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Specialized testing can help doctors ensure they are getting the right treatment to the right patient at the right time -- but not everyone has access. This testing, called “biomarker testing”, identifies markers or mutations in a patient’s cancer cells. The results of biomarker tests can help determine the best treatment plan for a specific patient, leading to improved survivorship and better quality of life. Unfortunately, not all cancer patients have access to these groundbreaking tests. Many insurance plans won’t cover this testing, even ...

ACS CAN will host its annual Georgia Policy Forum on Tuesday Oct. 26 via Zoom at 12:00 pm. This event will bring together key leaders and decision ... in government, research, and academia to discuss emerging equity and health care policy issues that affect the physical and economic health of Americans.   Discussion Points Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible which requires ... ACS CAN advocate for that ensure access to quality, affordable and comprehensive health insurance including efforts to curb the availability of inadequate health plans and protect and enhance Medicaid eligibility? 2021 Georgia Policy Forum ...

... allowed the state’s health care providers to better serve individuals with serious illnesses. Palliative care aims to provide better quality of life for cancer patients, those with other serious illnesses and their families by focusing on relieving the pain, stress and other symptoms ... definition to statute, allowing for improved access to and reimbursement for palliative care services as well as providing for the distribution of education materials on palliative care.  The bill was supported by the South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations, Avera Health, ... at diagnosis. SJR 501, passed with little in the way of discussion or specifics, will be placed on the November ballot as Amendment F. ACS CAN will be part of a broad coalition of health advocacy groups opposed as similar programs in other Medicaid Expansion states have accomplished ...

... for developing the disease. Cancer patients and their families are benefitting from provisions in the law that are improving the quality and cost of their health care. “We want people to understand that the law, while not perfect, will meaningfully improve the health care system for people ... save lives,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, chief executive of the American Cancer Society and American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Provisions in the law are making health care more adequate, affordable, available and easier to understand for cancer patients, survivors ...