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Cancer-Fighting Advocates Mark Great American Smokeout by Calling for Action to Prevent Tobacco Addiction

... are marking the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 45th annual Great American Smokeout today by calling on state lawmakers to protect the health of Kentucky residents by passing strong tobacco control legislation. As our battle with COVID-19 continues, we must do everything in our power to ... safe—which means building strong public health infrastructure including comprehensive tobacco control measures.  As the advocacy affiliate of ACS, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is working to ensure the General Assembly protects funding for tobacco cessation and prevention programs during the 2021 legislative ...

Jury Holds Tobacco Company Responsible for Deception About Its Products

WASHINGTON, D.C. July 21, 2014 Following is a statement from Chris Hansen, president of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in reaction to a Florida jury award of $23 billion in punitive damages to widow Cynthia Robinson in her lawsuit against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco ... on Smoking and Health , tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke claimed the lives of more than 20 million Americans, and they continue to cost our economy almost $300 billion in health care costs and lost productivity annually. The American people have paid for the devastating impact ...

Cancer Patient Medication

Step Therapy Health insurance step therapy protocols can be useful to save costs and establish best practices, but when a patient has already failed on a particular treatment option or when a doctor knows the first step of the protocol will not work for a specific patient, the patients should not be forced to “fail first” before their doctor’s preferred medications are covered.   During the 2017 Texas Legislative session, ACS CAN worked with coalition partners to support passage of SB 680 , which establishes exceptions to insurance step therapy requirements to protect patient access to needed treatments in a timely manner. ...

New Report: Tennessee Ranks Amongst Top 5 States Shortchanging Tobacco Prevention Programs

NASHVILLE, TN –   January 24, 2022 –  Even as tobacco use remains the number one cause of preventable death in the United States and youth e-cigarette use remains at high levels, a new report highlights how too many states continue to ... shortchange programs designed to prevent kids from using tobacco products and help tobacco users quit - with Tennessee ranking amongst the top 5 of states doing so.   This year (fiscal year 2023), Tennessee will collect $406 million from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes but ... and cessation programs.  “Smoking now directly causes an overwhelming $3.10 billion in health care costs annually in Tennessee,” noted ACS CAN Government Relations Director Maddie Bushnell. “It’s time that our leaders make an investment in prevention programs that is proportional ...

Nationwide Tobacco Control Efforts Mark Great American Smokeout

... the Great American Smokeout , we've made tremendous progress in reducing smoking rates and saving lives from tobacco use. Yet, 18 percent of adults in the United States still smoke, many teens are using multiple tobacco products and the majority of tobacco products remain unregulated. Our work certainly isn't finished. There are numerous ACS CAN-led activities happening in state capitols and city halls across the country today to commemorate the Great American Smokeout by calling for ... smokers, save about 400,000 adult lives from premature smoking-caused death and save the system more than $55 billion in long-term health care cost savings. It's a win-win-win that Congress has yet to take action on. Tobacco use remains the largest cause of preventable death in our ...

Gov. Bullock Kicks Off Cancer Action Day at the Capitol; Urges Lawmakers to Give 95,000 Montanans Continued Access to Health Care Through Medicaid

HELENA, MT – March 11, 2019 – Cancer survivors and caregivers with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) thanked Gov. Bullock in person today, March 11, 2019, for his help urging lawmakers to lift the sunset on Medicaid expansion so that it doesn’t expire in July, leaving some 95,000 without access to care. Gov. Bullock teamed up with ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society, to help kick off Cancer Action Day today as well as the Suits and Sneakers Montana Governor’s Hoops Challenge. ... and that includes adults, veterans, families with children, pregnant women and those close to retirement,” said Gov. Bullock. “I am proud of the progress Montana is making addressing cancer incidence and mortality in Montana.  Medicaid expansion has played a large role in that ...

Cancer Advocates Rally at Louisiana Capitol to Push for Tobacco Prevention

Baton Rouge, La.  --  May 27, 2025 Survivors, caregivers and advocates from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) joined forces at the Capitol earlier today for Cancer Action Day. Their goal: educate lawmakers on the importance of funding tobacco prevention. Constituents had the chance to meet and converse with their respective lawmakers on why comprehensive tobacco ... the number one cause of preventable death and is responsible for 32.7% of cancer deaths in Louisiana.” In Louisiana, smoking is estimated to cost $2.19 billion in direct health care costs each year, including $863.2 million in annual Medicaid costs. Investing in prevention and cessation ...

Proposed Tobacco Tax Increase in President 's Budget Would Save Lives

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 5, 2013 ACS CAN applauds President Obama 's proposal to raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products in the FY 2014 budget. A significant increase in the tobacco tax could have a dramatic impact on the public health of our nation by preventing disease and premature deaths and reducing health care costs associated with tobacco use. Raising the price of tobacco products is one of the most effective approaches to encouraging people to quit and preventing kids from picking up the deadly habit in ...

Advocacy in Action: Critical Loophole Plugged

On Friday, ACS CAN let its voice be heard raising the issue of an alarming loophole included in the Senate version of the health care reform legislation. Specific language would limit annual caps on benefits for patients of chronic disease such as cancer who are struggling with the high cost of care. This dangerous loophole could subject cancer patients to abrupt termination of care. And on Friday, the White House and Congress ...

Michigan Most Recent State to Follow National Smoke-Free Trend

... law, which was signed by Governor Jennifer Granholm Dec. 18, will apply to all bars, restaurants and work places, except for the gaming floors of existing casinos, cigar bars and tobacco specialty stores. Although smoking will be allowed on casino gaming floors, it will be banned in the ... health victory and will save countless lives in Michigan,” said John R. Seffrin, PhD, CEO, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN). “Increasingly, states are realizing the many benefits of comprehensive smoke-free laws that cover all workplaces – workers can make a living without risking their health, patrons and tourists can ...

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