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... Big Tobacco over buckeye kids. OHR passed a budget today that cut the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program at the Ohio Department of Health by 60 percent from its FY ’17 allocation in the last biennial budget. ACS CAN is shocked that the House took this action. “Decimating ... This money could be used to support the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program as well as other budget shortfalls. “Finally, annual health care costs from smoking exceed $5.6 billion in Ohio and Ohio’s Medicaid program spends $1.72 billion each year to treat smoking-related diseases. ...

... Increased Tobacco Taxes, Increased Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Funding, Funding for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Project and Palliative Care. Columbus, OH– April 5, 2017 – Nearly 100 cancer patients, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the State Capitol in ... Quality of Life Advisory Council.   “Although we have been working on tobacco issues for many general assembly’s now, tobacco is still the health epidemic that lays in plain sight,” said Jeff Stephens, Ohio government relations director. “The asks our volunteers are making today ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

... will vote on a $2 per pack cigarette tax with an equal tax increase on all tobacco products including e-cigarettes. Revenue will fund vital health care and tobacco control programs. Oregon’s current cigarette tax is 32nd in the nation and below the national average. “Increasing the price ... death and disease. This year, smoking will claim the lives of nearly 5,500 adult Oregonians and cost the state more than $1.5 billion in annual health care costs.  “The fact is, one third of all cancer deaths are attributed to tobacco use,” said Friend. “If we want to reduce cancer ...

... a month’s worth of groceries.  The legislation, to be sponsored by Rep. Brandei Schaefbauer of Aberdeen, would require all state-regulated health policies to eliminate patient out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging. It would require ... the full continuum of breast cancer screening without having to make excruciating financial choices about basic daily needs over their long-term health.  “I am very excited to bring forth this life saving piece of legislation,” Schaefbauer said. “Preventative screening is shown to saves lives and lower future health care costs. I would never want a patient to forgo screening because a testing mechanism is not covered which the health care provider deems ...