Whereas every year nearly 2,000 Ohioans under age 65 are diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer and have no health insurance



Whereas uninsured breast cancer patients are more likely to die than those with insurance



Whereas breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer in women and there is no known cure or prevention



Whereas early detection of breast cancer is not effective in reducing mortality unless patients have access to treatment



We, the undersigned, request the Governor and General Assembly of the State of Ohio enact legislation or otherwise authorize the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services to amend its Medicaid Plan to include Option 3 of the Breast & Cervical Cancer Treatment Program to provide Medicaid coverage to uninsured or underinsured breast or cervical cancer patients diagnosed with breast cancer throughout Ohio for the duration of their treatment and follow up care.

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