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June 4, 2013 - How KY Scored on Pain Management Report Card

... The report, Achieving Balance in State Pain Policy: A Progress Report Card evaluates state policies to improve pain management and patient care. It was prepared by the University of Wisconsin Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) and jointly funded the American Cancer Society, the ... Director for ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society. "Now, more than ever, state regulations are defining ways for health care facilities, such as hospitals, nursing homes and hospices, to make pain assessment and treatment an expected element of patient ... adopted new policies to improve access to effective pain management between 2008 and 2012. The policy improvement was largely a result of state health care regulatory boards adopting policies to encourage appropriate pain management, and state legislatures repealing restrictive or ambiguous ...

2016 Kentucky Legislative Roundup

... tanning devices, thus greatly reducing exposure to a known carcinogen. HB 196 passed the house.  SB 108 passed favorably out of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, but did not receive a vote on the Senate floor.  ACS CAN will be back in full force in 2017 to pass this lifesaving legislation.    Support Access to Patient-Centered and Family-Focused Palliative Care •  HB 410 —Palliative Care Advisory Council . ACS CAN advocated for a bill to create an advisory council in the Kentucky Department of Public Health to build capacity and raise awareness of palliative care services among the public and the health care community.  HB 410 received an ...

Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Requirement Struck Down by Federal Judge

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), made the following statement in reaction. “Today a federal judge ruled the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated federal law by approving work requirements and other barriers to eligibility for Medicaid recipients in ... if work requirements were struck down. ACS CAN urges Gov. Bevin to reconsider this decision. Maintaining access to comprehensive and affordable health care coverage through state Medicaid programs is a matter of life and survivorship for countless low-income cancer patients and survivors in ...

Strengthening Kentucky’s Workforce by Breaking the Cycle of Tobacco Addiction

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize proven tobacco prevention and cessation measures that would improve the health of Kentucky’s workforce.  “ACS CAN urges state lawmakers and Gov. Beshear to invest $10 million annually in fact-based tobacco ... cessation programs,” said Doug Hogan, ACS CAN government relations director. “Smoking is estimated to cost Kentucky $2.23 billion in direct health care costs, including $634 million in Medicaid costs annually. Additionally, smoking costs the state an estimated $6.3 billion in productivity ...

Cancer Advocates Call on Legislature to Invest in Measures to Combat Tobacco Use

... fact-based programs that address tobacco use, including the use of e-cigarettes. Smoking is estimated to cost Kentucky $2.23 billion in direct health care costs, including $634 million in Medicaid costs annually. Additionally, smoking costs the state an estimated $6.3 billion in lost productivity ... spent on comprehensive prevention and cessation programs to help people quit, states receive up to $55 in savings from averted tobacco-related health care costs. So, a $10 million investment would be a significant step toward a healthier workforce and could save up to $550 million.” ### ...

Prior Authorization Legislation Becomes Law in Kentucky

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commends the Kentucky legislature for passing, and Gov. Matt Bevin for signing, important public health policy into law that will improve access to care for all Kentuckians facing serious illness. The new law will streamline and safeguard patient access to often lifesaving prescription drugs. ... for requesting/transmitting electronic prior authorizations that comply with industry standards, leading to cost savings for both providers and health plans. Make patient prescriptions for maintenance drugs valid for one year or until the last day of coverage, and any change in dosage ...

2018 Kentucky Legislative Roundup

... funding will be allocated appropriately.   Improve Patient Quality of Life – Support Access to Patient-Centered and Family-Focused Palliative Care After passing unanimously on the Senate Floor, and then unanimously through the House Health & Family Services Committee, SB 149 died without a House vote.  Our bill sat on the House agenda until the very last day of session, but ... package including a 50-cent increase on the cigarette tax.  This was a major missed opportunity in Kentucky. 50 cents will NOT have a public health benefit; it will simply be a tax.  The tobacco industry is incredibly successful in negating any potential smoking prevention from a 50 ...

Medicaid Work Requirements Likely to Impact Cancer Patients

... Bill 695 imposes work requirements and additional reporting requirements for Medicaid recipients, creating unnecessary red tape and loss of health coverage for Kentuckians.   “Thousands of Kentuckians have cancer. For many of them, Medicaid makes it possible to get the care they need to fight the disease. It covers cancer screenings, diagnostic tests, treatments, surgeries, prescription medications and follow-up ... that people impacted by cancer are 'exempt' from work reporting requirements in House Bill 695, the administrative complexity of verifying health or work status can and will lead to loss of health coverage – even among those who are in compliance with these policies. “House Bill ...

Kentucky Cancer Policy Forum: Cancer Disparities & COVID-19

... have a higher cancer death rate than other Kentuckians, and COVID-19’s impact – from loss of insurance coverage to delayed preventative care – could widen those disparities across the state. Join ACS CAN for a wide-ranging discussion about the necessary steps the oncology community – and the public health community broadly – must take to address the inequities in cancer care and outcomes. Panel Discussion: “Kentucky Cancer Policy Forum: Cancer Disparities & COVID-19”: Dr. Douglas Flora, MD, LSSBB, Medical ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Rally in Frankfort to Urge Legislators to Make Cancer a Priority

... advocates together to encourage lawmakers to give chronically ill patients better quality of life and remove unnecessary barriers to patient care. “An estimated 10,580 Kentuckians will still lose their lives to cancer in this year alone,” said Kristy Young, interim government ... treatment more accessible.” Specifically, ACS CAN volunteers asked lawmakers to: Vote yes on Senate Bill 65 which will establish a palliative care advisory council that will lead Kentucky toward improved patient care. Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on relieving ... amount of time an insurance company can consider coverage requests at 72 hours for typical requests and 24 hours for urgent requests. Right now, health insurance companies can take their time as they decide whether they will cover a certain medication or treatment. Many cancer patients are ...

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