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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 ... and ill-advised resolution to shift focus and funding away from tobacco prevention and cessation – a move that will incur a large human cost. Oklahoma voters wisely established these lifesaving programs in 2000 to help prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease, the state’s leading ... for 60 percent of deaths in Oklahoma. “It’s important to remember that there is only one tobacco settlement agreement. The states can’t sue a second time. Oklahoma needs to get this right and spend tobacco-related settlement revenues on programs that break the cycle of ...

Alternative Medicaid Financing Proposals Could Jeopardize Cancer Care; Increase States’ Medicaid Costs

... 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 ...

Gov. Stitt’s Veto of Breast Cancer Screening Bill Puts Oklahoma Women at Risk

ACS CAN is disappointed by Governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill aimed at expanding access to supplemental breast cancer screening tests.   House Bill 1389 by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, would eliminate out-of-pocket costs and expand access to supplemental imaging for women with elevated risk factors, including those who may need additional screening ...

ACS CAN Oklahoma Opposes 75-cent Cigarette Tax Increase Proposal

... proposal to raise Oklahoma’s cigarette tax by only 75 cents per pack. Tobacco tax increases, when implemented correctly, decrease the number of youth who start smoking, increase the number of smokers who quit, cut health care costs, and reduce deaths from lung and other cancers, heart diseases, strokes and other preventable, chronic ... of [our] cigarettes in Oklahoma.” But when the tax increase falls under $1, tobacco companies have demonstrated in other states that they can undermine smaller increases with coupons and discounts designed to ensure their most vulnerable customers (children, pregnant women and ...

ACS CAN Urges Gov. Fallin to Support Bipartisan Efforts to Stabilize Health Care Markets

The following letter was delivered to Gov. Mary Fallin's office on Sept. 20, 2017. The Honorable Mary Fallin Office of the Governor 203 State Capitol 2300 Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 212 Oklahoma City, OK  73105   Dear Governor Fallin, The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization, dedicated to eliminating ... in Medicaid support to your state over the next decade and beyond.  In addition, the bill eliminates the marketplace premium subsidies and cost sharing subsidies effectively shutting down the marketplace created under current law. Finally, the bill would roll back important essential ...

Oklahoma Cigarette Price Increase Will Reduce Cancer Burden in State

Washington, D.C., — Today, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill into law that will increase the price of cigarettes by $1.50 per pack. In addition to funding state health initiatives, full implementation of this increase can generate significant revenue for Oklahoma. A statement from Chris Hansen, president of ACS CAN, follows: “The $1.50 increase in the price of ... that reducing the use of this deadly product should be a priority across the country. If appropriately implemented and enforced, the extra $1.50 cost per pack will save an estimated 16,700 lives in Oklahoma and keep more than 28,000 kids from becoming addicted adult smokers. The increase is ...

Coalition Praises Legislature’s Cigarette Price Increase

OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to the bill that would implement a $1.50 price increase to each pack of cigarettes sold in Oklahoma, a coalition of leading national, state and local health organizations issued the following statement: “The ... for Nonsmokers’ Rights advocated for a $1.50 cigarette price increase that would improve Oklahoma’s health and financial outlook. Cigarettes cost the state more than $1.62 billion in direct medical costs and $2.1 billion in lost productivity every year. When Gov. Fallin signs the bill, the state will finally begin to recoup those losses and can look forward to a healthier population.”   ### 0 Coalition Praises Legislature’s Cigarette Price Increase ...

Cancer Advocates Send ‘SOS’ to OK Capitol: Save Our Screenings to Save Lives

OKLAHOMA CITY – Cancer survivors, health professionals and students will convene at the Capitol on Monday, April 16, seeking restoration of the state’s Colorectal Cancer Screening Fund and protection for current life-saving programs. Colorectal cancer is the second deadliest type ... help balance the 2018 budget. The Legislature swept any remaining dollars from the Colorectal Cancer Screening Fund, permanently closing it. Low-cost to no-cost cancer screenings save lives – especially for those who avoid the hospital because of dollar signs at a detriment of their health. Colorectal cancer is a disease that can be treated successfully if found early enough or even prevented altogether with the removal of polyps during a colonoscopy. ACS CAN volunteers ...

Proposed Meager Cigarette Tax Increase Won't Make Oklahoma Healthier

OKLAHOMA CITY – In response to the proposed 67 cent-per-pack cigarette tax increase, a coalition of leading national, state and local health organizations issued the following statement: “The bill to raise cigarette taxes by 67 cents per pack is flat out wrong for Oklahoma, and the House Appropriations and Budget committee failed to protect the health of our youth by giving the state what it really needs – a cigarette tax increase that would save lives. “Instead, the Legislature is now ... chronic diseases. Big Tobacco knows this too, and that’s why they are fighting what would be the first tax increase in 12 years. But we can’t let them win. “We urge the Legislature seek a meaningful cigarette tax increase, because maintaining status quo means that today there ...

2022 Oklahoma Legislative Priorities

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 Oklahoma residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2022 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Oklahoma Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that address disruption in cancer care and screenings; provide ... and will support efforts to curb the availability of inadequate health plans. ACS CAN will support legislation that will eliminate patient cost-sharing for colonoscopies following a positive stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer in accordance with the current USPSTF ...

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