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California Assembly Committee Passes Legislation Requiring More Insurance Plans Cover Biomarker Testing Needed for Many Innovative Cancer Treatments
Sacramento, Calif. – June 21, 2022 – The California Assembly Health Committee passed a bill today that would ensure comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by more insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, when supported by medical and scientific evidence. If signed into law, Senate Bill 912 will 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 ...
Cancer Advocates Urge California Governor to Sign Legislation Expanding Access to Biomarker Testing Needed for Many Innovative Treatments
Sacramento, Calif. – The California Legislature passed a bill last night that would ensure comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by more health insurance plans, including Medi-Cal, when supported by medical and scientific evidence. Senate Bill 912 – which ... was introduced by Senator Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) – has received unanimous, bipartisan support throughout the legislative process. Biomarker testing is a critical step in accessing precision medicine treatments that can lead to fewer side effects, improved survival, better ...
Advocates Hold Cancer Action Day at State House, Urging Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing & Address Affordability Concerns
... voice with lawmakers by holding an annual Cancer Action Day. Specifically, the advocates urged support of a proposal to improve access to biomarker testing (SB 120) and legislation relative to insurance cost sharing calculations (SB 17). They also asked lawmakers to protect level funding for ... Program, the Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program and the State Cancer Registry. Volunteers met with lawmakers to discuss the role of biomarker testing in connecting patients with the precision medicine treatments that have been proven to reduce risk of death and improve quality ...
FL Legislative Briefing: The Promise of Precision Medicine in Cancer Care: Improving Patient Access to Targeted Cancer Therapies - A Virtual Event
... an overview of the rapidly advancing world of precision medicine in cancer care, as well as the importance of increasing patient access to biomarker testing and targeted cancer therapies. A panel of experts will discuss exciting recent developments in precision medicine, the current landscape in terms of patient access to appropriate biomarker testing, and strategies to reduce barriers to testing. PANELISTS: Moderator: Michael Diaz, MD, Assistant Managing Physician & ...
Governor Hochul to Receive Policy Wish List During Santa’s Visit to State Capitol
... by fully funding the NYS Cancer Services Program Ensure that every patient who needs it has access to precision medicine by improving access to biomarker testing WHY : As children across New York prepare and post their Christmas wish lists, Santa Clause is stepping away from the North Pole and ...
Virtual Policy Forum to Highlight the Role of Research in Equitable Access to High-Quality Cancer Care in California
... all levels of government that reduce disparities in cancer care. Among these are Senate Bill 912, a legislation that would ensure comprehensive biomarker testing is covered by more insurance plans – including Medi-Cal; and the California Cancer Care Equity Act (SB 987), which would ensure ...