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... passed legislation that will improve access to care for cancer patients by making out-of-pocket costs more predictable and expand coverage for biomarker testing.  HB1745 will make prescription drug expenses more predictable by requiring health insurance carriers to offer more health plans with flat ... to their local pharmacy and being shocked by their monthly prescription costs. Separately, HB1799 will enable more patients to benefit from biomarker testing, an essential step in accessing precision medicine treatments. Dubbed ‘the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right ...

COLUMBUS, OHIO  – Today, Rep. Andrea White introduced legislation that would increase access to biomarker testing, which can help determine the best treatment plan for a specific patient. Despite its benefits, access to biomarker testing has not kept pace with the rate of innovation due to several barriers, including lack of coverage by private health insurance and ...

... 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 improved coverage of comprehensive biomarker testing. Progress in improving cancer outcomes increasingly involves the use of precision medicine, which uses information about a ...

... back up and continued her fight.”   Today, Franklin is among a group of Texans leading the charge for Texas lawmakers to ensure access to biomarker testing – which allows doctors to better understand an individual patient’s cancer and prescribe targeted therapies. Frankin credits biomarker testing and subsequent targeted treatment with granting him many more years with his mother; unfortunately, many Texans are unable to ...