NC parents and doctors push for insurance coverage for a medical test they say saves lives

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 484

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Ashley Fannin was working as a pediatric oncology nurse when her 6-year-old son Mason was diagnosed with leukemia.

Fannin says Mason, now 14, plays baseball and soccer and enjoys hunting, fishing and camping. He accompanied his mother to the Legislative Building this week to hear her advocate for insurance coverage for biomarker testing.

Fannin, who lives in Clayton, said biomarker testing helped Mason’s doctors design a treatment plan for his aggressive form of …

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