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Los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS, por sus siglas en inglés) publicaron los cambios propuestos al programa de Medicare de 2023 que, si se finaliza, eliminarían los costos compartidos de las colonoscopias después de una prueba de detección no invasiva positiva y reducirían la edad mínima para la detección del cáncer colorrectal a 45 años de edad.

Los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS, por sus siglas en inglés) publicaron los cambios propuestos al programa de Medicare de 2023 que, si se finaliza, eliminarían los costos compartidos de las colonoscopias después de una prueba de detección no invasiva positiva y reducirían la edad mínima para la detección del cáncer colorrectal a 45 años de edad.

An article released today in JAMA Network Open details the potential benefits of using technology to increase patient participation in cancer clinical trials. In a survey of nearly 1,200 recent cancer patients and survivors, more than 80% said they would be willing to use remote technologies and tools in a trial.

RALEIGH, NC – July 1, 2022 – Today, the North Carolina General Assembly completed its short session and left Raleigh with the matter of Medicaid expansion unresolved, meaning that 600,000 hard-working, would-be eligible North Carolinians are forced to wait even longer for a chance at affordable access to care.

Today, the North Carolina General Assembly completed its short session and left Raleigh with the matter of Medicaid expansion unresolved, meaning that 600,000 hard-working, would-be eligible North Carolinians are forced to wait even longer for a chance at affordable access to care.

At a time when the state has a significant budget surplus, ACS CAN is disappointed that the legislature did not prioritize protecting kids from Big Tobacco by increasing funding for these critical programs to $10 million.

The House Appropriations Committee will vote today to approve its FY 2023 spending bill including a $2.5 billion funding increase for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $466 million funding boost for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and $2.75 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency on Health (ARPA-H).

Today, the New Jersey legislature passed the state’s operating budget. Included in that budget was an increase of $1.5 million in funding for the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) program for a total of $5 million.