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Arizona Cancer Survivors, Patients Call on State Lawmakers to Prioritize Access to Care, Early Detection, and Tobacco Control this Session

PHOENIX, ARIZ. - With the 2026 legislative session now underway, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is leading efforts this session to protect and expand access to quality health care, sustain lifesaving cancer prevention measures, and ... control.  ACS CAN will work with state lawmakers on accomplishing the following during the 2026 session:  Medicaid Defense: The preservation of eligibility, coverage, and access to Medicaid remains critically important for many low-income state residents who depend on the program for ... local ordinances.  Access to Quality Care: Ensure access to affordable, comprehensive health insurance including Arizona’s Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS); uphold biomarker testing coverage; guarantee no-cost follow-up breast imaging for those who received an abnormal ...

Nebraska Legislature Must Address Tobacco Crisis

 Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Nebraska Government Relations Director Megan Word     LINCOLN, NEB. – “The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on the Governor and the state legislature to seize the opportunity during the special session to reduce the toll of tobacco and cancer on Nebraskans by increasing the state’s cigarette tax by at least $1 per pack. Over 28% of cancer deaths in the state are attributable to smoking, and something must be done.  “If we are serious about reducing the toll of ...

June 2017 State Update

State Updates ACS CAN Massachusetts will be focusing on the following issues in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session: Comprehensive Youth Tobacco Prevention: Comprehensive tobacco control legislation which would increase the age of sale for tobacco products from 18 to 21, prohibit sales of tobacco in pharmacies, add electronic-cigarettes to the state’s smoke-free ... Drug Formularies: As consumers are asked to be more savvy health care shoppers, they can only do so with accurate information.  While the cost of a drug varies significantly depending on the source, consumers who are increasingly facing co-insurance (rather than a fixed co-pay) must ...

Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Boost Tobacco Prevention Funding and Pass Legislation to Expand Access to Care

LANSING, MI – “As the 2025 legislative session gets underway, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize improving access to cancer care and increasing funding for tobacco control programs to ease the burden of cancer in Michigan.  “As lawmakers consider Michigan’s budget this legislative session, ACS CAN urges the legislature to increase funding ... by $5 million to bring funding for tobacco prevention and programs that help those already addicted quit to $9.6 million. With nearly 32% of cancer deaths in the state being attributable to smoking, a well-funded, fact-based program to help people quit tobacco is needed to reduce the ...

Backwards Budget Bill Would Send Progress Up in Smoke

Statement from Donald Distasio, CEO, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, Regarding Possible Elimination of NYS Tobacco Control Program in Assembly budget bill "This has got to be a mistake.  How else can you explain something so short sighted and wrong headed? New York lawmakers should know better. The state's Tobacco Control Program works, and ...

Georgia Legislature Failing to Enact Proven Cancer-Fighting Policies

... evidence-based policies designed to fight cancer, according to a report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). Georgia earned a “green” rating in only two of nine categories examined in the annual How Do You Measure Up? report. Only six states achieved fewer top ratings. Recognizing that 56,920 ... from the disease, implementing the nine evidenced-based public health policies detailed in the report would curb the human and financial toll of cancer in the state. These policies are designed to tackle tobacco use, encourage healthy behaviors and improve access to health screenings and ...

Amidst Youth E-cigarette Epidemic, Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction

... American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 44th annual Great American Smokeout, taking place on Thursday, by calling on lawmakers to protect the health of New Hampshire residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. Only by tackling tobacco use through a comprehensive approach can we effectively overcome the country’s tobacco use epidemic and prevent the more than 480,000 deaths each year caused by smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke. The advocacy affiliate of ACS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), supports evidence-based strategies proven to reduce tobacco use including ...

Maine, New Jersey and Oregon are latest states to raise their cigarette sales age to 21

In less than a month, three states – Maine , New Jersey and Oregon – have enacted laws that prohibit the selling of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. Smoking rates have declined in recent years, but the use of cigarettes by children and teens remains unacceptably high. In 2015, 25% of high ... teenage years that most of them will never start smoking later,” said Christopher Friend, the Oregon Government Relations Director at ACS CAN. If the sales age was raised to 21 nationally, it’s estimated there would be 223,000 fewer premature deaths, according to an Institute of ...

New CDC Survey Finds Adult Quit Attempts Have Stalled, Proven Tobacco Control Critical

... article, entitled “Trends in Quit Attempts Among Adult Cigarette Smokers — United States, 2001–2013,” is featured in this week’s issue of the CDC journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report details that while quit attempts increased steadily from 2001 to 2010, and ... to quit from 2011 to 2013, overall adult quit attempts have remained steady. A statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) follows: “While CDC data offers promising news showing  two thirds of adult smokers making an attempt to quit tobacco, the data indicating ... Care Act, most private health plans must cover comprehensive cessation services, including both FDA-approved medications and counseling, at no cost to the smoker. These services offer the best opportunity to help smokers quit a powerful and deadly addiction. The administration has an ...

Oregon House Passes Bill to Raise State's Tobacco Sales Age to 21

Salem, Ore.– July 6, 2017— Today, the Oregon House took steps to save lives by protecting kids from a lifetime of addiction when it passed Senate Bill 754 to raise Oregon’s sales age for all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to 21. The ... Governor Kate Brown’s desk. Governor Brown has expressed support for the bill and is expected to sign it.   Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death, claiming the lives of 5,500 Oregonians each year. Tobacco use also causes roughly 28 percent of all cancer deaths in the state. Unless we can reduce the number of young people who start smoking, 68,000 Oregon kids alive today will die early from a tobacco-related disease.   The ...

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