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Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Vermont
Biomarker testing helps connect patients with the right treatment at the right time. ACS CAN and partners are working together to make sure more Vermont residents can benefit from this important testing. What is Biomarker Testing? In cancer care, biomarkers are often used to help determine the best treatment for a patient . A “ biomarker ” is a sign of ...
Sign to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Vermont
Add your voice to our petition to support legislation that would expand health insurance coverage of biomarker testing in Vermont. 0 Sign to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing in Vermont ...
Vermont Cancer Advocates Convene at State House to Urge Lawmakers to Expand Access to Biomarker Testing
... diseases like cancer. With this in mind, the volunteers will be asking lawmakers to improve insurance coverage of comprehensive cutting edge biomarker testing across all communities. Lawmakers will hear from dozens of survivors, caregivers and advocates, including Jason Kirchick an oncology nurse ... make this a reality if lawmakers pass H136, requiring all insurers to cover this lifesaving, cutting edge, form of precision medicine known as biomarker testing.” Because insurance coverage of biomarker testing has not kept pace with the speed of medical innovation, communities in ...
Vermont 2025 Legislative Priorities
... efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance including Medicaid; insurance coverage of needed services like biomarker testing; evidence-based prevention policies including tobacco prevention policies; ensure adequate funding for lifesaving cancer screening ... products and to help support those who are trying to quit. These fact-based priorities include: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes ...
Vermont 2024 Legislative Priorities
... to quit. We will be making the following fact-based policies a priority and ask for your support: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...