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Lawmakers and Community Gather to Honor Lives Touched by Cancer

... state and local level to reduce the burden of cancer. This includes the recent achievement in the PA State Legislature of improving access to biomarker testing. Before the 2024 summer recess, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Act 39 into law. The legislation will go into effect on January 1, 2025 and will require all state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, to cover comprehensive biomarker testing, enabling more Pennsylvanians to access the testing that can open the door to precision medicine. “Cancer has impacted my life ...

New Survey: 1 in 10 Cancer Patients Has Been Impacted by Nation’s Drug Shortages with Significant Delays to Cancer Care

... the current issue as well as prevent future crises.”  In addition to the impact of the current drug shortages, respondents were asked if biomarker testing, an increasingly important tool in cancer care, had changed the course of their treatment. An overwhelming majority of respondents (77%) who have had biomarker testing agreed that the results gave their provider valuable information that led to better treatment, with the same number (77%) of ...

2025 Colorado Legislative Priorities

... products. We will also educate the General Assembly regarding our goal of extending equitable and adequate access to Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing. Victory in the fight against cancer requires support for existing and bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early ... ACS CAN will remain focused on this line item throughout the appropriations process. Ensuring Equitable Access to Quality Cancer Care Access to Biomarker Testing Medicaid Coverage: ACS CAN appreciates the 2024 enactment of private health insurance coverage for biomarker testing. We will ...

ACS CAN 2022 Montana Virtual Policy Briefing: Biomarker Testing - The Key to Precision Medicine

Pre-registration has now closed, but you can still join us the day of the event here: acscanbiomarkers.windrosemedia.com   Biomarker testing is growing increasingly important in cancer care, allowing doctors to better understand and tailor treatment to an individual patient’s unique disease. Timely access to appropriate biomarker testing can help achieve better health outcomes, improve quality of life and reduce costs by connecting patients to the most effective ...

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 ...

Ohio is One Step Closer to Unlocking Precision Medicine

... advocacy organizations, medical associations, and health systems are asking members of the Ohio House Insurance Committee to support HB 608: biomarker testing legislation. This legislation would ensure more Ohioans’ can access game-changing testing which helps ensure patients get the right treatment at the right time by allowing doctors to precisely target a patient’s individual cancer. More information on the biomarker testing legislation and the current list of industry support can be found here.  Ohio is One Step Closer to Unlocking Precision Medicine ...

Senate Votes to Remove Barriers to Precision Treatments

INDIANAPOLIS, IN  – This afternoon, the Indiana Senate passed Senate Bill 273, which would ensure biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments, is covered by more insurance ... is a statement from Allie Kast, government relations director for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Indiana: "Biomarker testing and precision medicine are helping extend and improve lives by tailoring care and treatment to a person’s specific type of ...

Legislature Votes to Remove Barriers to Precision Treatments

... sent Senate Bill 273 to the Governor’s desk for signing. This legislation will ensure that more insurance plans in the Hoosier state cover biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments.  “Biomarker testing has given me better, more effective treatment options, a better chance of surviving cancer and more time with my family,” said ...

Join us for our 2023 Day at the Capitol!

Join us on Tuesday, February 21 in Saint Paul for our Day at the Capitol event! We'll be advocating to remove barriers to biomarker testing for all Minnesotans. Biomarker testing is an essential part of precision medicine and helps ensure that patients get the treatment that will be best for them.  Learn ...

Coverage Analysis of Tumor Biormarker Diagnostics

Biomarker testing is critical to successfully realizing personalized medicine, both through the selection of appropriate targeted therapies as well as by directing patients to relevant clinical trials.  This report examines the private payer landscape of coverage for tumor biomarker tests in lung, breast and colorectal cancer.   The report was compiled in 2018, and indications are that coverage has improved since ...

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