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Key Vote Today on $1.50 Tobacco Tax to Protect Kids, Save Lives and Raise Revenue

... support the tobacco tax increase ( see full list here ). Health organizations including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free strongly support the $1.50 per pack tobacco tax increase designed to keep cigarettes and a vast array of other tobacco products out of the hands of kids, while also lowering health costs from tobacco use. Research shows that increasing tobacco taxes will have a significant ...

Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D. Receives National Distinguished Advocacy Award for Championing Lifesaving Cancer Public Policy

... National Distinguished Advocacy Award this week, the most prestigious award presented by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), in recognition of his significant contributions to the fight against cancer.    “As a leader in Congress, Dr. Bucshon has repeatedly established himself as a true advocate on issues that help advance innovation in cancer care and treatment, as well as improve patient quality of life,” said Lisa Lacasse, president of ACS CAN. “By spearheading multiple pieces of legislation intended to reduce the burden of cancer, he ...

Blair Horner on the NJ Up In Smoke Report

... Little to Help Smokers Quit and Keep Kids from Smoking Statement from Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy, American Cancer Society of NY & NJ, regarding Up in Smoke report detailing inadequate state spending on anti-tobacco programs despite billions in revenue from tobacco. "New Jersey ranks 46 th in the nation in funding programs to help smokers quit.  It's shameful that the state can collect billions of dollars from smokers in the form of taxes and spend less than one percent to help smokers who want to quit.  New Jersey leaders need to realize ...

9-16-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... Johanns (R-NE). The amendment addressed a provision in the Affordable Care Act that increases reporting requirements for small business.   ACS CAN opposed the amendment because its financial offset was to strip the Prevention and Public Health Fund ($17 billion over 10 years) of nearly all its funding. As you know, the Affordable Care Act established the Fund to support important prevention programs like tobacco ... the interim final rule for preventive services. Under the Affordable Care Act, new plans are required to offer certain preventive services at no cost to patients. The services will be covered in plan years that begin after September 23, when several of the law’s important provisions go ...

9-16-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... Johanns (R-NE). The amendment addressed a provision in the Affordable Care Act that increases reporting requirements for small business.   ACS CAN opposed the amendment because its financial offset was to strip the Prevention and Public Health Fund ($17 billion over 10 years) of nearly all its funding. As you know, the Affordable Care Act established the Fund to support important prevention programs like tobacco ... the interim final rule for preventive services. Under the Affordable Care Act, new plans are required to offer certain preventive services at no cost to patients. The services will be covered in plan years that begin after September 23, when several of the law’s important provisions go ...

9-16-10 Affordable Care Act Update

... Johanns (R-NE). The amendment addressed a provision in the Affordable Care Act that increases reporting requirements for small business.   ACS CAN opposed the amendment because its financial offset was to strip the Prevention and Public Health Fund ($17 billion over 10 years) of nearly all its funding. As you know, the Affordable Care Act established the Fund to support important prevention programs like tobacco ... the interim final rule for preventive services. Under the Affordable Care Act, new plans are required to offer certain preventive services at no cost to patients. The services will be covered in plan years that begin after September 23, when several of the law’s important provisions go ...

Accelerating Efforts to Eliminate Cervical Cancer Around the World

... to preventive vaccinations and supporting diagnostic screening and testing which improve opportunities for the early detection and treatment of the disease, we can eliminate a cancer. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 570,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this ... will help stem the tide in the battle against cervical cancer. Because cervical cancer deaths are preventable, and interventions are proven and cost effective, we should be providing resources to protect women against this disease, just like we provide resources to save lives from AIDS. ...

This Week in Health Care Reform

Note: This update will also cover the House of Representatives passage today of the FY10 Labor-HHS Appropriations legislation which provides funding for National Institutes of Health, the ... including coalition efforts, grassroots activities, direct lobbying to both congress and the administration, and media advocacy efforts, ACS CAN continues to work very aggressively in support of the policy changes that are so important to cancer patients and their families.  Key actions ... as the House Tri-Committee bill.  The prevention provisions in the HELP and House Tri-Committee bills include: Requiring coverage and reducing cost-sharing for evidence-based clinical prevention services in government and private insurance plans, including the elimination of cost-sharing ...

New CDC Teen Data Includes Troubling Cigar Statistics

New data out last week by the CDC has me deeply concerned about the growing popularity of cigars among our nationŠ—'s youth. The latest numbers show that nearly as many high schoolers are using cigars (11.9 percent) as they are ... The industry is able to label these products as cigars because they add a little bit of leaf to the wrapping paper. Additionally, these products cost much less than cigarettes in most states, making them more affordable for younger smokers. Yet cigars and cigarillos still contain the same ... on the agency to quickly finalize this proposal without exemptions and begin putting much needed restrictions on all tobacco products so they can begin to protect our youth from the health dangers all of these products pose. (To read more about ACS CANŠ—'s view of the FDA proposal, see ...

Something New

Much of the current health care reform debate is a rehash of issues that have been argued for many years -- government vs. private insurance, insurance ... incomprehensible to virtually everyone, even those of us who work on these issues. When we buy something major such as a car or an appliance, we can get all kinds of information about its performance and quality, and we use such information to make an informed decision about what product is ... and a viable private health insurance market, people need consumer informationŠ—”information that the can easily understand at little or no cost. As Pollitz recommends, we need something much like the nutrition label on food products, a label that provides meaningful and comparable ...

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