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Governor Lee signs “Proton Therapy Access Act” into law, providing members of Tennessee State Insurance Plan expanded proton therapy coverage.

4/30/2019

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Great News from Tennessee - This needs to happen in every state....

Nashville, Tennessee (April 26,2019) — Governor Bill Lee signed bill SB 195/HB 184, also known as the “Proton Therapy Access Act” which requires the state health insurance plan to extend coverage for proton radiation therapy as an approved cancer treatment option.  The bill received overwhelming approval in the House of Representatives with a 94-0 vote.  The measure previously passed The Senate with a 27-1 vote.


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Prostate Cancer Treatment SpaceOAR Gel ~ Side Effects Aren’t Side Issues When They Happen to You

8/12/2018

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In the event you are denied coverage for Proton Therapy, we recommend you look at immunotherapy treatments and if you have no other option but radiation or surgery, please look into radiation..just make sure you ask if the doctor uses SpaceOAR Hydrogel..if they don't. ..find one that does. You can search on www.spaceoar.com for one that does.   Below is an explanation of what SpaceOar is.  This will reduce side effects as discussed in the You Tube video below.


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​Special Session Possible After Proton Therapy Bill Vet

5/12/2018

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May 10, 2018

ERWIN, Tenn. – There's one last hope for Tennesseans who might benefit from a state-of-the-art cancer treatment. 

Republican Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed the Cancer Patient Choice Act late last week, but there's talk of a possible special session to override his veto. ​​


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Provision CARES Proton Therapy Cites Inaccuracies in Governor’s Veto Statements

5/8/2018

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May 08, 2018 02:24 PM 
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Governor Haslam’s statement regarding his veto of the Proton Therapy Access Act states that the Act “circumvents the established process for determining state employee insurance program coverage based on medical evidence and effectiveness.” According to Don Denton, President, Tennessee Cancer Patient Coalition, “State Executive Director of Benefits Administration, Laurie Lee, testified multiple times that her team lacks the resources and expertise to recommend or review coverage guidelines so they outsource those decisions to their insurance company and their insurer’s utilization manager, eviCore Healthcare Management. So, the established process the Governor refers to is simply outsourcing the decision to a third-party which has a vested interest in rationing healthcare. Relying on insurance companies to establish coverage guidelines for the latest therapies is obviously a flawed process for cancer patients given the disparity between eviCore’s proton therapy guidelines covering less than 5% of cancer incidence while Medicare covers over 70% of cancer incidence. This is clearly the case of the fox watching the hen house.”


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​Tennessee governor vetoes cancer proton therapy bill

5/4/2018

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POSTED 7:06 AM, MAY 4, 2018, BY AP

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed legislation that would have required state employee insurance to cover proton therapy, an alternative treatment for certain cancers.

In a statement Thursday, the Republican governor said the legislation could put patients at risk and expose them to excessive charges from out-of-network providers.

The bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Green and Rep. Bob Ramsey, both Republicans, would have helped a Knoxville-based proton therapy company that plans to open another facility in Franklin. 
Medical experts say the treatment reduces damage to surrounding tissue.

Haslam said the provider advocating for the bill rejected a medically appropriate plan to expand coverage and instead pursued a political mandate.

House Speaker Beth Harwell and Senate Speaker Randy McNally said it would be premature to call for a veto-override special session.   Source Link
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