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Legislation Introduced to Increase Pennsylvanians’ Access to Biomarker Testing, the Key to Precision Medicine

HARRISBURG, PA – OCTOBER 12, 2023 – Today, Rep. Kyle Mullins introduced House Bill 1754 to increase Pennsylvanians’ access to biomarker testing, following Sen. Devlin Robinson’s introduction of a companion bill, Senate Bill 954, in the Senate last week. A game-changing part of cancer care, biomarker testing opens the door to targeted therapy and personalized medicine which can improve patient survivorship and quality of life. This is ...

Health Care Providers Call on Governor Hochul to Sign Biomarker Testing Bill without Delay

... gathered today at the Northwell Health Cancer Institute to call on Governor Kathy Hochul to prioritize health equity by improving access to biomarker testing and signing Senate Bill 1196a / Assembly Bill 1673a into law. Senate Bill 1196a / Assembly Bill 1673a seeks to ensure comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by all state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid, when medically appropriate. The bill passed the Legislature ...

Legislation Introduced to Increase Californians’ Access to Biomarker Testing, the Key to Precision Medicine

Sacramento, Calif. — Today, State Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) introduced legislation to ensure comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by more health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, when supported by medical and scientific evidence. Senate Bill 496 aims to enable more Californians to benefit from biomarker testing, a critical step for accessing precision medicine, including targeted therapies, that can lead to improved survivorship and ...

Iowa House of Representatives Declares March as Precision Medicine and Biomarker Testing Awareness Month

... of these efforts, the House of Representatives of the State of Iowa issued a resolution designating March of each year as Precision Medicine and Biomarker Testing Awareness Month. Dubbed ‘the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time,’ precision medicine has played a critical role in improving cancer outcomes. For example, patients with certain types of lung cancer who received biomarker testing had a 28% reduction in mortality. But in order to determine if a patient will benefit from certain targeted therapies, doctors ...

Governor Signs Legislation Taking First Step to Improving Access to Biomarker Testing for Floridians

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. ‑‑  Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB885 into law today, which expands patient access to biomarker testing, a key tool used by physicians to identify the most effective treatment of cancer and other diseases. In the case of a cancer diagnosis, biomarker testing allows doctors to develop a personalized treatment plan. It opens the door to the use of targeted therapy, which can result in ...

‘Delaware Advocacy Day’ Brings Patient Advocates to Dover to Discuss Affordability of Biomarker Testing

... to connect directly with legislators and ask for their support of Senate Bill 120, a bipartisan proposal to improve Delawareans’ access to biomarker testing. Biomarker testing blows the door wide open for present and future treatment options for diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s as well as ALS, ...

Governor Newsom’s Veto of Legislation to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing Fails Cancer Patients

Sacramento , Calif. –  Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have ensured comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by more health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, when supported by medical and scientific evidence. Senate Bill 912 – which ... American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the University of California – aimed to enable more Californians to benefit from biomarker testing, a critical step in accessing precision medicine treatments that can lead to fewer side effects, improved survival, better ...

Send a message to your lawmakers and ask them to preserve Medicaid biomarker testing coverage.

Please send a message to Governor Hochul and your state lawmakers today and urge them to stand with patients and preserve Medicaid access to biomarker testing in the final state budget. You can read real stories of patients benefiting from biomarker testing  here.   0 Send a message to your lawmakers and ask them to preserve Medicaid biomarker testing coverage. ...

Biomarker Testing Bill Fails to Advance: Washington Falling Behind in Access to Precision Medicine

... Washington gathered at the Capitol on Monday to ask legislators to support House Bill 1450, which would have expanded insurance coverage of biomarker testing and made sure as many state residents as possible have access to this technology. They were disappointed to learn that the bill did not ... “While we are disappointed by the legislature not moving HB 1450 forward, we are determined to keep advocating for patients to have access to biomarker testing and the treatment that is right for them,” said Matt Helder, Washington Government Relations Director. “Washington is known ...

100 organizations call for state legislature to preserve Medicaid patient access to biomarker testing

... and Assembly Speaker Heastie signed by 100 organizations calling for the New York State Legislature to preserve Medicaid patient access to biomarker testing by rejecting the proposed rollback of coverage criteria included in the 2026-27 Executive Budget.  Read the letter here. Signers of the ... Lung Association American Parkinson's Disease Association American Society of Pharmacovigilance Arthritis Foundation Autoimmune Association Biomarker Collaborative Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester Cactus Cancer Society Cancer Support Community Cancer Support Team Cancer Care Center ...

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