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Proposed Meager Cigarette Tax Increase Won't Make Oklahoma Healthier

OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to the proposed 67 cent-per-pack cigarette tax increase, a coalition of leading national, state and local health organizations issued the following statement: “The bill to raise cigarette taxes by 67 cents per pack is flat out wrong for Oklahoma, and the House Appropriations and Budget committee failed to protect the health of our youth by giving the state what it really needs – a cigarette tax increase that would save lives. “Instead, the Legislature is now ... productivity annually. A $1.50-per-pack tax increase would generate more than $183 million in annual state revenue that improve access to health care in Oklahoma and ameliorate the state’s budget shortfall. “Additionally, significantly raising the price of tobacco would decrease the ...

Nebraska Revenue Committee Bill Fails to Address Tobacco Crisis  

... Committee advanced a bill that fails to prioritize reducing Nebraska’s high tobacco burden. The Committee missed an opportunity to improve the health of Nebraskans by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Nebraska.  “If Nebraska is going to be serious about improving public health, we need to address the state’s tobacco crisis. In the state, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes and almost 15% of high school students use ... ACS CAN will be advocating for increasing the cigarette tax by $2.00 per pack with a parallel tax on all other tobacco products to reduce health care costs, protect kids, and save lives.”       ###   About ACS CAN    The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS ...

Wyoming Cancer Advocates Unite at the Capitol to Push for $1 Tobacco Tax Increase

... Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN. The group will urge their lawmakers to pass a $1 tobacco tax increase in Wyoming that will save lives, reduce health care costs, and raise revenue. Advocates will urge lawmakers to support the Revenue Committee’s House Bill 43 to increase Wyoming’s tobacco tax ... In a budget year, this tobacco tax increase would generate $22 million in new annual revenue, while saving roughly $107 million in long-term health care costs. At a news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Senator R. Ray Peterson, Revenue Committee chair, will join health advocates to urge ...

600 Advocates Meet with Lawmakers at Annual ACS CAN Lobby Day

... treatment. Volunteers asked their representatives to restore this critical funding. Improve patientsŠ—È quality of life through palliative care . Palliative care, an extra layer of support for patients with serious chronic diseases, ensures that health care providers are treating the disease while also ensuring the best possible quality of life for the patient. Advocates asked their ...

New Report: Oregon Gets Mixed Results on Public Policies to Fight Cancer

... Smoking also causes about 28 percent of all cancer deaths in the state. Tobacco use also costs the state more than $1.5 billion in annual health care costs. Regular and significant tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to help adults quit and prevent kids from starting, while saving health care costs overall.  How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased ...

Wyoming Falls Short on Tobacco Control, Public Policies to Fight Cancer

... cause of preventable death, causing nearly 30 percent of cancer deaths in Wyoming. Tobacco also costs the state about $258 million in annual health care costs. Regular and significant tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to help adults quit and prevent kids from starting, while saving health care costs overall.  How Do You Measure Up? rates states in eight specific areas of public policy that can help fight cancer: increased ...

Wyoming Legislators Missed a Proven Opportunity to Save Lives and Raise Revenue by Not Introducing the Tobacco Tax

... "It would have also raised much-needed revenue to address Wyoming’s budget crisis. Right now, smoking costs our state $258 million in annual health care costs, and a $1 cigarette tax increase would raise about $22 million in new annual revenue, at the same time lowering long-term health care costs. "While the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network is disappointed in today’s outcome, we will continue working with the ...

Wyoming Falls Short on Public Policies to Fight Cancer

... taxes on cigarettes, cigars, little cigars, smokeless tobacco and all other tobacco products, Wyoming lawmakers can save lives, reduce health care costs and generate much-needed revenue. "Unfortunately, Wyoming's tobacco prevention efforts are severely lagging, and we're paying the price ... pack of cigarettes helps adults who use tobacco quit successfully and prevents youth from becoming addicted. Strong tobacco taxes also help save health care costs overall. How Do You Measure Up? rates states in nine specific areas of public policy that can fight cancer, including increased ...

Indiana House Budget Fails to Address the State’s Tobacco Crisis

... a budget that fails to prioritize reducing Indiana’s high tobacco burden. State representatives missed an opportunity to improve Hoosier health by reducing tobacco use, leaving out fact-based policies on the leading cause of preventable death in Indiana. “If Indiana is going to be serious about improving public health, we need to address our tobacco crisis. Indiana has the 8th highest adult smoking rate in the US and tobacco use is the leading cause of ... on all other tobacco products and an increase in funding for tobacco prevention and cessation programs to $15 million annually to reduce health care costs, protect kids, and save lives.” ### About ACS CAN The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) makes cancer a top ...

Dissapointing Delay in Tobacco Tax Case

... the nation, combined with tax collection on reservations could result in more than 182,000 people who will quit smoking.  The positive public health impact of collecting this tax would be enormous, with the added benefit of reduced health care costs for our state." Dissapointing Delay in Tobacco Tax Case ...

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