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ATLANTA) January 17, 2014 The U.S. Surgeon General 's  Report on the Health Consequences of Smoking  released today celebrates progress in reducing tobacco 's toll over the past 50 years and offers a prescription for ending the epidemic of death and disease caused by tobacco products. This new report details how the unscrupulous, unrelenting efforts of the tobacco industry hooked ... and cessation programs and Œæspecific actions such as mandating the reduction of nicotine in tobacco to non-addictive levels. These strategies can help the 70 percent of smokers more than 31 million people who say they want to put their cigarettes and tobacco away forever and quit for ...

... program from the General Fund.   This is the first time in the Fund's history that there has been a proposal to eliminate the entire portion of FHM funding for certain programs. In addition, there is a proposed statutory language change that would make it easier for the Fund to be ... businesses that oppose these cuts . If you own a business or know someone who does, please ask them to sign a letter to the legislature, which can be found here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/wesupportthefhm   TAKE ACTION: Please contact members of the HHS Committee to let them know that ... benefit started Jan. 1,, more than 150,000 seniors and others with Medicare have received an annual wellness visit. This new visit is a no-cost preventive benefit available to Medicare beneficiaries. Beneficiaries must schedule the visit with a participating health care professional. ...

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 Delaware impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In 2023 the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Delaware Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance ... cessation benefit that covers individual, group, and telephone counseling and all FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications without cost-sharing or other barriers to accessing care.   For more information, contact: John Hoctor, Managing Director ACS CAN  [email protected] ...

... The four principles will guide the Society and its sister advocacy organization, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkSM (ACS CAN), in efforts to improve access to quality care for those with cancer. The principles, which were released at a Capitol Hill briefing today, state that health insurance should be Adequate Access is timely and coverage offers the full range of evidence-based health care services, including prevention and early detection and supportive needs, including acute treatment with access to ... care. Affordable Total costs are not excessive and are based on the patient’s ability to pay. Available Coverage is available regardless of health status or claims history, and it is renewable and continuous. Administratively simple Benefits, financial liability, billing procedures ...