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Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Buckeyes
... to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Buckeyes. “ACS CAN 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 ...
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Buckeyes
... to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Buckeyes. “ACS CAN 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 ...
It is Time to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Hoosiers
... to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Hoosiers. “ACS CAN 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 ...
Hawai’i Cancer Community Urges State Lawmakers to Defend Medicaid and Expand Colon Cancer Screening Access
... for uninsured and underinsured individuals, including the follow-up colonoscopy required after a positive noninvasive screening test. Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will continue to advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing which is an important step to accessing precision medicine. This includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved ...
2026 Delaware Cancer Action Day
... (ACS CAN) and the Alzheimer's Association. Join us by sending your lawmakers a message urging them to expand insurance coverage for biomarker testing, so more patients can access the personalized, life-saving treatments they need. 0 2026 Delaware Cancer Action Day ...
Courage in Action: Cancer Survivors Unite at State Capitol to Advocate for Change
... home for cancer patients and their caregivers. Advocates also met with lawmakers to ask them to support legislation that would improve 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 ...
Governor Murphy Sets Sights on Affordability Concerns in 2025, Advocates Applaud & Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Patients across Cancer Continuum
... barriers that inhibit people from completing the screening process. Helping patients avoid ineffective treatment through increased access to biomarker testing: “Biomarker testing provides doctors with information about what treatment their patients will best respond to, helping patients more effectively and ...
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on New Jerseyans
... insurance can find themselves with medical debt. The problem for these patients is that their insurance may not cover medically appropriate testing and treatments. This forces many New Jerseyans to choose between their physical and financial health. For example, some health insurance plans may not cover the biomarker testing that a patient needs. This testing is a game-changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision ... looking to change that and increase access to this revolutionary testing by requiring state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, to cover biomarker testing for patients who can benefit. “As we pursue the aforementioned opportunities to assist current patients, we must also consider ...
Advocates Call on Pennsylvania & Governor Shapiro to Strengthen Cancer Prevention, Detection & Treatment for Residents
... Relations Director: “As Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the 2024 legislative session, ACS CAN calls on the Legislature to increase access to biomarker testing by voting in support of Senate Bill 954 / House Bill 1754. This legislation aims to equip countless Pennsylvanians who have received a ... diagnosis and their health care providers with critical information about their disease and how to best fight it. “Despite the benefits of biomarker testing in improving patient outcomes and quality of life, health insurance coverage has not kept pace with innovations, coming up short ...
Maryland State Budget Produces Mixed Results in Fight against Cancer
... in the fight against cancer. While the state made sound investments in cancer research and protected Medicaid recipients’ ability to access biomarker testing, it missed an opportunity to save the lives and lungs of Maryland’s youth by cutting funding for the state’s tobacco prevention and ... in our state. “We’re thankful that lawmakers did not accept the recommendation to delay patients insured through Medicaid access to biomarker testing. Back in 2023, the General Assembly passed legislation to extend coverage for biomarker testing, connecting more patients to the ...
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