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Today, the front steps of the South Carolina State House were covered in sneakers to remind lawmakers to protect teen health by raising the cigarette tax by $1.50 and prohibiting teens under 18 from using indoor tanning devices. Legislators and volunteers from ... would be used for healthcare and to increase teacher salaries.   Not only would a $1.50 per pack cigarette tax increase be good for public health, it would benefit the state’s fiscal health as well. Increasing the cigarette tax by this amount will save an estimated $1.12 billion in long-term health care costs. Mississippi currently spends $1.9 billion on tobacco-related health care costs each year and experiences $2.35 billion in lost ...

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and AARP Montana invite you to attend the Health Votes Montana - 2016. Health Votes Montana is a state legislative candidate forum focused on healthcare issues that are of concern for patients and their family ... a vehicle to learn how legislative candidates view the issues of most concern to them around disease prevention and access to affordable quality care. Each candidate on the ballot for your area is invited to participate. The number of questions each candidate will be allowed to respond to ...

... indoor tanning devices for minors. The report also looks at whether or not a state has said yes to federal funds available to increase access to care through its Medicaid program, has passed policies proven to increase patient quality of life, offers a well-balanced approach to pain ... the same as intravenous chemotherapy. Additionally, the report offers a blueprint for states to effectively implement provisions of the health care law in a way that benefits cancer patients and their families, and discusses the negative financial impact if Rhode Island fails to ... Passing and implementing the policy recommendations in the report would not only save lives in Rhode Island, but also save millions in long-term health care costs and in some cases would even generate additional, much-needed revenue. A color-coded system classifies how well a state is doing ...

... little or nothing to do the right thing. In most cases, these solutions will save the state millions and perhaps billions of dollars through health care cost reductions and increased worker productivity. So, how does your state measure up? Read the report: How Do You Measure Up?       HOW DO ...