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... Co-Director of the Precision Medicine Initiative at Sydney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Jefferson, is a strong proponent of expanding health coverage of biomarker testing for more plans. In a recent visit to Harrisburg to advocate for lawmakers’ support of House Bill 1754, Dr. Johnson said, “Over the last two decades, oncologists’ vision of ‘high quality care’ has increasingly involved the use of precision medicine. Unfortunately, patients are not benefitting equitably from precision medicine, in ... Mullins, Minority Leader Cutler and Senators Robinson and Boscola in pursuing a policy that has drawn the support of providers, public health leaders and patients across the disease spectrum. We hope their colleagues in the Senate heed the call to expand the promise of precision ...

... “How Do You Measure Up?” rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer, including increased access to care through Medicaid, funding for cancer screening programs, tobacco control policies and restricting indoor tanning devices for minors. The ... continue to protect the needs of cancer patients and survivors who deal with pain every day,” Crews said. “Opioid abuse is a critical public health crisis that must be addressed, but the General Assembly should also fix these policies that are keeping people with serious and chronic conditions from accessing the legitimate pain care that they need.” Nationally, the report finds that increased access to health coverage through Medicaid is the most met benchmark, with 34 states, in addition to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam, having ...

... 62 percent of breast cancers being diagnosed at an early, local stage. Getting screened early can save lives from breast cancer, but lack of health insurance poses a major barrier to breast cancer screening. Millions of low-income, uninsured and underinsured women depend on the National ... maintaining $197 million in level funding for these programs for Fiscal Year 2019. ACS CAN also advocates for increases in funding for community health centers as well as evidence-based educational efforts to improve uptake of preventive and early detection services. ACS CAN supports ... tests than White or Black women. Multiple factors contribute to disparities among screening, including differences in insurance and access to care, as well as structural and cultural barriers. Women who are insured are twice as likely to receive a recommended mammography than women who ...

... Her personal experience with cancer inspired her to make it her life’s work to ensure every Coloradan has access to affordable, high quality health care. The Lt. Governor has sponsored and supported several ACS CAN initiatives regarding access to health care, cancer screenings, and tobacco control. Primavera has helped pass a bill establishing the cervical cancer vaccination awareness and ...