Former Senator Tom Coburn on access to cancer Care

I know the emotional and financial toll that disease puts on a person, and I feel fortunate that I’ve survived multiple bouts with cancer.  I’ve been lucky to have the opportunity to work with my doctors to find a personalized approach and to benefit from innovative treatments. But that innovation is all for not if barriers prevent patients from accessing the critical cancer medicines they need.

By lessening the burdens of care and bringing parity to the way plans cover these new innovative oral treatments and traditional IV treatments, we can improve outcomes and adherence for patients. Forty-three states and D.C. have bipartisan legislation on the books that does just that, and cancer patients are benefiting from these efforts.

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