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Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Maine
Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more Maine residents can benefit from this important testing. What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of ...
Sign to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Maine
Add your voice to our petition to support legislation that would expand health insurance coverage of biomarker testing in Maine. 0 Sign to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Maine ...
Mainers Won’t See Increased Access to Biomarker Testing This Legislative Session
... This legislation, which passed both House and Senate chambers earlier this month with broad bipartisan support, would have increased 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 be ... Maine director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): “We are disappointed that the biomarker testing coverage legislation will not be signed into law. On behalf of the cancer patients, survivors and caregivers we represent across ...
Thank You to Our 2023 Lights of Hope Sponsors!
We could not accomplish the critical cancer advocacy work that we do without the generosity of our sponsors. What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of a normal biological process, disease or abnormal function that can be measured in blood, tissue or bodily fluid. ...
Proposal Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes for Mainers Secures Overwhelming Support from Voters
... 1577. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges Committee members to support the bill, which aims to expand coverage for biomarker testing—when medically appropriate—to Mainers insured through state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid. Biomarker testing is a tool utilized by physicians across a variety of specialties to connect patients to the right treatment at the right time. It ...
Legislation Introduced to Revolutionize Cancer Treatment in Maine
... and sent for reference to the Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Committee. This bill will allow more Mainers to receive biomarker testing – a routine step in accessing personalized medicine treatments that has become an increasingly important part of cancer care in recent ... its significant impact in improving survivorship and quality of life. 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, private ...
Maine Lawmakers Should Make a New Year’s Resolution to Prioritize Cancer Related Public Policy
... increasing the tax on cigarettes by $2 per pack with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products and passing legislation expanding access to biomarker testing for Mainers. “With a new year and new legislative session upon us, Mainers – citizens and lawmakers alike – are thinking about how ... kids, healthier air, and healthier communities across our state?” she continued. ACS CAN is also renewing efforts to increase access to biomarker testing - an increasingly important part of cancer care. In the case of a cancer diagnosis, biomarker testing allows doctors to precisely ...
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 ...
Maine 2024 Legislative Priorities
... products. We will be making the following fact-based policies a priority and ask for your support: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...
Maine 2025 Legislative Priorities
... will be making the following fact-based policies a priority and ask for your support: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...