Letter: Bill supports biomarker testing
This letter originally ran in the Lincoln Journal Star.
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A Personal Account: Families Affected by Cancer See the Benefits of the Affordable Care Act
September 23, 2010
The media is buzzing today with stories about the six-month anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and how consumers, insurers and lawmakers are reacting. But, as key provisions that will directly benefit cancer patients, survivors and their loved ones start to take effect today, the best evidence of the effects of this law are through the direct accounts of those who are already seeing barriers to care torn down.. Read the story of the Brainards, a husband and wife from Palestine, West Virginia, who thought a looming limit on their lifetime benefit coverage would prohibit husband Carl from getting the care he needed for his cancer diagnosis.ξ In their own words, they describe their relief to find out the Affordable Care Act wonÈt make them choose between CarlÈs life and their lifesavings.