All Updates

Below is this week’s update on the Affordable Care Act. As always, thank you for all you do every day to support laws and policies that help cancer patients and their families

Amicus Brief Filed in Rochester American Cancer Society signs on to Amicus Brief in State Case on Cigarette Taxes Additional Resources: NYS Tobacco Tax Evasion Fact Sheet >>> ACS Files Brief in Buffalo Federal Case

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted an all-day meeting Monday on health exchanges. The goal was to discuss some of the major issues that will need to be addressed in federal regulations of health exchanges.

Costs Keep Mounting for New York State in Dollars and Lives

American Cancer Society signs on to Amicus Brief; Higher Prices Mean Fewer Smokers and Less Cancer Death

During the month of September we are working with our volunteers to create an online “National Family Album” with photos and stories from cancer survivors about how research has affected them.

Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Federal District Court injunction halting tax collection on cigarettes shipped to Indian reservations.