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Gov. Bevin Signs Palliative Care Legislation Into Law

Frankfort, KY.–March 26, 2019– The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) commends Sen. Julie Raque Adams, the Kentucky general assembly and Gov. Matt Bevin for supporting legislation that will improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families through palliative care legislation. The legislation authored by Sen. Raque Adams and supported by Sen. Ralph ...

2023 Kentucky Cancer Action Day Webpage

... locate all the necessary resources to prepare for your participation in successful lawmaker conversations on February 16th. We know that part of the magic that goes into an impactful Cancer Action Day is preparation, coordination, and resources - coupled with our pre-event ... Training Recording 23_ky_volunteer_training_presentation_final.pdf Fact sheets Mentioned in the Pre-Training: biomarker_testing_costs_and_cost_savings.pdf acs_can_biomarker_testing_patient_profiles_final_0.pdf health_equity_in_biomarker_testing_and_targeted_therapy_.pdf biomarker_testing_faq_.pdf ...

2018 Kentucky Legislative Roundup

... the least, filled with last minute surprises, pension reform, and a tax bill with changes going until the very last day.  Despite a multitude of distractions, ACS CAN volunteers made their voices known.  While cancer was not made the state priority that it should be this year, and we must make sure our ... funding.  When the governor’s proposed budget came out in January, it eliminated all prior cancer control funds.  Thankfully, and because of our incredible volunteers, the majority of that funding was reinstated – with some increases!    The final two-year budget included: $1 ...

Local Cancer Advocate Traveled to Nation’s Capital to Urge Congress to Make Cancer a Top Priority

... cancer patients, survivors, and their loved ones from all 50 states and almost every congressional district united in Washington, D.C., as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Leadership Summit and Lobby Day (LSLD). ACS CAN volunteers, who will be some of the first people back in the Capitol to meet with lawmakers since the pandemic, urged Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national ...

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

... Pain Policies Since 2008   [Frankfort, KY] - [June 4, 2013] - Kentucky needs improvement in enacting policies that enhance the delivery of effective pain management for patients battling a chronic disease such as cancer, according to a new report issued today by leading researchers and patient advocacy groups. The report gave Kentucky a letter grade of "B+" in measuring the quality and balance of its policies to make pain treatment available to patients. Nationwide, the report showed that ... Pain & Policy Studies Group (PPSG) and jointly funded the American Cancer Society, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and LIVE STRONG Foundation.  "Kentucky is showing encouraging improvement in implementing sensible policies that make the treatment of pain ...

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