The ACA requires insurers to cover routine patient care costs (like physician visits and laboratory studies) for #ClinicalTrials participation. #Medicaid was not specifically included in the requirement - perhaps as a matter of oversight, rather than intentional exclusion. 2
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Nearly 20% of Americans receive their health insurance coverage through Medicaid. Only 10 states & DC cover
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Members of Congress recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation, the CLINICAL TREATMENT Act (H.R. 913), which would guarantee coverage of the routine care costs of
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Who supports this legislation? African Services Committee; American Association for
#Cancer Research; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; American Heart Association; American Medical Association; American Medical Women's Association and more. 5Show this thread -
Who else supports this legislation? American Society for Radiation Oncology; American Society of Clinical Oncology; The Arizona Clinical Oncology Society Asian Services in Action, Inc.; Association of American Cancer Institutes; and the Association of Community Cancer Centers. 6
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Association of Northern California Oncologists; Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses; The Blue Hat Foundation; Cancer Support Community; CancerCare; Charlene Miers Foundation for Cancer Research; Children's Cause for Cancer Advocacy; & Colon Cancer Coalition too7
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Who else supports this bill? Colon Cancer Stars; COLONTOWN, a patient community supported by the PALTOWN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION; Colorectal Cancer Alliance; Delaware Society for Clinical Oncology; Denali Oncology Group; Dermatology Nurses' Association; & Fight Colorectal Cancer 8
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Empire State Hematology & Oncology Society; Florida Society of Clinical Oncology; FORCE: Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered; Friends of Cancer Research; Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.; and the Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology also back this bill 9
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Other supporters include: Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association; Idaho Society of Clinical Oncology; Illinois Medical Oncology Society; Indiana Oncology Society; International Myeloma Foundation; Iowa Oncology Society Kansas Society of Clinical Oncology; and Livestrong 10
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Kentucky Association of Medical Oncology; Kiel Colon Cancer Foundation; The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Louisiana Oncology Society; Lung Cancer Alliance; Lymphoma Research Foundation; Massachusetts Society of Clinical Oncology; & the Medical Oncology Society of New Jersey too11
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Who else supports this bill? Michigan Society of Hematology and Oncology; Minnesota Society of Clinical Oncology; Mississippi Oncology Society; Missouri Oncology Society; Montana State Oncology Society National Brain Tumor Society; and National Comprehensive Cancer Network 12
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Other supporters include: National Hispanic Medical Association; National Patient Advocate Foundation; Nebraska Oncology Society; Nevada Oncology Society; North Carolina Oncology Association; Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society; and NothingPink 13
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Ohio Hematology Oncology Society; Oklahoma Society of Clinical Oncology; Oncology Nursing Society; Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance; Pancreatic Cancer Action Network; Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition; Prevent Cancer Foundation; & Research Advocacy Network back this bill 14
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Other supporters include: Rocky Mountain Oncology Society; Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center; Sarcoma Foundation of America; SCAD Alliance; Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC); Society of Utah Medical Oncologists; and Solve ME/CFS Initiative 15
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Other supporters of this bill: South Carolina Oncology Society; Tennessee Oncology Practice Society; Texas Society of Clinical Oncology; Triage Cancer; Virginia Association of Hematologists & Oncologists; and the West Virginia Oncology Society 16
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As do the Wisconsin Association of Hematology & Oncology and WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease. Access to a
#ClinicalTrial should not depend on what type of insurance you have! Especially when clinical trials benefit us all. 17Show this thread -
So please consider sending this letter (https://www.asco.org/sites/new-www.asco.org/files/content-files/blog-release/pdf/2019-clinical-treatment-act-community-support-letter.pdf … …) to your congressional representatives and asking them to support the CLINICAL TREATMENT Act (H.R. 913)! Thanks! End
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