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New Paper Finds Barriers to Equitable Discovery and Implementation of Pharmacogenomic Testing in Cancer Care Despite its Power to Improve Patient Outcomes

... February 22, 2024 – A new paper released today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology    finds that while incorporating pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing into cancer care can help improve patient outcomes, barriers to PGx testing, discovery, and implementation are impacting its adoption and ... from them.” ACS CAN is working to improve access to PGx testing through its state advocacy work to expand insurance coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing, which includes PGx testing. Biomarker testing is a critical step toward accessing precision medicine, including targeted therapies; however, not all patients who could benefit ...

Colorado Survivors, Patients Highlight Tobacco Prevention and Access to Care with State Lawmakers

... volunteer advocates also spoke with lawmakers about the importance of leveling the playing field when it comes to increasing access to biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine and targeted therapies, which can improve quality of life and ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Kentuckians

... Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by expanding coverage for biomarker testing. “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Kentuckians

... Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by expanding coverage for biomarker testing. “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce Burden of Cancer on Iowans

... in the U.S. and is the only state with an increasing rate of cancer. “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to improve coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a person’s own genes or proteins to better diagnose and treat diseases like cancer. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine which includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and ...

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2023: New York Ranks Fourth in Cervical Cancer Deaths among States

... lost in 2017, New York would recover definitive gaps in access to early detection services for cervical cancer.        2. Expand access to biomarker testing for patients covered by state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid. Insight gained from biomarker testing can be used to help guide medical treatment in cervical and other cancers. Biomarker testing is often used to connect patients ...

House Committee Passes Legislation Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes for Ohioans

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)   COLUMBUS, OHIO – “Today, the House Insurance Committee passed legislation that would increase access to biomarker testing. This legislation will help address a significant barrier and bring the promise of precision medicine to more Ohioans, no matter their income or where they live. Biomarker testing opens the door to targeted therapies, which can provide many benefits to patients, including better outcomes, improved quality of ...

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Priorities for 2023 Legislative Session

... state lawmakers to work across the aisle to pass a bill that is expected to revolutionize cancer treatment for Floridians by expanding access to biomarker testing.   Progress in the fight against cancer has been in part due to advances in biomarker testing, which allows physicians to match patients with the most effective treatment for their specific cancer. Unfortunately, not all ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Return to the Capitol to Rally Legislators

... with their elected officials. They let their lawmakers know they can and must do better to treat cancer. Volunteers asked the lawmakers to pass biomarker testing legislation, House Bill 180, that will enable more patients to benefit from biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments. Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the right time,’ precision ...

Rep. White files legislation aimed at improving health outcomes for Ohioans

COLUMBUS, OHIO  – Today, Rep. Andrea White introduced legislation that would increase access to biomarker testing, which can help determine the best treatment plan for a specific patient. Despite its benefits, access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation due to several barriers, including lack of coverage by private health insurance and ...

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