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Welcome! Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more New Jersey residents can benefit from this important testing.   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of ...

Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more New Hampshire residents can benefit from this important testing.   What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of ...

Summary: SB 496 (Limón) will increase access to biomarker testing, ensuring patients receive the right treatment at the right time. Need for bill: Precision medicine is dramatically improving cancer outcomes by using information about a person’s own genes or proteins (biomarkers) to prevent, diagnose, or treat disease. Advances in biomarker testing and cancer treatments now allow for targeted cancer therapies that can improve patient survival and quality of life.  Testing ...

Earlier today, Senate Bill 3098 was unanimously voted out of the Senate Commerce Committee. This legislation, which aims to ensure that biomarker testing is covered by Medicaid and all other state-regulated insurance plans when patients need it, now advances to the Senate Budget & ... & Insurance Committee approved identical legislation (Assembly Bill 4163), which now awaits a hearing in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Biomarker testing is a precision medicine tool that utilizes information from patients’ cells to determine the right treatment at the right time ...