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Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Help Reduce the Cancer Burden on Minnesotans
... coverage options and help Minnesotans facing serious diseases, like cancer, better manage and plan for their prescription drug costs. Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality ...
Legislative Action Needed to Reduce the Burden of Cancer
... is asking the legislature to prioritize access to care for cancer patients through the expansion of telehealth services and increased access to biomarker testing. Telehealth is critical because it provides cancer patients and survivors with a convenient means of accessing some cancer care and primary ... ‘the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time,’ precision medicine plays a critical role in improving cancer outcomes, and biomarker testing is an essential step to precision medicine. Legislative action on these pieces of legislation would improve access to care for ...
Courage in Action: Cancer Survivors Unite at State Capitol to Advocate for Change
... home for cancer patients and their caregivers. Advocates also met with lawmakers to ask them to support legislation that would improve access to biomarker testing. This legislation will help address a significant barrier and bring the promise of precision medicine to more Ohioans, no matter their income or where they live. Biomarker testing opens the door to targeted therapies, which can provide many benefits to patients, including better outcomes, improved quality of ...
2025 New Jersey Cancer Action Week
... state leaders to discuss our cancer legislative and budget priorities. Cancer Action Week Legislative Asks: Expand coverage and access to biomarker testing. Pass copay accumulator legislation (S3818/A5217), which would improve access to prescription drugs by ensuring copay assistance is counted ... Maintain funding for the New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection Screening Program (NJCEED) at $5 Million. Event Resources: New Jersey Biomarker one pager New Jersey Step Therapy Copay Accumulator New Jersey Commission on Cancer Research New Jersey Cancer Education and Early ...
Maine 2026 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 ...
2023 Kentucky 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 House Bill 180, which improves coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...
Governor Murphy Sets Sights on Affordability Concerns in 2025, Advocates Applaud & Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Patients across Cancer Continuum
... barriers that inhibit people from completing the screening process. Helping patients avoid ineffective treatment through increased access to biomarker testing: “Biomarker testing provides doctors with information about what treatment their patients will best respond to, helping patients more effectively and ...
Vermont 2026 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 ...
New Hampshire 2026 Legislative Priorities
... and will oppose proposals that create barriers to care for cancer patients, survivors, and those who could be diagnosed with cancer. 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 ...
2026 ACS CAN Hawaii Cancer Action Day Training Hub
... Password: HICAD26 Watch this training! Discussion and examples of priorities in this training. Presentation Slides More resources: Biomarker Videos: Michael's Biomarker Story Additional Biomarker slides Biomarkers FAQ Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet Access to Colorectal Screenings (video): Dr. Van ... Materials included in the leave behind folder for all lawmakers (work in progress): 2026 Hawaii Legislative Priorities Hawaii Biomarker Testing Fact Sheet Natalie's Biomarker Story Colorectal Cancer Fact Sheet * Team Meeting Assignments *: (In progress) Capitol Map Legislative ...
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