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... the process for bringing innovative diagnostics and clinical laboratory tests to market. In a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) and House Energy and Commerce Committee, more than 80 organizations urged ... labs, and patient groups have come together to make a collective push for clinical diagnostic regulatory reform and comes on the heels of recent public comments from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stating comprehensive legislative action on clinical ... framework for diagnostic oversight. “For patients and their families, a diagnostic test is often the first step towards a treatment plan that can attack cancer at its core, and accurate and reliable diagnostics are necessary to make the best decisions,” said  Christopher Hansen, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – July 28, 2010 – Nearly half of all states are falling short on legislative solutions to prevent and fight cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). However, despite budget crises in several states, some state lawmakers still made positive progress in the fight against a disease that will ... Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality, was released today at the National Conference of State Legislatures annual meeting in Louisville, KY. The report finds that 23 states have reached benchmarks on none or only one of the six ...

WASHINGTON – March 16, 2017 – Patients, doctors and several of the nation’s leading organizations that advocate for better health care for chronic disease patients joined today to express significant concerns about the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which is currently being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives.  At today’s event at the National Press Club, patients managing diabetes, congenital heart disease, and in active treatment ... and not be able to pay for care out of pocket.  “Medicaid expansion has provided safety net coverage for hard-working individuals so they can access proven early detection and prevention measures, as well as treatment for unexpected illnesses like cancer,” said Chris Hansen, ...

... an effort to focus attention on patients over politics in the health care reform debate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is running a national television advertisement that illustrates the critical need for action this year on reform.  The ad is intended to ... the health care debate to heighten awareness on the gaps that exist in the system for families affected by cancer,” said John R. Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society and ACS CAN. “Congress must act now to deliver on meaningful health care reform because the cost of waiting any longer is too great.” The ad tells the emotional story of Dan Brodrick of Gainesboro, Tenn., whose wife, Sharon, passed away ...