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Senate President Joins Health Advocates to Announce Bill to Increase Tobacco Taxes

Today, Senate President John Cullerton joined health advocates from organizations across the state to announce new legislation that would increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco ... “It will stop children from starting to smoke and cause many adult smokers to quit, sparing them from a lifetime of addiction and associated health problems. That’s why the public supports it.” In addition to the legislation, advocates released poll results that indicated broad ... adults who smoke and help 48,700 Illinois adults who currently smoke quit. It’s also anticipated to reduce the state’s long-term health care costs by $1.56 billion. 0 Senate President Joins Health Advocates to Announce Bill to Increase Tobacco Taxes ...

Proposed Rule Gives States Responsibility, Flexibility for Creating Effective Health Benefit Exchanges

WASHINGTON – July 11, 2011 – “The proposed regulation builds a detailed framework that affords states the flexibility to tailor their health benefit exchanges to meet the needs of their populations, as the law intended. But with that flexibility comes a responsibility for states ... up their own exchange will bear the ultimate responsibility for building a consumer-friendly portal that brings true competition into the health insurance market. “States will need to resolve key issues for their exchanges to effectively increase access to quality, affordable health care. These issues include: • Exchange governance: The exchange governance boards should be structured so that board members do not have ...

President 's Budget Increases Funding for Cancer Research; Proposes Tobacco Tax to Fund Health Insurance for Kids

... to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer. The proposed three percent increase in funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) would begin to restore scarce resources after years of appropriations that have not kept up ... proposal once again includes a 94-cent increase in the federal cigarette tax that would in part pay for a five-year extension of the Children 's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). There has been past bipartisan congressional support for increasing the federal tobacco tax to pay for this important program that guarantees access to quality care for uninsured children across the country. The tax has the added benefit ofξ discouraging kids from smoking, reducing long-term health care ...

Lawmakers’ Continued Efforts to Repeal Medicaid Expansion Would Deny/Revoke Health Coverage to Thousands of Missourians

... this battle again.  “Today, an additional 66,489 Missourians now have access to MO HealthNet and cancer patients are just starting to get the care they need. Access to health care coverage through MO HealthNet is a matter of life and survivorship for thousands of low-income cancer patients and survivors. ACS CAN ... advocacy affiliate, ACS CAN has successfully advocated for billions of dollars in cancer research funding, expanded access to quality affordable health care, and made workplaces, including restaurants and bars, smoke-free. As we mark our 20th anniversary, we’re more determined than ever to ...

Strong Summary of Benefits and Coverage Regulation Critical to Making Informed Choices About Health Benefits

... Heart Association, and Consumers Union sent a letter to the president today urging him to strongly implement a provision of the Affordable Care Act that would give consumers timely access to easy-to-understand information regarding their health benefit options. Congress passed the Summary of Benefits and Coverage provision because it concluded that the information available to ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Health Groups Laud Texas Lawmakers for Introducing Legislation to Raise Tobacco Sale Age to 21

... from tobacco addiction and save lives by introducing bipartisan legislation to raise the sale age of tobacco products in the state to 21. Public health groups praised bill authors Sen. Joan Huffman and Rep. John Zerwas for providing strong leadership in the fight against tobacco – the No. ... Despite tremendous progress in reducing smoking, tobacco use still kills more than 28,000 Texans and costs the state more than $8.8 billion in health care bills each year. Nearly a half-million young Texans (498,000) will die early from a tobacco-related disease without additional action to ...

Federal Exchange White Paper an Important Step Toward Ensuring Meaningful Access to Care

WASHINGTON May 16, 2012 The information released today on the federally-facilitated health exchanges represents a positive step toward ensuring that people with cancer and their families nationwide have meaningful access to health care. The federal exchanges should serve as a model for the consumer-friendly marketplace that the health care law intended, providing access to ...

Advocates to Congress: Palliative Care is Effective Means to Curb Opioid Problem

... as part of the coalition’s annual advocacy day. The PQLC includes over 40 organizations that collectively work to improve the quality of care for patients by supporting public policies that improve and expand access to palliative care and appropriate pain management. Fifteen ACS CAN ... Senate. Member groups of the PQLC strongly believe that PCHETA has the potential to complement Congress’ current work in addressing the public health crisis surrounding opioid abuse and ensure an appropriate balance is struck in addressing the crisis without erecting additional barriers to ... professionals, PCHETA would also bolster research efforts to develop new, non-addictive pain treatments within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Pushing Congress to advance PCHETA is especially timely given current congressional efforts to address the public health crisis ...

Steps Governor Hochul Can Take to Make New York a Leader in Health Equity

... breakthroughs in research and treatment, but there is still a lot of work to be done. If New York aims to remain a national leader in cancer care, as I believe the Empire State is meant to be, our elected officials must be champions in the fight to achieve health equity for all communities. From the inception of Medicare to the expansion of Medicaid, health equity has been the throughline for policies that improve health outcomes and address morbidity and mortality rates. There is plenty of ...

Governor’s Veto of Medicaid Restriction Bills Protects Patients from Harmful Barriers to Care

Madison, Wis. –  Today, Governor Tony Evers vetoed two bills that would have tightened access to health care coverage for limited-income Wisconsinites. Senate Bill 905/Assembly Bill 934 aimed to require Medicaid enrollees to prove eligibility and ... monitoring of the income boundary of BadgerCare and proposed frequent re-determinations which could result in loss of access to affordable health care coverage for our friends and neighbors. Medicaid is critical in the fight against cancer as thousands of Wisconsinites depend on the ...

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