Partner Activity

Chunkin’ Pumpkins is an annual family-friendly event that raises money for Twisted Pink and Hope Scarves, two local organizations that support research in metastatic breast cancer research. In 2022, the event raised more than $35,000 for awareness, research and treatment of the disease.

As frontline healthcare providers, pharmacists are all too familiar with the barriers PBMs have created for our patients and their families. PBMs dictate how and where people can access their medications and how much they pay for them — and can change things on a whim. They also continue to undercut pharmacists on the costs of the medications we dispense — a practice that has left many independent pharmacists with no choice but to shut their doors and leave patients without their trusted, local healthcare provider.

Patient advocacy groups in Kentucky encourage the federal delegation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA VII) before September 30, 2022, to ensure timely access to innovative treatments and medications.

Rather than pushing through highly political and shortsighted government price controls, Congress should focus instead on patient-centered solutions that increase access to quality, affordable care while fostering robust biopharmaceutical research and development. That means reining in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the drug pricing middlemen, who needlessly raise prescription drug costs at the expense of patients and providers while their profit margins soar, and encouraging industrywide innovation.

At a time when the biopharmaceutical industry is developing more treatments and therapies than ever before, we cannot afford to take a step backwards, which is precisely what will happen under the current reconciliation plan.

We commend Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron for supporting state regulation of PBMs and holding them accountable for their profit-driven practices. In Kentucky, it’s time for comprehensive PBM reform to ensure PBMs can’t profit off patients, providers & taxpayers.

“For the last few years, our healthcare system has focused on treating and stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Now, with cases declining, we must look ahead to preventing other serious health threats. One growing problem we’re seeing is anti-microbial resistance, or AMR.

Antibiotics play an important role in medicine. Without them, some of the most common ailments like ear infections, strep throat, or even something as simple as a scraped knee could be life-threatening. When AMR occurs, their efficacy—and your health—is put at risk.

Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens change over time and stop responding to medicines, making common infections more difficult to treat and increasing the risk of disease, severe illness, and death.”

The Kentucky Access to Care Coalition launched Inside Kentucky Health Policy, a new podcast to feature conversations with healthcare leaders and advocacy groups to discuss policy and legislation that impacts Kentuckians.

In Episode 1, we are talking about the upcoming 2022 Legislative Session with Cory Meadows, Deputy Executive Vice President and Director of Advocacy for the Kentucky Medical Association. Cory will give us insights into health-related legislation that may be discussed in Frankfort as well as a preview of the KMA legislative priorities.

We are reaching out today to express our concerns regarding H.R. 3, which would have a detrimental effect on Kentucky patients. This misguided policy threatens American medical innovation and will quickly reduce access to the medications needed by some of our most vulnerable populations, including seniors and people living with chronic conditions.

Proposed changes to Medicare Part D can severely impact access. Learn how partners expressed concerns.

The 6 Protected Classes promote the health of the most vulnerable. See how state partners voiced concerns to recent threats.

Browse information, tools, and resources for understanding life and caregiving with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

See list of established partners of Twisted Pink that, together, accelerate research results for patients with stage IV breast cancer.

The Coffee Club series provides an ongoing look at the state of cancer care and access in Kentucky.

Link 2 Hope is a monthly podcast featuring experts discussing ways to remove barriers for Kentuckians in need of screening, diagnosis and treatment for cancer.

AIM for Better Care tackles administrative issues, laws, regulations and public perceptions that present barriers to treating five conditions that impact Kentuckians more than the rest of the country: smoking, drug abuse, obesity, diabetes and flu/pneumonia.

The Kentucky Medical Association promotes the physical health and well-being of all Kentuckians. Resources in this section have been developed or approved by KMA committees and commissions.

KACC is an effort to ensure all Kentuckians have access to the care, medications and treatment options they need to manage their health.