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What Do Candidates Say About Health Care?

In an effort to help educate Great Falls voters candidates for Montana's State Legislature gathered in a forum to answer questions regarding health care. One of the hot topics included raising the legal age to 21 to purchase tobacco products. Some in favor say it would help to curb the use ... say if you are an adult at 18 you should be allowed to purchase those items at the age of 18.   (read more...) What Do Candidates Say About Health Care? ...

Bipartisan Health Package Offers Path Toward Reducing Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket Costs; Improving Public Health

Washington, D.C.—Today the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will markup legislation aimed at helping reduce patients’ out-of-pocket health care costs and improving public health. The Lower Health Care Costs Act would exempt patients from having to pay surprise medical bills in ...

New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote Against Public Health; Reduce Tobacco Control Program Funding

... already ranking near the bottom of the nation in tobacco control program funding levels, lawmakers have acted against the interest of public health by further cutting back this lifesaving – and cost saving – public health investment.  “Today’s decision to cut funding to our state tobacco control program is an extremely costly and unnecessary road to take. Any short-term savings are dwarfed by the staggering toll tobacco use takes on our economy and our health care. Research shows that the more states spend on tobacco control, the greater the decrease in smoking – which not only saves money but saves ...

Public Health Wins at the Polls in California and South Dakota

... to expand Medicaid eligibility to adults with lower incomes. In California voters upheld the 2020 law that will reduce tobacco use and health disparities caused by the tobacco industry’s targeting of Black communities. The following is a statement from Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, CEO ... and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): “Voters in South Dakota and California made it clear on Tuesday that public health is a priority in their states. By passing measures to increase access to health coverage through Medicaid and reduce the deadly toll of ... their loved ones who will newly gain access to lifesaving health insurance coverage. ACS research repeatedly shows the importance of access to care in reducing health disparities and improving cancer outcomes. ACS CAN volunteers and staff worked tirelessly to educate the public on the ...

Advancing Health Equity: Tobacco Control as a Racial and Social Justice Issue

... the voices and perspectives of volunteers, colleagues and partners who are leading the work to address longstanding disparities in cancer care and outcomes. Achieving health equity in communitie s nationwide is a cornerstone of our mission. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., a ... to people in our country. While tobacco-related cancer incidence and mortality have significantly declined, it remains an area of public health in which disparities by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and geographic location persist to this day, ...

State of the Union to Illustrate Importance of Public-Private Partnership in Improving Public Health

WASHINGTON January 20, 2015 In his address to Congress tonight, the president is expected to emphasize critical health priorities that each depend on public-private partnerships for success in ξdefeating life-threatening diseases such as cancer, which kills more than 1,600 people in America each day. The president 's public health priorities point to the vital roles that the public and private sectors play in the fight against cancer. Saving lives from cancer requires ... and the body 's immune system that private sector innovation has continued to leverage to develop targeted treatments. Improving access to care is critical to get research advances in early detection and treatment from the laboratory bench to the patient 's bedside. Important ...

Leading Health Groups Call for Bold Action To End the Tobacco Epidemic In the United States

WASHINGTON, DC - As the United States marks the 50 th anniversary of the first Surgeon General 's Report on Smoking and Health, seven leading public health and medical organizations today called for a new national commitment to end the tobacco epidemic for good. At a press conference today, the ... States.ξ Smoking kills more than 440,000 Americans each year, sickens millions more and costs the nation $193 billion annually in health care expenditures and lost productivity.ξ About 44 million adults still smoke, and more than 3,000 kids try their first cigarette each day.ξ ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Decision to Strip FDA Oversight of Laboratory Developed Tests Puts Americans at Risk

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced their decision Wednesday to rescind all guidance related to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of laboratory developed tests (LDTs), a move that could have broad, negative health consequences. The following is a statement from Lisa Lacasse, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). ... therapy selection and helping to monitor disease trajectory. Accuracy and reliability of diagnostic tests are the bedrock of any personalized care and are especially important in cancer where test results often drive life or death treatment decisions. “FDA has been judicious in its ...

ACS CAN Applauds Washington, DC Mayor for Signing Bill to Protect the Health of All District Residents

... Director Jocelyn Collins released the following statement: “By signing this bill Mayor Bowser is sending a loud and clear message that the health of all DC residents must be protected.  The tobacco industry has aggressively targeted the District’s Black communities with menthol ... tobacco products, including hookah. A selective flavored tobacco sales restriction that allows access to these products can entrench existing health disparities and increase the health harms borne by these communities. “We emphasize our thanks to Mayor Bowser for signing this ... 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 ...

51 Health Groups Urge Administration to Defend and Enforce FDA Rule for E-Cigarettes, Cigars

WASHINGTON, D.C.— May 17, 2017 — Fifty-one leading health groups today urged the current administration to defend and fully implement the 2016 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rule establishing public health oversight of electronic cigarettes, cigars and other previously unregulated tobacco products, also known as the deeming rule.  In a letter ... Academy of Pediatrics American Association for Cancer Research American Association for Dental Research American Association for Respiratory Care American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network American College of Cardiology American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ...

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