Jamie Rodriguez
Government Relations Director
Reno
2024-2025 Legislative Priorities
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 person’s own genes or proteins to better diagnose and treat diseases like cancer. Biomarker testing is an important step to accessing precision medicine which includes targeted therapies that can lead to improved survivorship and better quality of life for cancer patients, but insurance coverage for biomarker testing is failing to keep pace with innovations and advancements in treatment.
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Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Funding
ACS CAN will work to increase funding for fact-based, statewide tobacco prevention and cessation programs to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help those who are trying to quit.