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... curative care under alternative Medicaid financing models being considered by Congress. The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) today sent a letter detailing the organization’s concerns to select governors invited to attend a Medicaid meeting led by the Senate Finance ... current system, fixed federal payments would not adjust automatically to account for increased enrollment, unexpected health emergencies or the cost of new breakthrough treatments. Instead, such financing would shift the cost to states, which would then likely implement restrictions to make up ...

... Resources for our research campaign: This is a comprehensive toolkit for engaging lawmakers on our research campaign throughout the months of June and July. The toolkit includes talking points, fact sheets, email templates, meeting and phone scripts, town hall questions, a petition and more. Please find the toolkit HERE . What actions can you take throughout June for our Medicaid campaign?   Week of June 23 - take 5-mintutes to send a message, place a phone call and post on ... to let your members of Congress know what you need from them. If you don’t use X, you can still post on other social media channels. The cost of health care is already too high for too many. The bill that passed the House would terminate health care for millions & raise health care ...

Tobacco is an addictive and deadly product. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and remains the number one cause of preventable death. In Ohio: 18.0% of adults smoke cigarettes. 36.7% of high school students use tobacco products including 4.9% who smoke cigarettes, 29.8% who use e-cigarettes, ... by smoking. If nothing is done to reduce smoking rates, 259,000 Ohio kids currently under 18 will ultimately die prematurely from smoking. Ohio can and must do better. To learn more about the impact of  tobacco in Ohio and the need to invest in tobacco control to reduce taxpayers costs, ...

"We are disappointed that the House did not take the opportunity to implement proven strategies to reduce the terrible toll of tobacco use in Ohio," said Jeff Stephens, director of government relations in Ohio for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. "Increasing the cigarette tax by $1 per pack would raise a ... for reducing tobacco use would positively impact the enormous health care costs associated with treating tobacco-related disease."   ACS CAN Reacts to House Budget Changes ...