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June 2017 State Update
State Updates ACS CAN Massachusetts will be focusing on the following issues in the 2017-2018 Legislative Session: Comprehensive Youth Tobacco Prevention: Comprehensive tobacco control legislation which would increase the age of sale for tobacco products from 18 to 21, prohibit sales of tobacco in pharmacies, add electronic-cigarettes to the state’s smoke-free ... Drug Formularies: As consumers are asked to be more savvy health care shoppers, they can only do so with accurate information. While the cost of a drug varies significantly depending on the source, consumers who are increasingly facing co-insurance (rather than a fixed co-pay) must ...
HOUSE VOTE MARKS BREAKTHROUGH FOR INDOOR TANNING BILL
By Katie Lannan STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, JAN. 27, 2016....Both branches of the state Legislature have now signed off on a bill that would ban minors under the age of 18 from using or operating tanning booths. The House passed the bill ( S 1994 ) on a 146-8 vote on Wednesday. In September, the bill cleared the ... to help shepherd the bill through the House, so the bill's passage marked a breakthrough. Under current state law, children under the age of 14 can only use an indoor tanning device if accompanied by an adult and teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 need to provide parental consent, Rep. ...