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Raising state tobacco taxes will help save lives

7 de Marzo de 2017
Montana

Do you know anyone who struggled to quit tobacco? Were they able to quit before it killed them? Thankfully, my father was. It took him 40-plus years and many attempts…Sen. Mary Caferro proposed a bill this legislative session to increase the state’s cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack with a

Kansas Voters Overwhelmingly Support Increased Tobacco Taxes to Address Budget Shortfalls & Health

7 de Marzo de 2017
Kansas

When asked if they favored increasing tobacco taxes to help balance the budget, 70 percent of respondents said yes – with 46 percent indicating they strongly favor the proposal.

90 Cancer Survivors, Caregivers Urge Lawmakers to Prioritize Prevention

7 de Marzo de 2017
Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – March 7, 2017 – Ninety cancer survivors, caregivers and their families from across the state traveled to the Indiana Statehouse today and called on the General Assembly to prioritize the 36,440 Hoosiers who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2017. The visit was part of

Cancer advocates meet with US Rep Andy Harris

7 de Marzo de 2017
Maryland

About a dozen cancer patients, survivors and volunteers rallied outside the Salisbury office of U.S. Rep. Andy Harris earlier today to deliver the message that any changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) must maintain critical patient protections while ensuring that coverage is affordable and adequate. Any changes to the law should provide equal or better coverage of cancer prevention, treatment and follow-up care.

Eleven Major Patient Groups Outline Joint Position on Health Care Reform

6 de Marzo de 2017

A coalition of eleven nonpartisan patient groups today laid out a joint set of goals they want Congress to focus on as it considers changes to the Affordable Care Act.

Letter to the Editor: Raise Smoking Age

6 de Marzo de 2017
Connecticut

Letter to the Editor by State Lead Ambassador Roger Levesque in the March 6th edition of the Hartford Courant. Read Full Article

Tobacco Tax Support Continues to Grow

3 de Marzo de 2017
New Mexico

As the New Mexico legislature continues to debate on how to tackle a large budget deficit, the coalition to increase the tax on tobacco products continues to grow.

Indoor tanning for kids? Might as well expose them to plutonium

3 de Marzo de 2017
Arizona

Indoor tanning for kids? Might as well expose them to plutonium By: Guest Opinion March 2, 2017 , 2:27 pm After four years of hard work on the part of patients, parents, physicians, and legislators,

Grassroots Support Leads to Palliative Care Victory!

2 de Marzo de 2017
Wyoming

For the better part of a year-and-a-half, ACS CAN volunteers and staff in Wyoming worked on passing model palliative care legislation that would create a statewide task force to assess how healthcare facilities can make palliative care more available to patients with serious illnesses—improving quality of life while saving healthcare