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Oklahoma Maintains Positive Momentum on Cancer-Fighting Public Policies

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma is in a multi-year stretch of public health wins when it comes to implementing policies and passing legislation to prevent and reduce suffering and death from cancer. According to the ... in 2019 —50.03% of what the Centers for Disease Control recommends be spent.  “Our volunteers are excited about this streak of public health wins and look forward to getting back to the Capitol,” said ACS CAN Oklahoma Government Relations Director Scott Tohlen. “It’s ... to tobacco.  How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased access to care through Medicaid, access to palliative care, balanced pain control policies, cigarette tax levels, smoke-free laws, funding for tobacco ...

New York State Budget Fails to Address Paid Leave

... state leaders missed an opportunity to address those shortcomings and alleviate New York workers’ fears around losing their job, access to health insurance or a livable wage because of a diagnosis like cancer. We hope state leaders seize the next chance—with Senate Bill 172/Assembly ... The Senate passed their bill with strong bi-partisan support and now it is time for the Assembly to do the same.  “Promoting access to care is a core principle for ACS CAN. Though state lawmakers failed to advance legislation preserving New Yorkers’ access to care through paid ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and advanced proven tobacco control measures. We stand with our volunteers, working to make cancer a top priority for policymakers in ...

Minnesota Tobacco Tax to More than Double

Minnesota public health advocates celebrated a major victory today as the legislature passed   a $1.60 cigarette tax increase. Governor Mark Dayton is expected to ... it takes effect on July 1, 2013, the increase will raise the current state cigarette tax from $1.23 per pack to a new total of $2.83. The public health benefit of this legislative victory is huge the increase will save more than 25,700 lives in Minnesota, keep more than 47,700 kids from ... and encourage 36,600 adult smokers to quit. Not to mention the $1.60 increase will save the state more than $1.65 billion in long-term health care savings and raise $434 million in new revenue in the first two years. The Minnesota legislature also increased the excise tax on other tobacco ...

Our Work Is Never Over

... to protect vital cancer funding is ongoing, as are our efforts in support of strong tobacco control measures, policies that improve access to health care and improve patientsŠ—' quality of life and lifesaving prevention and early detection programs. Now is the time to contact your members of ...

Avon Colorado Voters Pass Lifesaving $3 Tobacco Tax Increase

... by 40 percent. R.J. Ours, the Colorado government relations director for ACS CAN, said: "We are thrilled that Avon voters saw the overwhelming health and financial benefits of this tobacco tax for their community. Strong tobacco tax increases like this one in Avon are effective at reducing ... death and disease from tobacco, Avon will see a big fiscal reward from this tax increase. Taxpayers will also see the benefits due to lower health care costs from smoking-related illnesses. "Aspen, Basalt and now Avon have all passed significant local tobacco tax increases and other measures ...

New Mexico Advocates Rally in Support of Cancer Prevention Initiatives

... quitting. It also would generate approximately $30.74 million in new revenue for the state while saving New Mexico $461.51 million in long-term health care cost savings from smoking declines. The World Health Organization classifies indoor tanning devices as “carcinogenic to humans,” the same category as tobacco and asbestos. Using an indoor ...

June 2017 State Update

... Senate.  The Senate version has 15 Representative co-sponsors and 10 Senate co-sponsors, and has been assigned to the Joint Committee on Public Health.  At the close of the deadline for Representatives to officially co-sponsor the House bill, we had 95 out of 160 House members co-sponsor the bill.   9 Senate members also signed onto the House bill.  On May 16 th , the Joint Committee on Public Health held a public hearing on the bill, where ACS CAN had 4 volunteers testify as part of our work with the Tobacco Free Mass coalition.  ACS ... or via phone at 508-270-4683. Transparency in Prescription 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 ...

Brunswick Town Council Votes to End the Sale of All Flavored Tobacco Products

... and menthol flavored products. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds Town Council members for prioritizing the health of children and historically marginalized communities over Big Tobacco’s interests and bottom line. The following is a statement from ACS ... Tobacco’s continued targeting by voting to end the sale of all flavored tobacco products in the town, without exemptions. This is sound public health policy that will pay out in dividends as fewer youth become addicted to these deadly products. “Menthol, mint and other candy- and ... affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

New Report: States Woefully Underfunding Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Programs

A new report released today by ACS CAN and several public health partners Š—– the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ... on tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Put simply: states are missing a tremendous opportunity to save millions of lives and billions of health care dollars by shortchanging proven programs to prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit. How much are they shortchanging these programs? ...

Senate Again Votes Overwhelmingly To Expand SCHIP, Increase the Federal Tobacco Tax

... Senators today for putting the lives of 900,000 Americans above the interests of the tobacco industry by voting to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) with a substantial increase in the federal tobacco excise tax. "The President continues to insist that he will ... tax funding passed repeatedly by both houses of Congress. The 61-cent increase is the most sensible way to pay for much-needed children’s health insurance. "The cost increase in tobacco products will prevent 1.9 million children in the United States from becoming lifelong tobacco ... comes exactly one week after the House passed identical legislation, is a demonstration of the public’s demand for better access to health care and a testament to the power of grassroots advocates across the country who support the expansion of SCHIP. Cancer advocates in recent weeks ...

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