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2025 South Carolina Legislative Summary

... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expanding access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of South Carolinians touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... Expansion: ACS CAN is a member of CoverSC, a Medicaid expansion coalition advocating for low-income individuals and families to have access to health insurance coverage through state Medicaid programs. We advocated for Medicaid expansion for all individuals up to 138 percent of the federal ...

Cover SC Launches with Call for Legislature to Enact Medicaid Expansion

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Today, GOP leaders, North Carolina legislators Donny Lambeth and Kevin Corbin, joined health advocates along with business and faith leaders to hold a press conference at the South Carolina State House. The event called on the South Carolina Legislature to enact Medicaid expansion and announced the launch of Cover SC, a new initiative aimed at closing the health insurance gap in the state. “North Carolina moved wisely and methodically in developing an approach that fits our state, its priorities ... low-wage workers, and rural residents. Key points discussed during the conference include: Medicaid expansion would reduce uncompensated care costs, helping struggling rural hospitals stay open. The policy would extend health care coverage to those falling into the coverage gap, many ...

Media Advisory: “Suits and Sneakers” Cancer Action Day Brings Advocates to Columbia

... a.m. and a news conference at 10:30. Reporters are welcome anytime, 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will ask their lawmakers to: Increase access to health care by expanding Medicaid , a lifeline for access to care that helps screen for, detect, treat and survive cancer. Allocate $5 million from a ... now, as studies show South Carolina high school students use e-cigarettes at more than double the national rate . Pass HB 3202 to require health insurance to provide diagnostic and supplemental breast examination coverage without cost-sharing requirements. New statistics show nearly ...

South Carolina Legislative Update Ending 2/01/13

January flew by at the State House and as we move quickly into February the most discussed items on the agenda continue to be creating a State Health Exchange and Medicaid Expansion.  Learn what is happening at the State House through our weekly Legislative Update. You can also learn more about ACS CAN's position on the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid Expansion by clicking through out website and by visiting www.fightcancer.org   South Carolina Legislative Update Ending ...

Sneakers Cover State House Front Steps to Urge Legislators to Keep South Carolina Teens Healthy

Today, the front steps of the South Carolina State House were covered in sneakers to remind lawmakers to protect teen health by raising the cigarette tax by $1.50 and prohibiting teens under 18 from using indoor tanning devices. Legislators and volunteers from ... would be used for healthcare and to increase teacher salaries.   Not only would a $1.50 per pack cigarette tax increase be good for public health, it would benefit the state’s fiscal health as well. Increasing the cigarette tax by this amount will save an estimated $1.12 billion in long-term health care costs. Mississippi currently spends $1.9 billion on tobacco-related health care costs each year and experiences $2.35 billion in lost ...

Reducing the Toll of Tobacco a Priority for American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network in 2018

... 29, 2018 – As lawmakers dive into the new year the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is looking ahead to what public health initiatives can be accomplished in 2018. South Carolina has a long way to go when it comes to tobacco control issues. Each year in South Carolina 2,500 kids under the age of eighteen become new daily smokers, 7,200 adults die from smoking and annual health care costs in South Carolina directly caused by smoking are $1.9 billion.  Don’t worry, ACS CAN has solutions. A one-time increase in the ...

Coastal Carolina Baseball Coach Helps Kick Cancer During Annual Suits & Sneakers Event

... South Carolina’s current tobacco tax of 57 cents ranks 45 th in the country and is more than a $1 below the national average.  Annual health care costs in South Carolina directly related to smoking are estimated to be about $1.9 billion. If the state was to increase its tobacco tax by ... would generate about $266.6 million in revenue annually.  “A tobacco tax increase would truly be a win-win solution for South Carolina – a health win that would reduce tobacco use and save lives as well as a financial win that would help the state’s budget,” said Beth Johnson, ...

Tobacco Control Issues

Tobacco Control Issues Tobacco remains the number one preventable cause of death and South Carolina’s biggest opportunity to save lives, reduce health care costs and generate additional revenue for the state.   Smoke-free Air Implement comprehensive smoke-free policies that include all ...

New Report: Failure by Southeastern State Legislators on Tobacco Policies Leads to Higher Tobacco Use, Greater Cancer Burden

... result of tobacco use, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Given this, the state’s biggest opportunity to save lives and reduce health care costs would be increasing the price of tobacco products by $1.50 or more per pack of cigarettes.  “South Carolina’s excise tax on ... increase to the tobacco tax would not only lower tobacco-use rates but also have the added benefit of saving the state millions of dollars in health care costs.” Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System from 2010 to 2014, the lung cancer mortality rate in the 12 ...

2019 SC State Legislative Session Summary

... 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 South Carolinians touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... to funding for evidence-based, statewide tobacco use prevention and cessation programs. $5 million remains allocated to the state Department of Health and Environmental Services in the state budget for tobacco prevention and cessation. An additional $5 million also continues to be allocated ...

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