• Every Voice Counts: Support the Family Cord Blood Banking Act!

  A few months ago we wrote about the Family Cord Blood Banking Act (H.R. 1718), a new federal bill that would allow parents to use pre-tax dollars to pay for cord blood stem cells. Now we’re asking for your help in making sure the bill becomes law. Posted Jun 04, 2009 Tags: cord blood, regenerative medicine, stem cells, research, Ron Kind, Family Cord Blood Banking Act, family banking, umbilical cord blood, newborn stem cells, Medical Expenses, Tax-Free dollars, NewsandUpdates, PublicPolicy

• Empowering Parents to Make Decisions about Their Family’s Health

  Did you know that you can use tax-advantaged dollars through a flexible spending account to pay for over-the-counter cough syrup - but not for cord blood banking services? Hopefully this will soon change, thanks to the Family Cord Blood Banking Act, which was introduced in Congress on Wednesday, March 25th by U.S. Reps... Posted Mar 27, 2009 Tags: cord blood, regenerative medicine, stem cells, Ron Kind, flexible spending accounts, Family Cord Blood Banking Act, HSA, FSA, HRA, ScienceandResearch, PublicPolicy