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Georgia House and Senate Pledge Support for Precision Medicine and Biomarker Testing
ATLANTA, GA – April 4, 2022 – As of late Friday evening, the House and Senate respectively passed a resolution recognizing the benefits of biomarker testing , marking a key step in accessing precision medicine treatments, and increasingly important in the treatment of cancer and other ... with a 31% reduction in mortality for certain lung cancer patients and similar benefits for other cancers. “Precision medicine and biomarker testing can lead to improved patient survival and quality of life,” said House sponsor Rep. Sharon Cooper (R). “That’s why we must ...
2023 Georgia Legislative Session Summary
... With North Carolina passing Medicaid Expansion and CON being part of the debate, we might have an opportunity in Georgia in 2024. Access to Biomarker Testing : ACS CAN successfully advocated for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...