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New Hampshire 2024 Legislative Priorities

... and comprehensive health insurance including Medicaid 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 increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...

IL 2025 Cancer Action Day Participant Info HUB

... Cancer Action Day Agenda   Particpant Packet  Intercity Transit Schedule for Capitol Campus - Route 14 Learn More About Our Priorities  Biomarker Testing WA Biomarker Testing - HB 1062 - Fact Sheet  Biomarker Testing FAQ Health Equity in Biomarker Testing Check out  our biomarker testing coverage in ...

Louisiana Elected Officials Increase Access to Care for Cancer Patients

... passed legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients through co-pay accumulator legislation and the expansion of coverage for biomarker testing.  “Many cancer patients have difficulty affording the cost of their prescription drugs. In a co-pay accumulator program, co-pay ... that all payments made by patients, directly or on their behalf, count toward their overall out-of-pocket maximum or deductible.   “The biomarker testing legislation will enable more patients to benefit from biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine ...

Wichita Falls Resident Ensures His Mother’s Legacy Fighting for Texans with Cancer Lives on

... back up and continued her fight.”   Today, Franklin is among a group of Texans leading the charge for Texas lawmakers to ensure access to biomarker testing – which allows doctors to better understand an individual patient’s cancer and prescribe targeted therapies. Frankin credits biomarker testing and subsequent targeted treatment with granting him many more years with his mother; unfortunately, many Texans are unable to ...

2026 Tennessee Legislative Session Summary

... we made progress in the fight against cancer by prioritizing the following policies:     Ensuring Access to Quality Care  Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN advocated for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...

2024 Oregon Cancer Action Day

... to reduce the burden of cancer in our community. This year, we are prioritizing the issues lawmakers skipped in 2024: flavored tobacco, and biomarker testing. We will meet with our lawmakers to insist that the next time they step into the Capitol, they must prioritize ending the sale of flavored tobacco products and pass comprehensive biomarker testing legislation. You can learn more about our effort to end the sale of flavored tobacco at www.flavorshookoregonkids.org You can ...

It is Time to Reduce the Burden of Cancer on Buckeyes

... to prioritize passing legislation to ease the burden of cancer on Buckeyes.  “ACS CAN 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 ...

Courage in Action: Cancer Survivors Unite at State Capitol to Advocate for Change

... to colorectal cancer screening efforts statewide. Additionally, advocates asked lawmakers to support Senate Bill 3509 to update Illinois’ biomarker testing coverage law, increasing equitable access to proven testing and ensuring more Illinois patients receive the right treatment at the right ... time. Five years ago, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to pass legislation expanding insurance coverage for evidence-based biomarker testing. Since then, twenty-two states have followed Illinois’ lead, enacting similar laws to improve access to this valuable testing. ...

2025 Legislative Priorities

... 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. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...

Steps Governor Hochul Can Take to Make New York a Leader in Health Equity

... a bold step in health policy and greater accessibility to precision medicine technologies. ACS CAN proposes that New York improve access to biomarker testing—a technology that enables oncologists to provide the right treatment for the right patient at the right time. Allowing oncologists to ... treatment with precision medicine can lead to better outcomes. Right now, not all communities are benefiting from the latest advancements in biomarker testing and precision medicine. Many health insurance plans in New York, including Medicaid, may not cover the most appropriate biomarker ...

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