Legislature Misses Opportunity to Protect Kentucky Kids: Fails to Increase Funding to Critical Tobacco Prevention Program
Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Government Relations Director Kristy Young
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Cancer Patients and Survivors Return to the Capitol to Rally Legislators
COLUMBUS, OHIO – After two years of virtual Cancer Action Days due to the pandemic, cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Columbus yesterday to meet in person with their elected officials.
Black Youth Show Highest Combustible Tobacco Use Rates in New CDC Survey; Highlighting the Urgency to Undo Decades of Discriminatory, Predatory Marketing by Big Tobacco
ATLANTA, GA – March 30, 2022 – New surveys released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that youth tobacco use remains a serious public
Cancer Advocates Urge Gov. Kelly to Veto Legislation that Leaves Patients Vulnerable to Inadequate Health Plans, Higher Expenses
The Kansas Senate passed Senate Bill 199, which would expand access to inadequate health plans that can avoid patient protections required by federal law.
Iowa Senate Passes Bill for Radon Testing and Mitigation in Schools; Cancer Advocates Urge Gov. Reynolds to Sign It into Law
The Iowa Senate voted unanimously to approve House File 2412, which would require radon testing and mitigation in Iowa schools. The Gail Orcutt School Radon Safety Bill (named after a beloved retired teacher who died of radon-induced lung cancer) now heads to the governor’s desk.
El presupuesto del Presidente para el año fiscal 2023 pone en peligro los recursos esenciales del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer y aumenta el financiamiento de ARPA-H (Proyecto de Investigación Avanzada sobre la Salud)
El lunes, la administración Biden publicó su presupuesto para el año fiscal 2023, que incluye $5 mil millones para la próxima creación de Advanced Research Project on Health, ARPA-H (Proyecto de Investigación Avanzada sobre la Salud), pero reduce el financiamiento en casi $200 millones para el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI).
More Than a Decade After Passage of Federal Health Care Law, State Still Stands in the Way of Tennesseans Access to Affordable Health Coverage
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Today marks 12 years since the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act. Yet, around 300,000 Tennesseans remain uninsured, denied coverage by state lawmakers who refuse to increase access to Medicaid.
More Than a Decade After Passage of Federal Health Care Law, State Still Stands in the Way of Mississippians Access to Affordable Health Coverage
JACKSON, MISS. – Today marks 12 years since the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act. Yet over 228,000 Mississippians remain uninsured, denied coverage by state lawmakers who refuse to increase access to Medicaid.
More Than a Decade After Passage of Federal Health Care Law, State Still Stands in the Way of North Carolinians’ Access to Affordable Health Coverage
RALEIGH, NC – March 23, 2022 – Today marks 12 years since the historic passage of the Affordable Care Act, and yet over 372,400 North Carolinians remain uninsured, denied coverage by state lawmakers who refu
Cancer Patients and Survivors Cheer 12 Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act; Call for Continued Improvements to the Law
This Wednesday will mark 12 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law and cancer patients, survivors and millions of others gained expanded access to comprehensive health coverage.