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Wyoming Falls Short on Tobacco Control, Public Policies to Fight Cancer

... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual “How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality” finds Wyoming meets the benchmark in just one of the eight public policy areas. In 2019, more than 2,930 people in Wyoming will be diagnosed with cancer and more than 980 will die of the disease. Specifically, Wyoming earned low marks in tobacco control efforts, including a “red” or failing grade for its cigarette tax ...

Health Coalition Backs Texas Lawmakers Proposing to Raise Minimum Tobacco Sale Age to 21

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two Texas lawmakers proposing to raise the state’s minimum tobacco age of sale to 21 – backed by a coalition of health care organizations – at a press conference Tuesday urged passage of their bills to protect and save the lives of young Texans by ... Backing HB 1908 and SB 910 is the Texas 21 Coalition ( www.texas21.org ), which includes the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association in Texas, Baylor Scott & White, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, March of Dimes, Texas ...

President 's Budget Increases Funding for Cancer Research; Proposes Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Insurance for Kids

... effort to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer. The proposed three percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) would begin to restore scarce resources after years of appropriations that have not kept up with the growing costs of medical research. The president 's Precision Medicine Initiative has enormous ... patient. The budget also includes funding for drug monitoring programs, a critical step to ensuring that abuse and misuse of prescription drugs can be addressed in a balanced way that does not harm patient access to medications. The budget proposal once again includes a 94-cent increase in ...

New Report: Oregon Gets Mixed Results on Public Policies to Fight Cancer

... legislation to prevent and reduce cancer, according to a new report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). The annual "How Do You Measure Up? A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality" finds Oregon meets the benchmark in four categories and falls short in just one area. However, the state has room to improve in several key areas of tobacco control, specifically increasing its cigarette tax rate. "Right now, Oregon’s cigarette tax rate is below the national average, which ... schools and communities," said Christopher Friend, ACS CAN Oregon government relations director. "Given that tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, we must do everything to help people quit and make sure young people don’t get addicted in the first place. We can do much ...

President Renews Call for Stronger Tobacco Control in FY 15 Budget Proposal

... today unveiled an FY15 budget proposal that prioritizes tobacco control with an increase in the federal tobacco tax, emphasizes the importance of primary care with an investment in workforce training for new doctors and signals his ongoing support for increased investment in medical research. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), follows: The president 's budget proposal shows that he remains committed to increasing the federal cigarette tax by an unprecedented 94 ... and uninsured are essential to eliminating death and suffering from a disease that will kill an estimated 585,000 people in America and cost the economy $216 billion this year. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports ...

Wyoming Lawmakers to Consider $1 Cigarette Tax Increase in 2019 Session

CHEYENNE, Wyo.—The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges the legislature to pass House Bill 218, sponsored by Rep. Dan Zwonitzer, which would raise the tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and ... the legislature to include e-cigarettes in the tax increase to address the e-cigarette epidemic among youth. Tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death and smoking causes nearly 30 percent of all cancer deaths in Wyoming. Each year, 800 Wyoming residents die from their own smoking and an additional 1,800 kids try cigarettes for the ...

State Funding Shortfall Shouldn't be Fixed by Breaking Promises to Our Kids

... in large part to tobacco prevention and education. Leading health organizations including American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Lung Association, and American Heart Association don’t want to see a reversal of that progress.  However, they warn that’s exactly what is at stake this Friday as the legislative Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight ... at 9:00 a.m. at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. The Tobacco Settlement Revenue Oversight Committee is charged with monitoring the use of the $38 million the state receives from the tobacco settlement each year. In 1999, New Mexico lawmakers made a commitment to create a permanent ...

New Report Shows Most States Not Providing Adequate Tobacco Cessation Coverage through Medicaid

WASHINGTON, D.C. March 27, 2014 The majority of states areξmissing opportunities to reduce tobacco-related deaths and health care costs byξproviding inadequate tobacco cessation ... own, combined they are even more effective. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: Given that smoking rates are much higher among the Medicaid population, it is critical that every state provide access to ... counseling and medications work for different people. Comprehensive tobacco cessation services have been proven to be clinically effective and cost effective as well. If all states covered all of the recommended cessation benefits and removed barriers to smokers seeking cessation services ...

Durbin Bill Could Reinvigorate America 's Fight Against Cancer

... Act , a bill that would create a mandatory dedicated funding stream for four biomedical research agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bill would provide $150 billion over the next 10 years, a much-needed infusion of ... Sen. Durbin 's bill will prioritize cancer research and prevention, because the disease will killξan estimated 585,000 people in America and cost the economy $216 billion this year. The possibility that the bill could be partially funded by a 94-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax ... point of sale is our most effective strategy in reducing smoking. It will save more lives and further reduce long-term health care costs. ACS CAN, the nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions ...

North Dakota Voters Reject Tobacco Tax Increase

Deb Knuth ACS CAN Government Relations Director 701-250-1022 [email protected] Big Tobacco's Dirty Money and Misleading Measure 4 Ads Deceive Voters:  North ... victory is a tragedy for North Dakota. Measure 4 would have raised the tax to $2.20 per pack on cigarettes and instituted a new tax rate of 56 percent of the wholesale purchase price on all other tobacco products including e-cigarettes.  Raising tobacco taxes is a proven way to ... course, tobacco companies fiercely opposed the initiative because they knew it will cause people to quit smoking or never start - and that would cost them millions in profits. In every state that has significantly raised its tobacco tax, the number of cigarette packs sold has declined. ...

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