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CDC Study Finds Smoking Leads to Higher-Than-Expected Health Care Costs

... Journal of Preventive Medicine published two studies today from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health showing health care costs attributable to cigarette smoking are higher than previously reported (nearly $170 billion per year), as well as results on the ...

ABC News 12: Cancer survivors and health care advocates rally for oral chemo coverage

LANSING, Mich. (WJRT) - (04/25/18) - A group of health care advocates are trying to align Michigan's policies with more than 43 other states. They took a direct approach, reaching out face to face to members of the Michigan House of Representatives.Those other states provide equal health insurance coverage of chemotherapy, whether it's taken by needle or by mouth. "I am a bone cancer survivor and melanoma survivor. I was ...

Senate Introduces Health Equity Legislation Critical to Reduce Health Disparities and Combat Chronic Disease

Washington, D.C. – Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today aims to improve access to quality health care for communities of color and decrease health disparities, such as those resulting in a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in these communities. Additionally, it offers ...

House Introduces Health Equity Bill Critical to Reducing Health Disparities and Fighting Chronic Disease

Washington, D.C. --  Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today aims to improve access to quality health care for and decrease health disparities in communities of color. The Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2022 provides a comprehensive set of strategic ...

For Immediate Release: ACS CAN Applauds Sununu’s Commitment to Continued Access to Health Care for Granite Staters

... Action Network Phone: 508-450-8690 E-mail: [email protected]       ACS CAN Applauds Sununu’s Commitment to Continued Access to Health Care for Granite Staters   CONCORD – February 15, 2018 – Today, Governor Chris Sununu issued his annual State of the State address, in which he voiced his support for reauthorizing the New Hampshire Health Protection Program (NHHPP).  The following statement can be attributed to Mike Rollo, director of government relations in New Hampshire for ...

House Kills Bill to Fight Youth Addiction, Improve Health

... year claims the lives of 11,000 Hoosiers, ensnares 3,700 kids in a lifetime of addiction and costs our economy more than $7 billion in related health care costs and lost productivity. “We know what works: raise the state's cigarette tax, delay youth access to tobacco and work with communities ... session must focus on a healthier Indiana, starting with efforts to reduce smoking.” 0 House Kills Bill to Fight Youth Addiction, Improve Health ...

Governor Ige Prioritizes Public Health Over Big Tobacco’s Profits

... advocacy 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 ... with our volunteers and save more lives from cancer. Join the fight by visiting www.fightcancer.org . 0 Governor Ige Prioritizes Public Health Over Big Tobacco’s Profits ...

Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Can Help to Address Health Disparities

In 2020, nearly 31  million adults used cigarettes and  a disproportionate number of those  individuals relied  on Medicaid for their health care. [i] Smoking cigarettes significantly increases an individual’s risk to get at least 12 cancers. [ii] The smoking rates for adults on ... 2022;71:397–405. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7111a1 . [ii] Simmons VN, Piñeiro B, Hooper MW, Gray JE, Brandon TH. Tobacco-Related Health Disparities Across the Cancer Care Continuum. Cancer Control. 2016;23(4):434-441. doi:10.1177/107327481602300415. [iii] Cornelius ME, ...

Health Coalition: Defunding Oklahoma’s Tobacco Control Programs Will Prove Costly

OKLAHOMA CITY – A group of leading health organizations Thursday released the following statement in strong opposition to a resolution that would allow the Legislature to remove ... tobacco settlement dollars to support these programs that save lives by preventing tobacco use. The resolution does a great disservice to public health by allowing the Legislature to intercept 100 percent of annual payments received by the state from tobacco companies, and it recommends that ... wiping it out completely. “SJR 45 will contribute to more tobacco use, more tobacco-related disease and more preventable tobacco-caused health care costs for Oklahoma and its taxpayers. This resolution lays the groundwork to terminate grants and programs focused on reducing the tobacco ...

Public Health Coalition Protests Weakening of Florida Tobacco Prevention Program

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Several of the largest public health organizations in the country are united in opposition to a Constitutional Revision Commission proposal that would strip language in the ... Jeannette Nunez, also would divert an unspecified portion of tobacco prevention money to cancer research. Florida’s Department of Public Health has projected that siphoning money from tobacco prevention for cancer research will increase personal health expenses, including Medicaid, ... Additionally, according to the Florida Department of Health, the state’s tobacco control program has saved the state $3.2 billion in health care costs. The program’s remarkable success has been driven by strict adherence to CDC guidelines for effective tobacco control.  This includes ...

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