UPDATED April 3, 2017
KCC’s ACA and Cancer Team has recently developed new tools that are designed to support caregivers of those with cancer in finding answers on where to get help in paying for cancer treatment and care for their loved ones.
Many thanks to the ACA & Cancer Team for their efforts in updating information related to the summary of cancer prevention and screening benefits in Kentucky. Please share these documents widely with your networks.
- ACA y Cáncer Versión Pública Detallada en Español – Updated November 10, 2016
- ACA y Cáncer Versión Pública Básica en Español – Updated November 10, 2016
- ACA and Cancer Basic Public Version – Updated November 10, 2016
- ACA and Cancer Detailed Public Version – Updated November 10, 2016
- ACA and Cancer Health Professionals Version – Updated November 10, 2016
- Favor to Ask: If you find these documents useful or share them with your internal/external partners, would you let us know? KCC is interested in knowing how our documents are being used and with what organizations, in order to evaluate their reach. Contact Jennifer Redmond Knight if you have information to share.
The ACA and Cancer Team is focused on understanding and communicating the impact of ACA on cancer prevention and early detection in Kentucky. The primary audiences are KCC partner organizations, health professionals and the public.
The ACA and Cancer Team has compiled existing information and resources available from other organizations (see below) on the Affordable Care Act and Cancer.
The Affordable Care Act and Cancer — Where to go for more information
If you do not have insurance…
- Sign up for insurance through Kentucky’s Health Exchange known as “Kynect”
- https://kyenroll.ky.gov/ or call 1-855-4kynect (459-6328)
- Find a person who can help you sign up for insurance, called a “Kynector”
- Learn basic information about Kynect, Kentucky’s health insurance marketplace
- Find out how much health insurance might cost…
- By typing information about your income and your family size into a calculator: http://kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/
- Find out if you can get help paying for health insurance
- Payment Assistance Fact Sheet
- https://kyenroll.ky.gov/Anonymous/OpenFile?option=T
- Watch a short video that talks about health insurance through the Affordable Care Act
- Find out about free services in your community (help finding a job, food, housing, etc.)
- Read about signing up for health insurance in Kentucky (Kynect)
- https://kyenroll.ky.gov/Anonymous/OpenFile?option=P
- https://chfs.ky.gov/services/Pages/search.aspx
- Find out if you might be eligible for Medicaid or KCHIP
- Look up definitions of words used when talking about health insurance
- Find out about dental insurance
- Find out about health insurance in a different language
- https://benefind.ky.gov/General/ContactUs(scroll to the bottom of the screen for language options)
- Find out about special discounts on how much you might have to pay
- Find cancer resources available in your area of Kentucky
- Kentucky Cancer Program Pathfinder (by Area Development District)
- If you have more questions about health insurance
If you have insurance…
- Find out what women can do to stay healthy
- Find out what women over 50 can do to stay healthy
- Find out what men can do to stay healthy
- Find out what men over 50 can do to stay healthy
- Learn more about clinical trials (a type of research study that tests how well new medical approaches work in people)
- Find out about local essential services that can help you with everyday life (employment, food, training, housing, etc.)
- Look up definitions of words used when talking about health insurance
- What does “Annual Out of Pocket Maximum” mean? Watch a brief video:
- What does “Annual Deductible” mean? Watch a brief video:
- What does “Co-Insurance” mean? Watch a brief video:
- What does “Provider Networks” mean? Watch a brief video:
- Learn how to “appeal” if your insurance does not pay for a claim
- The Kentucky Department of Insurance has written many helpful booklets. See a list:
- Find out about special discounts on how much you might have to pay
- Find cancer resources available in your area of Kentucky
- Kentucky Cancer Program Pathfinder (by Area Development District)
- If you have more questions about kynect
If you are a cancer survivor…
- Use this checklist when shopping for health insurance
- Find cancer resources available in your area of Kentucky
- Kentucky Cancer Program Pathfinder (by Area Development District)
- Find out about local essential services that can help you with everyday life (employment, food, training, housing, etc.)
- If you have more questions about kynect
If you are a health professional or KCC partner…
- List of Kynectors by County:
- Find out about local Essential Services (employment, food, training, housing, etc.)
- ACA information for Healthcare Professionals, from the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS)
- List of Preventive Care Services covered at 100% for non-grandfathered health plans
- Covered services for Adults
- US Preventive Services Task Force A and B recommendations covered at 100% (no cost sharing/deductibles)
- ACA & Colon Cancer Screening: Fact Sheet
- Coverage of Colonoscopies under the Affordable Care Act: National Colon Cancer Roundtable Fact Sheet
- ACA & Breast Cancer Screening: Fact Sheet
- Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations (from USPSTF)
- Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations (from USPSTF)
- Tobacco Cessation Treatment – What Is Covered?
- Clinical Trial Coverage through the Affordable Care Act
- If you have more questions about kynect
If you are an employer…
- Small Business Factsheet
- If you have more questions about kynect