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Advocates to Gather at General Assembly for Cancer Action Day

... be available for interviews. The volunteers with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will talk with lawmakers about biomarker testing coverage, which is a routine test performed after a cancer diagnosis that allows physicians to match patients with the most effective ... to disparities. “It changed my life to be told I had cancer at only 23 years old,” said volunteer Ethan Davis , who benefited from biomarker testing and will be available for interviews. “I went from being a healthy young adult to having brain surgery days later. Biomarker ...

Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Increase Tobacco Prevention Efforts and Pass Biomarker Legislation to Enhance Access to Lifesaving Care

... “To improve access to care for those who hear the words “you have cancer,” ACS CAN also calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state-regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, covers appropriate biomarker testing for patients who could benefit. Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the right time,’ precision medicine has played a critical role ...

ACS CAN 2023 Massachusetts State 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. Not all communities are benefiting from the latest advancements in biomarker testing and precision medicine. Communities that ...

ACS CAN 2024 Massachusetts State 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. Not all communities are benefiting from the latest advancements in biomarker testing and precision medicine. Communities that ...

Vermont 2025 Legislative Priorities

... efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid; insurance coverage of needed services like biomarker testing; evidence-based prevention policies including tobacco prevention policies; ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening ... products and to help support those who are trying to quit. These fact-based priorities include: 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 ...

Texas Cancer Action Week 2023

... for tobacco prevention and cessation programs at the Texas Department of State Health Services Advocating for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Learn more about Biomarker Testing:  www.fightcancer.org/TXBiomarkers  Supporting legislation that provides cancer patients with insurance coverage for fertility ...

Audrey Miller Garcia to Lead ACS CAN Washington Government Relations

... affairs in 2015) and of Oak Harbor High School on Whidbey Island. Miller García has been pivotal in the push to expand equitable access to biomarker testing in the past two sessions of the Washington Legislature and plans to continue that work now and into 2025. Beyond its game-changing contributions to cancer care, biomarker testing is important in the treatment of arthritis, other autoimmune conditions and rare diseases, with ongoing research happening in ...

Colorado Cancer Advocates Call on State Lawmakers to Continue Progress in Fight Against Cancer

...  Additionally, advocates will educate the General Assembly on our goal of extending equitable and adequate access to Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing. In 2024, the legislature passed a bill to ensure more private insurance plans cover needed biomarker testing. Further action is needed to ensure Coloradans covered by Medicaid have similar access. “Victory in the fight against cancer ...

New Paper Finds Barriers to Equitable Discovery and Implementation of Pharmacogenomic Testing in Cancer Care Despite its Power to Improve Patient Outcomes

... February 22, 2024 – A new paper released today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology    finds that while incorporating pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing into cancer care can help improve patient outcomes, barriers to PGx testing, discovery, and implementation are impacting its adoption and ... from them.” ACS CAN is working to improve access to PGx testing through its state advocacy work to expand insurance coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing, which includes PGx testing. Biomarker testing is a critical step toward accessing precision medicine, including targeted therapies; however, not all patients who could benefit ...

New Hampshire 2025 Legislative Priorities

... efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid; insurance coverage of needed services like biomarker testing; evidence-based prevention policies including tobacco prevention policies; ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening ... quality, affordable and comprehensive health insurance 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. Progress in improving cancer outcomes ...

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