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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2023: Pennsylvania Ranks Fifth in Cervical Cancer Deaths among States
... doing so will ensure that Pennsylvania can, with each year, screen more residents and prevent disease progression. Expand access to biomarker testing for patients covered by state-regulated health plans, including Medicaid. Insight gained from biomarker testing can be used to help guide medical treatment in cervical and other cancers. Biomarker testing is often used to connect patients ...
Pennsylvania Cancer Action Day 2024
... there are 4 personal stories that relate to the 4 asks, remember they have to be short. Here is an example: Introductions + purpose of meeting Biomarker story + ask Paid Family and Medical Leave + ask Medical debt + ask Budget (prevention programs) + ask Conclusion w/reiterating the 4 ... on our asks. If you are curious to see what is in those packets, take a look at these factsheets: 2024 Legislative Priorities PA Facts + Figures Biomarker Testing Factsheet Paid Family and Medical Leave Factsheet Medical Debt Factsheet PA Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Factsheet PA ...
Advocates Call on Pennsylvania & Governor Shapiro to Strengthen Cancer Prevention, Detection & Treatment for Residents
... Relations Director: “As Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the 2024 legislative session, ACS CAN calls on the Legislature to increase access to biomarker testing by voting in support of Senate Bill 954 / House Bill 1754. This legislation aims to equip countless Pennsylvanians who have received a ... diagnosis and their health care providers with critical information about their disease and how to best fight it. “Despite the benefits of biomarker testing in improving patient outcomes and quality of life, health insurance coverage has not kept pace with innovations, coming up short ...