ACS CAN Kentucky

“Kentucky is losing ground when it comes to preventing youth from using tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches,” @KyHogie said. “A well-funded, fact-based tobacco control program is needed.” #KYga26 @KYLantern kentuckylantern.com/2026/03/18/as-…

We had a very productive meeting with @JRAforKY focused on policy impacts to cancer patients and the importance of tobacco prevention and cessation investments. Pictured (L-R): Jack Hillard, @limestonegrp, Senator Adams, Doug Hogan, ACS CAN & Jason Baird, Limestone Group. #KYGA26

A Kentucky cancer advocate, @KimLindgren13, is taking her personal fight to the nation’s Capital, pushing for more federal funding for cancer research and prevention programs. @wnkytv

Our JUUL bill, Senate Bill 74 has already passed the Health Committee! Put it on the next Appropriations & Revenue Committee agenda! SB74 is a commonsense bill that invests future JUUL payments in youth vaping prevention. More than 2 dozen orgs support it! @KYSenateGOP #KYGA26

Access to healthcare is key in preventing, catching, and treating cancer. Medicaid provides access for many in KY. We discussed proposed Medicaid changes & urged policymakers to make sure new reforms do not have any unintended consequences for cancer patients. #KYGA26

Our $4 million annual budget request for tobacco prevention and cessation so KY adults who want to quit can be successful is supported by @UKMarkey, @UofLHealth Brown Cancer Center +2 dozen other orgs. It’s time to prioritize prevention and cessation investments! #KYGA26

Kentucky families, especially those impacted by cancer, deserve stability, dignity and a system that protects them when they are at their most vulnerable. #KYga26 @gcnewsgazette messenger-inquirer.com/grayson_county…

The @ACSCAN is raising concerns after the KY House passed its budget. Specifically, they say cuts to tobacco prevention & quitting programs could negatively impact the state. #ACSCAN is pushing the state Senate to add $4 mil annual investment. @WPSDLocal6 wpsdlocal6.com/news/cut-in-ke…

“This will increase the out-of-pocket maximum for cancer patients who are seeking treatment. So it could delay care. It could also actually, in some cases, keep people from having the care that they so desperately need,” said @KyHogie, @ACSCAN. @wbkotv wbko.com/2026/03/03/ken…

KY at ACS CAN’s National Childhood Cancer Action Days in DC! More than 200 cancer patients, survivors, & family members traveled to DC to advocate for expanding funds for survivorship, treatment, access, and research, or the STAR Act, to invest in childhood cancer!

“The @ACSCAN calls on the Senate to understand how the barriers erected by this bill will impact Kentuckians’ ability to be healthy & take care of their families. This bill is a matter of life or death.” @NEheadlines #KYga26 thenewsenterprise.com/opinion/cancer…

“This bill also puts lives at risk and will mean more cancer patients forced to forgo treatment, live sicker and die sooner," said @KyHogie, @ACSCAN. @FOX56News #KYga26

Today, the House passed HB 2, which creates barriers to Medicaid access in the Commonwealth. This bill is a matter of life or death for individuals with low incomes and serious health conditions, and the Senate has a responsibility to stop it. #KYga26 fightcancer.org/releases/kentu…

“Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death & disease in KY, including 37.2% of cancer deaths,” @KyHogie. “The need for robust investments in tobacco prevention & cessation programs has never been greater.” #KYga26 @KYLantern kentuckylantern.com/briefs/kentuck…

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in KY, including 37.2% of cancer deaths. The need for robust investments in tobacco prevention and cessation programs in the Commonwealth has never been greater. #KYga26 fightcancer.org/releases/kentu…

Thank you @UKMarkey & @UofLBCC for your support of our $4 million budget request for tobacco prevention & cessation. This investment will lower tobacco usage rates and reduce the cancer burden in KY! @KYHouseGOP @kyhousedems @KYSenateGOP @KYSenateDems #KYGA26

Thank you @RepGuthrie for elevating #cancer issues in the FY26 appropriations bill. Cancer advocates like Kim in Kentucky are grateful for your bipartisan commitment to the fight against cancer!

Our Senate JUUL bill Is moving! We urge the Senate to bring up Senate Bill 74 for a floor vote as soon as procedurally possible! kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/18/ken… @KYSenateGOP @KYSenateDems @KYLantern

EXCITING day at #KYGA26! Senate Bill 74, the JUUL bill, passed out of committee by unanimous vote! The bill directs remaining JUUL settlement funds for youth vaping prevention! Pictured (L-R) Doug Hogan, ACS CAN & JUUL bill sponsor Sen. @KYCraigR. @KYSenateGOP @KYSenateDems

John Staton, public health student @universityofky, but he grew up in Appalachia – Eastern KY– where in his family, smoking & cancer each took its toll. “This is the future of KY, & we need to take care of Kentuckians," he said. #KYga26 @isaiah_km @WHAS11 whas11.com/article/news/l…