Policy Agenda 2025-2026
At a Glance
The WCC Policy Agenda identifies policy-related goals to reduce our state's cancer burden and is designed to extend the impact of the Wisconsin Cancer Plan.
The Policy Agenda is developed every two years by the WCC Policy Committee and is closely monitored by the WCC Policy Coordinator. The Policy Committee provides education and recommendations to the Wisconsin Cancer Collaborative membership to help advance the Agenda’s goals.
Explore the 2025-2026 Policy Agenda below.
Policy Goals
Goal 1: Tobacco and Clean Air
- Maintain and strengthen Wisconsin’s smoke-free law in public spaces.
- Expand the number of local governments implementing zoning restrictions on vapor retailers.
- Strengthen policies to restrict youth access to, and use of, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vapor, and other commercial tobacco products, by raising the state smoking age to match the federal smoking age.
CONNECTION TO THE PLAN
Chapter 2 - Priority 1
Decrease tobacco use and exposure to tobacco.
Goal 2: Cancer Prevention
- Ensure access to preventive medicines that protect against cancer-causing diseases.
- Maintain health insurance coverage of preventive services that screen for breast, cervical, colorectal, skin, and lung cancers.
- Engage local communities to address barriers to physical activity, access to healthy food, and excessive use of alcohol.
CONNECTION TO THE PLAN
Chapter 2
Risk Reduction
Goal 3: Access to Health Care Services
- Maintain coverage for young adults up to age 26 under their parent’s insurance; ban annual and lifetime limits on the cost of care; and ensure protection for enrollees who become ill.
- Support continued coverage of prevention, cancer care, and survivorship services through Medicare, Medicaid, Veteran’s Administration and private insurance.
CONNECTION TO THE PLAN
Chapter 1 - Priority 2
Increase the number of Wisconsinites with access to quality health care.
Other Actions:
- Download the 2025-2026 Policy Agenda
- Read recent issues of our quarterly Policy Review
To get involved or ask a question about the Policy Agenda or Policy Committee, contact us.
Key Staff
Amy Johnson, JD
WCC Policy Coordinator | contact