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Senate Finance Committee Approves Cigarette Tax Increase

Statement of Daniel E. Smith, President, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) WASHINGTON, D.C. -- July 18, 2007 -- "Today’s approval by the Senate Finance Committee of a 61-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax to ... at a mere 39 cents. "In 1955, the federal cigarette tax was 36 percent of the price of cigarettes, but today it is less than 10 percent of the cost per pack. We must do more to prevent children from beginning to smoke and help current smokers quit. "We know that raising the price of ...

August 2017 State Update

ACS CAN Massachusetts will be focusing on a variety of issues in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session.  Below is an update on those that have had movement in the past month: While the legislature is still in session in August, we don’t expect movement on any of our issues until after Labor Day.  However, ACS CAN will continue to monitor legislative activity and take action as needed. Comprehensive ...

Governor Sandoval signs bill with cigarette tax increase

Nevada Cigarette Tax Increase Will Reduce Suffering and Death from Cancer Statement of Christopher W. Hansen, President of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 10, 2015 – “The $1 per pack cigarette tax increase signed into law late Tuesday by Gov. Brian Sandoval will help ...

House Votes to Raise Tobacco Taxes, Increase Health Care Coverage for Children

... a major win for the cancer community on several fronts. By imposing a substantial new increase in the federal cigarette tax to pay for expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and eliminating Medicare co-payments for lifesaving mammograms and colonoscopies, this legislation will encourage prevention and treatment and ultimately save lives. "Supporters of the bill put the interests of the public in particular children before the interests of the tobacco and insurance industries. The proposed ... Mike Thompson (D-CA) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) included identical language in legislation proposed earlier this year and strongly supported by ACS CAN. "Cancer advocates across the country made phone calls to Congressional offices this week and last calling on lawmakers to support a ...

What is your state doing to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke?

There is no safe level of secondhand smoke. Even brief exposure can cause immediate harm! Each year, secondhand smoke causes nearly 42,000 deaths among nonsmokers, including 7,300 lung cancer deaths. The best ... smoke, encourage adults to quit smoking and reduce medical costs. Currently, 25 states, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia have laws ensuring 100 percent smoke-free workplaces, including restaurants and bars. Has your state taken steps to limit secondhand ...

How Does Your State Measure Up on Policies to Fight Cancer?

Unfortunately, for most of you the answer to the question above is Š—“not well.Š— According to a new edition of the ACS CAN report How Do You Measure Up? released today, many state legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that ...

Cancer Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Help Reduce the Cancer Burden on Minnesotans

Eagan, Minn. – As we dive into a new legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) prompts legislators to prioritize passing public policies that promote cancer prevention, improve patient quality of life, prevent youth commercial tobacco use and help adults quit tobacco, and expand equitable access to quality, affordable health care. ... ensuring more Minnesotans have access to individual, group, and telephone counseling and all FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications without cost-sharing or other barriers to accessing care. End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco Products: The tobacco industry uses menthol, other candy- and ...

Wyoming Falls Short 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 Wyoming meets the benchmark in just two of the nine public policy areas. Wyoming earned a "red" ranking in several tobacco control categories, including its tobacco tax. At just 60 cents per pack, Wyoming’s current cigarette tax is one of the lowest in the nation. By significantly increasing taxes on cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, smokeless tobacco and all other tobacco ...

Nationwide Tobacco Control Efforts Mark Great American Smokeout

... the Great American Smokeout , we've made tremendous progress in reducing smoking rates and saving lives from tobacco use. Yet, 18 percent of adults in the United States still smoke, many teens are using multiple tobacco products and the majority of tobacco products remain unregulated. Our work certainly isn't finished. There are numerous ACS CAN-led activities happening in state capitols and city halls across the country today to commemorate the Great American Smokeout by calling for ... smokers, save about 400,000 adult lives from premature smoking-caused death and save the system more than $55 billion in long-term health care cost savings. It's a win-win-win that Congress has yet to take action on. Tobacco use remains the largest cause of preventable death in our ...

Jury Holds Tobacco Company Responsible for Deception About Its Products

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 21, 2014 Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in reaction to a Florida jury award of $23 billion in punitive damages to widow Cynthia Robinson in her lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco ... on Smoking and Health , tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke claimed the lives of more than 20 million Americans, and they continue to cost our economy almost $300 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. The American people have paid for the devastating impact ...

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