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2024 North Carolina Cancer Action Day Resource Page
... and confident going into the event. This year we are supporting cancer patients by asking our lawmakers to support expanding access to biomarker testing in North Carolina. Photo of NC General Assembly Legislative Building Date: Wednesday, May 1st Time: 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST Location: ... Required for all attendees to either attend live or view the recording Presentation/Slides Pre-event Training Recording Video explaining biomarker testing Volunteer Packet Volunteer Talking Points NC Biomaker Factsheet Health Equity and Biomarker Testing National Biomarker ...
Audrey Miller Garcia to Lead ACS CAN Washington Government Relations
... affairs in 2015) and of Oak Harbor High School on Whidbey Island. Miller García has been pivotal in the push to expand equitable access to biomarker testing in the past two sessions of the Washington Legislature and plans to continue that work now and into 2025. Beyond its game-changing contributions to cancer care, biomarker testing is important in the treatment of arthritis, other autoimmune conditions and rare diseases, with ongoing research happening in ...
Ensuring Access to Quality Care
... and comprehensive health insurance including Medicaid and will support efforts to curb the availability of inadequate health plans. Access to Biomarker Testing : ACS CAN will advocate for the passage of SB 954 and HB 1754, which would improve coverage of comprehensive, disease-agnostic biomarker testing. Improving cancer outcomes increasingly relies on the use of precision medicine by using information about a person's ...
New Paper Finds Barriers to Equitable Discovery and Implementation of Pharmacogenomic Testing in Cancer Care Despite its Power to Improve Patient Outcomes
... February 22, 2024 – A new paper released today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology finds that while incorporating pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing into cancer care can help improve patient outcomes, barriers to PGx testing, discovery, and implementation are impacting its adoption and ... from them.” ACS CAN is working to improve access to PGx testing through its state advocacy work to expand insurance coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing, which includes PGx testing. Biomarker testing is a critical step toward accessing precision medicine, including targeted therapies; however, not all patients who could benefit ...
Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally at the Statehouse
... and death by improving access to care and reducing tobacco use. Advocates asked lawmakers to support legislation that would improve access to biomarker testing, a game changer in the fight against cancer and an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments by ensuring state-regulated health insurance, including Medicaid, covers appropriate biomarker testing for patients who could benefit. Dubbed ‘the right treatment at the right time,’ precision medicine has played a critical role ...
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 ...
Legislation Passes that will Improve Health Outcomes in the Commonwealth
FRANKFORT, KY – Today, the General Assembly passed legislation that will increase access to biomarker testing, which can help determine the best treatment plan for a specific patient. Despite its benefits, private health insurance and Medicaid coverage of biomarker testing have not kept pace with the rate of innovation. This legislation, House Bill 180, fixes that barrier to access for many ...
2024 ACS CAN Ohio State Legislative Priorities
... 2024, ACS CAN will work with the Ohio state legislature in support of the following priorities : Ensuring Access to Quality Care Access to Biomarker Testing: ACS CAN will advocate for improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality ...
2023 North Carolina Policy Forum
... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will host the annual Policy Forum at the SAS Executive Briefing Center in Cary, NC. This year's focus will be biomarker testing and the critical role it plays in helping ensure patients receive the most effective treatment in a timely manner. Research, innovation, and public policy changes around biomarker testing have the potential to completely change the future of cancer care. Our event will bring together clinicians, advocates, and ...
Maryland Biomarkers 101 Educational Forum
... 101 Educational Forum on October 28, 2021 from 9:00am – 10:00am virtually. Focus of the forum This event will explore the impact of biomarker testing and biomarker-driven therapies on cancer treatment and outcomes, and examine the barriers patients face in accessing guideline-indicated biomarker ...
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