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... of HCR 53 during the 2024 legislative session. The resolution moves Hawaii one step closer to advancing legislation to expand access to the testing needed to connect cancer patients and those battling other diseases to precision treatments through biomarker testing . The decision by state legislators coincides with the May 1st release of the American Cancer Society’s first-ever Cancer Facts ... limited, the study can help raise awareness of symptoms and opportunities for prevention, early detection, and treatment.  Increasing access to biomarker testing for Hawaii residents could be a game-changer in connecting cancer patients with the right treatment needed to battle their ...

HARTFORD – May 9, 2025 – Yesterday, the Connecticut House voted in unanimous support of legislation that would ensure biomarker testing is covered by state regulated insurance plans, including Medicaid, when supported by scientific and medical evidence. The goal of the ... a statement from Bryte Johnson, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Connecticut: “Biomarker testing is essential to high-quality, personalized care for many conditions and can be a real gamechanger for many patients, but ...

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PROVIDENCE –Today, the Rhode Island Senate passed legislation that would ensure biomarker testing is covered by more insurance plans, including Medicaid, when patients need it. Dubbed ‘the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time,’ precision medicine has played a critical role in improving cancer outcomes – biomarker testing being one of the ways we can achieve these outcomes by allowing doctors to understand and target unique markers in a patient’s ...