WASHINGTON, DC (December 6, 2012) -- The states this year will collect a record $25.7 billion in revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend less than two percent of it -- $459.5 million -- on programs to prevent kids from smoking a
WASHINGTON, D.C. November 27, 2012 U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC - November 20, 2012 - "The proposed regulation provides important details on the minimum level of health coverage required for new individual and small-group plans offered across the country.
Residents of 30 of America 's 50 largest cities are currently covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws, compared to just one city in 2000, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- November 8, 2012 -- The number of adults who smoke and the intensity level of those who do declined between 2005 and 2011, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH).
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- October 15, 2012 -- U.S.
Washington, D.C. Oct.
Washington, D.C. -- September 24, 2012 -- "This week marks the beginning of a new era for consumers seeking reliable and accessible information about their health benefits. For decades, consumers have had to rely on long and complicated benefit summaries for those details.
WASHINGTON, D.C. September 20, 2012 The House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to vote today on legislation (H.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- September 14, 2012 -- Following is a statement from Christopher W. Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), on the White House report issued today on the impact of mandated budget cuts that are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1: