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Commissioner: Hamilton County cancer rates above average; county expands screenings and weighs insulin-pricing litigation
Summary
At the Oct. 16 meeting Commissioner Alicia Reese summarized the second annual State of Cancer caucus and 5|13 health expo, highlighting higher county cancer rates and expanded free screenings; she said she supports meeting with the prosecutor to explore joining insulin-pricing litigation.
Commissioner Alicia Reese told the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 16 that county cancer rates exceed state and national averages and described a packed State of Cancer caucus and concurrent health expo that provided free screenings and mobile services.
The meeting's discussion matters because county leaders said expanded screening and clinical-trial access could affect early detection and outcomes for residents; Reese also raised the county's potential role in litigation to lower insulin prices for residents who rely on the drug.
Reese said the county and partner organizations provided more than $2,000 worth of free medical…
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