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Ensuring Access to Quality Care

... comprehensive health insurance including Medicaid and will support efforts to curb the availability of inadequate health plans.   • Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing, including extending the coverage requirement to state-regulated private plans. Biomarker testing is an important step to ...

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 ...

‘Game-Changing’ Bill Becomes Law in Iowa, Opening the Door to Precision Medicine for More Patients

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a bill today, expanding access to biomarker testing   to more patients statewide. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and its team of volunteers, including cancer ... opens new opportunities for Iowans to receive the best care they can to win the battle against cancer. I’ve seen firsthand what a difference biomarker testing can make. These necessary advancements will be available to patients across Iowa,” said Governor Kim Reynolds.  In 2024, ...

ACCESS TO CARE

... 138% of the federal poverty level access to comprehensive, affordable health insurance coverage. Learn more about our Medicaid Expansion work 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 ...

Improving Access to Care

Add your voice by signing this petition. Biomarker testing is one of the most innovative testing methods for cancer today, helping to ensure patients get the right treatment at the right time. It ... All people should have a fair and just opportunity to treat and survive cancer, so we're working to ensure more patients can benefit from biomarker testing. Join ACS CAN as we call on Nebraska Senators to expand access to biomarker testing. 0 Improving Access to Care ...

2024 North Carolina Policy Forum

Join us for an important conversation on The Future of Cancer Care: Biomarker Testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a person's own genes or proteins to better diagnose and treat diseases like cancer. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine which includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and ...

Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer

... legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges state lawmakers to prioritize legislation that ensures biomarker testing is appropriately covered by more insurance plans, including Apple Health, which will ease the burden of cancer on Washington residents.  “This is about ‘the right treatment at the right time.’ Biomarker testing is the gateway to precision medicine, and precision medicine plays a critical role in improving cancer outcomes,” said Matt ...

New Hampshire Virtual Cancer Action Week

... improve cancer patient access to the best treatment options available.  The Asks Support HB 1290, legislation that will study innovative biomarker testing for cancer patients? Biomarker testing is increasingly important for cancer care – and for the treatment of other diseases. Biomarker testing is important step for ...

Legislation Aimed at Improving Health Outcomes for New Yorkers Heads to Governor Hochul’s Desk

... proposal aims to ensure millions of New Yorkers can access precision care by requiring all state-regulated health plans to cover comprehensive biomarker testing. Biomarker testing opens the door to treatments that can lead to fewer side effects, improved survival, better quality of life and potentially lower ...

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 person’s own ...

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