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Cancer Wins In The Special Session

The Kentucky legislature concluded its Special Session to pass a budget, and the final budget includes two wins in the fight against cancer:

$3.0 million for Medicaid smoking cessation services ($1.5 per year). This is the first time this benefit has been funded since the legislature passed its mandate for Medicaid smoking cessation three years ago

$200,000 total for "colon cancer care" in four eastern Kentucky counties ($50K per county): Floyd, Letcher, Martin, and Pike.

Kentucky Updates

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