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Veto Override of Tobacco 21 Will Save Lives; Health Care Costs
AUGUSTA – Today, the Maine legislature took steps toward saving lives and protecting kids from a lifetime of addiction by overriding Governor LePage’s veto a measure raising the sales age for all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, to 21 (LD1170). The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) applauds the Maine legislature for their overwhelming bipartisan support of this legislation. The following statement can be attributed to Hilary Schneider, director of government relations for ACS CAN in Maine: “ACS ...
Public Health Orgs: Implementation of Tobacco Age Increase Will Reap Long-Term Benefits for all Mainers
... age from 18 to 21. Starting this weekend, that law – which also applies to electronic cigarettes – will go into effect, prohibiting sales of tobacco products to individuals under the age of 21, unless the person is 18 years of age as of July 1, 2018. This legislation received strong bipartisan support and was passed by a more than ... in the Legislature to override the Governor’s veto. Long-time champions of this law, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are issuing a reminder to retailers and consumers about the far-reaching public health benefits of ...
Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase Will Save Lives and Save Dollars for Mainers
AUGUSTA – January 28, 2025 – Ahead of this evening’s State of the Budget address, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on lawmakers to prioritize public health by supporting ...
2020 Maine Session Summary
Victory in the fight against cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Mainers touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2020, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) worked with the Maine Legislature in support of the following priorities: Ensuring Access to Quality Care Surprise Medical Billing ... insurance on their own or through a small employer, spreading health care costs across a larger number of individuals and providing greater cost protections for high cost claims within the pooled market. The law also requires insurers to offer a set of health insurance plans that would ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network to Maine Lawmakers: the Fight Against Tobacco is Not Over
This statement can be attributed to Hilary Schneider, director of government relations in Maine for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in response to portions of Governor LePage’s biennial budget proposal related to the Department of Health and Human Services: “The toll tobacco takes on Mainers – ...
Advocates to Maine Lawmakers: Don’t Cave to Big Tobacco’s Pressure Tactics
AUGUSTA – MARCH 21, 2024 - Today, Maine lawmakers will vote on LD2028,”an Act to Amend Certain Tax Laws," a bill submitted by the Department of Financial Services to make technical changes to the tax laws in Maine. While in committee, the bill was weakened when language to tax tobacco ... health advocates are urging lawmakers instead to support the minority report on LD2028, which clarifies the tobacco products tax definition of "tobacco products" to include any product that contains tobacco or nicotine. The following statement can be attributed to Julia MacDonald, Maine director of government relations for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN): ...
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Expresses Deep Concern with Biennial Budget
... – are paid to the state from the tobacco industry, aimed at compensating for disease and death caused by the tobacco industry. A coalition of public health groups in Maine, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the American Lung Association and the American Heart Association, issued the following statement: “It is important to remember that Maine ... and disease caused by Big Tobacco and was intended to be used to combat future tobacco use: tonight’s decision by the legislature is a breach of trust that those dollars would be used to protect future generations from tobacco’s carnage,” said Lance Boucher, director of public policy ...
Maine, New Jersey and Oregon are latest states to raise their cigarette sales age to 21
In less than a month, three states – Maine , New Jersey and Oregon – have enacted laws that prohibit the selling of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21. Smoking rates have declined in recent years, but the use of cigarettes by children and teens remains unacceptably high. In 2015, 25% of high ... teenage years that most of them will never start smoking later,” said Christopher Friend, the Oregon Government Relations Director at ACS CAN. If the sales age was raised to 21 nationally, it’s estimated there would be 223,000 fewer premature deaths, according to an Institute of ...
Patient Advocates Applaud Governor Mills on Tobacco Tax Proposal
... Last week, Maine Governor Janet Mills released her proposed budget for 2025. In response, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Maine Government Relations Director Julia MacDonald praised Governor Mills with the following statement: “In proposing to increase Maine’s ... and adolescents alike. An increase in the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products will reduce Maine’s healthcare costs by millions of dollars, generate much needed revenue and result in significant health benefits. The tax is projected to prevent 700 Maine children from ... to reduce the cancer burden for everyone. We engage our volunteers across the country to make their voices heard by policymakers at every level of government. We believe everyone should have a fair and just opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer. Since 2001, as the ...