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Two fights. One goal: prevent the next avoidable cancer death.
“As shepherds of our communities, we must not only preach about dignity and life; we must protect it. This moment demands more than prayer; it demands action.”
— Archbishop Philip Anyolo,
Archbishop of Nairobi
Emily's Law
Emily's Law is currently under medical and policy review as ForEm develops the proposal with clinical and legislative input. Additional policy materials will be published as that work advances.
Kentucky already requires qualifying health benefit plans to cover biomarker testing when supported by specified clinical evidence. HB 180, now codified as KRS 304.17A-263, addressed an important barrier: access and insurance coverage once qualifying testing is ordered.
Emily's experience raised a related question:
When biomarker testing is clinically indicated to inform treatment selection following cancer recurrence or progression, what ensures that the testing decision is addressed early enough to inform that choice?
Emily's Law is exploring whether Kentucky should establish a timely, documented process for addressing that decision while preserving individualized medical judgment.
HB 180 was sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser, who currently chairs the Kentucky House Health Services Committee. ForEm has asked her office to discuss the policy question behind Emily's Law as the proposal undergoes medical and legislative review.
24 states now require insurance coverage of biomarker testing — including Kentucky.
ForEm's goal is to help Kentucky lead the conversation about what comes after coverage — ensuring clinically indicated biomarker information can meaningfully inform treatment decisions.
PREVENT HPV
Cancers Act
The PREVENT HPV Cancers Act would strengthen national efforts to prevent HPV-associated cancers through vaccination education, public awareness, screening and research. An earlier version passed the U.S. House in 2021 but did not become law. The bipartisan legislation was introduced again in December 2025 as H.R. 6561 and referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HPV causes six types of cancer. Nearly 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with an HPV-associated cancer each year. Ask your members of Congress to support the PREVENT HPV Cancers Act.
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