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... Dakotans. Potential implementation with cause South Dakotans to lose coverage and certainly face diminished health outcomes and worse. 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 ...

... passed legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by making out-of-pocket costs more predictable and expand coverage for biomarker testing.  HB1745 will make prescription drug expenses more predictable by requiring health insurance carriers to offer more health plans with flat ... to their local pharmacy and being shocked by their monthly prescription costs. Separately, HB1799 will enable more patients to benefit from biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments. Dubbed ‘the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right ...

COLUMBUS, OHIO  – Today, Rep. Andrea White introduced legislation that would increase access to biomarker testing, which can help determine the best treatment plan for a specific patient. Despite its benefits, access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation due to several barriers, including lack of coverage by private health insurance and ...

... American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) worked with the Florida Legislature in support of the following priorities:   Access to Biomarker Testing -  ACS CAN supports legislation that improves coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. During the 2024 Legislative Session, HB 885, related to biomarker testing, passed unanimously. The bill requires the state’s ...