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... legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only save lives, but also generate new revenue and long-term health care savings. This yearŠ—'s report ranks where states stand on nine public policy issues that play a critical role in reducing cancer incidence ... life. IŠ—'m looking forward to seeing the outcome of these state recommendations. Another key trend we are seeing is increasing access to health care in the states through Medicaid. States have the option to accept federal dollars that have already been set aside to provide uninsured ...

... smoking. The tobacco tax increase would also prevent 7,300 premature deaths due to smoking and save the state nearly $534 million in long-term health care costs due to smoking. “An increase in the tobacco tax is long overdue, especially since New Mexico’s current tax creates a loophole for ... raising the tobacco tax will save lives and money, and it should be a key issue this legislative session.” ACS CAN has joined other leading health organizations in New Mexico including the American Lung Association, American Heart Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids to ...

... today, many state legislatures are missing opportunities to enact laws and policies that could not only generate new revenue and long-term health savings, but also save lives. This yearŠ—'s report ranked where states stand on nine issues that play a critical role in reducing cancer ... for minors Physical education time requirements Breast & cervical cancer early detection program funding Pain policies Access to palliative care Medicaid expansion A color-coded system is used to identify how well a state is doing. Green represents the benchmark position, showing that a ... 38 states have reached benchmarks in only three or fewer. In most cases, small upfront investments by a state can save millions of dollars in health care costs in the long run. In fact, we know we could prevent roughly half of all cancer deaths in the United States if everyone in America ...

... state policies, indicates that as the nation is looking toward more state-driven solutions to address chronic disease prevention and access to health coverage, many states are actually falling behind in this area. “State lawmakers are in a unique position with proven opportunities at ... patients. By passing the proven policies laid out in this report, state lawmakers will not only be saving lives, they’ll be reducing long-term health care costs that can be reinvested back into state economies.” This 15 th edition of How Do You Measure Up? grades states in nine specific areas ...