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Help Expand Biomarker Testing in Delaware  Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM At Cancer Action Day, you will meet in with lawmakers and push for expanding insurance coverage for biomarker testing, so more patients can access the personalized, life-saving treatments they need. No advocacy experience? No worries. We'll start ...

Biomarker testing allows doctors to precisely target a cancer so patients may not have to undergo more generalized treatment. However, many insurance companies aren’t covering this testing, leaving it unaffordable for many patients. Urge your lawmakers to expand access to this testing. 0 Urge lawmakers to ensure more cancer patients can access the right treatment at the right time ...

... Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by expanding coverage for biomarker testing. “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to increase access to biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, ...

... in the U.S. and is the only state with an increasing rate of cancer. “ACS CAN calls on the legislature to improve coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer. 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 ...