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House Passed Bill Expected to Revolutionize Treatment for Cancer and Other Diseases for Georgians

... and national public health groups and hospitals are expressing their support for the bill that would enable more Georgians to access appropriate biomarker testing -- a routine step in accessing personalized medicine treatments that has become an increasingly important step in the treatment of cancer due to its impact in improving survivorship and quality of life for patients. Biomarker testing is also important to the treatment of other diseases and conditions.  The below statement is on behalf of the 38 organizations ...

Iowa Cancer Action Day 2024

... an incredible day of action! 2024 Iowa Cancer Action Day Tuesday, February 6, 2024   ACS CAN Iowa 2024 legislative priority:  Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Iowa To learn more about biomarker testing in Iowa, visit our campaign site: www.fightcancer.org/IABiomarkers    Activities List:   Sign Our Petition Invite a Friend to ...

Lawmakers and Community Gather to Honor Lives Touched by Cancer

... state and local level to reduce the burden of cancer. This includes the recent achievement in the PA State Legislature of improving access to biomarker testing. Before the 2024 summer recess, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Act 39 into law. The legislation will go into effect on January 1, 2025 and will require all state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, to cover comprehensive biomarker testing, enabling more Pennsylvanians to access the testing that can open the door to precision medicine. “Cancer has impacted my life ...

Time for Mills to Bring Precision Medicine to all Mainers

... – Last week, The Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee voted to fund LD 1577  An Act to Require Health Insurance Coverage for Biomarker Testing.  This legislation, which passed both House and Senate chambers earlier this month with broad bipartisan support, would increase access to  biomarker testing  for Mainers who need it, ensuring they can receive the right treatment at the right time for their disease. The following can ...

Senate Votes to Remove Barriers to Precision Treatments

INDIANAPOLIS, IN  – This afternoon, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Bill 273, which would ensure biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments, is covered by more insurance ... is a statement from Allie Kast, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Indiana: "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and improve lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s specific type of ...

Legislature Votes to Remove Barriers to Precision Treatments

... sent Senate Bill 273 to the Governor’s desk for signing. This legislation will ensure that more insurance plans in the Hoosier state cover biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments.  “Biomarker testing has given me better, more effective treatment options, a better chance of surviving cancer and more time with my family,” said ...

Advocates to Gather at General Assembly for Cancer Action Day

... be available for interviews. The volunteers with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will talk with lawmakers about biomarker testing coverage, which is a routine test performed after a cancer diagnosis that allows physicians to match patients with the most effective ... to disparities. “It changed my life to be told I had cancer at only 23 years old,” said volunteer Ethan Davis , who benefited from biomarker testing and will be available for interviews. “I went from being a healthy young adult to having brain surgery days later. Biomarker ...

Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Increase Tobacco Prevention Efforts and Pass Biomarker Legislation to Enhance Access to Lifesaving Care

... “To improve access to care for those who hear the words “you have cancer,” ACS CAN also calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state-regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, covers appropriate biomarker testing for patients who could benefit. Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the right time,’ precision medicine has played a critical role ...

Colorado Cancer Advocates Call on State Lawmakers to Continue Progress in Fight Against Cancer

...  Additionally, advocates will educate the General Assembly on our goal of extending equitable and adequate access to Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing. In 2024, the legislature passed a bill to ensure more private insurance plans cover needed biomarker testing. Further action is needed to ensure Coloradans covered by Medicaid have similar access. “Victory in the fight against cancer ...

New Study Shows Cancer Rates Rising in Women; Advocates Urge Hawaii State Lawmakers to Support Cancer Fight in 2025

... patients, and caregivers are sharing this new data to help urge legislators to support a soon-to-be introduced bill to increase access to biomarker testing statewide.  Biomarker testing is often used to help connect a patient with the right treatment at the right time. After a cancer diagnosis, testing can help ...

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