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ASCO STATE ADVOCACY RESOURCES

Tracey Weisberg MD New England Cancer Specialists 2016‐2017 State Affiliates Chairperson

NNECOS is Important!!!

• State societies are first to usually learn about key mandates that

are ongoing in their state

• Local vehicle for advocacy
• NNECOS representatives meet twice a year with ASCO STATE

AFFILIATES to discuss topics of local and national importance. Educational opportunities for physicians and administrators.

• Expanding resources from ASCO that streamline our efforts

ADVOCACY IN ACTION

Part B Demo MACRA Payment Reform Safe Handling of Chemotherapy Clinical Pathways Quality Initiatives Physician

&

Patient

State Advocacy Page on ASCO.org

• New state advocacy‐focused web page
• State legislative calendar
• ASCO’s state policy priorities
• How state laws are made infographic
• State cancer fact sheets
• Including Medicaid & NIH research

numbers

State ACT Network

• Congressional Quarterly State

Tracking Map

• Click on your state to view bills on

priority issues

• State Legislative Alert Center
• Send a message to your state

lawmakers on key bills

• Look up your State Representatives

and Senators

State Advocacy Toolkits

• ASCO offers advocacy toolkits on priority issues as a

resource to State Affiliates

• Current toolkits: Opioids, Safe Handling of Hazardous

Drugs, Pathways, Oral Parity, and Medicaid Coverage of Clinical Trails

• Toolkits may include: ASCO policy statements, model

language, policy briefs, and FAQs

• More toolkits are in the works

Recent Topics in State Affiliate Council

• Pathways
• Oral Parity
• White Bagging
• Brown Bagging
• Payment Reform
• OCM/PCOP
• Provider Engagement
• CMS drug experiment
• MACRA readiness
• Chemotherapy Safe Handling‐ USP 797 and USP 800

Support for State Affiliates

• State Affiliate Council
• Toolkits
• Analysis of legislation & regulations
• Ongoing tracking of important

legislation & regulations

• Comment letters
• Stakeholder outreach (physician &

cancer community)

• Coalition participation
• Testimony
• Grassroots action alerts
• Social media messaging
• Press releases, op‐eds

State Action on Prescription Opioids

• Opioid epidemic is bipartisan, high priority across states
• States enacting policies related to:
• Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMPs) requirements
• Opioid prescription limits (days/dose)
• Access to overdose antidotes
• Good Samaritan laws
• Substance abuse treatment programs
• Practitioner and patient education, & more

State Action on Prescription Opioids

• 100+ state bills in 2017 on opioid prescribing & dispensing
• Also regulations implementing laws
• ASCO balancing support for state action with ensuring access to

treatment for patients with cancer‐related pain

State Action on Prescription Opioids

• Top concerns of ASCO members:
• Limits on opioid prescriptions (dosage or days)
• PDMP prescriber query requirements
• ASCO tracking bills and regulations & partnering with State

Affiliates to respond

• Recent Comments: IN, NM, HI, & ME

State Advocacy in Action: Opioids

• NNECOS & ASCO submitted joint comments on Maine
• pioids proposals
• LD 273: To create a cancer exception to prescription

monitoring program (PMP) requirements‐ Support

• Opioids Rule: To clarify cancer exemption to opioid

prescription limits & improve PMP process

ASCO Day on the Hill

• Join ASCO members and staff for a Day on the Hill
• Access to legislators to have controlled discussions about meaningful

and timely topics

ASCO State Advocacy Contacts

Jenn Brunelle, Director, State Advocacy

Jennifer.Brunelle@asco.org

Katherine Flannigan, Program Coordinator, State Advocacy

Katherine.Flannigan@asco.org