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New Report: Cigarette Tax Increases Would Raise Billions for Cash-Strapped States, While Reducing Smoking and Winning Voter Approval

... close severe budget shortfalls, while also reducing smoking and saving lives, according to a new report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. A national poll released along with the report finds that 67 percent of voters support a $1 tobacco tax increase. The poll ... taxes to other options, such as other tax increases or budget cuts, for addressing state budget deficits. The report details the revenue and health benefits to each state of increasing its cigarette tax by $1 per pack. If every state and Washington, DC, did so, they would: · Raise $9.1 ... than 1.2 million adult smokers to quit; · Prevent more than 1 million premature, smoking-caused deaths; and · Save $52.8 billion in health care costs. The report, Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win-Win for Cash-Strapped States, was released by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, American Cancer ...

The Promise of Prevention

On June 10, the President issued an executive order for the establishment of the National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council. The Council was created under the Affordable Care Act, and is intended to integrate the prevention efforts of many federal government agencies for more effective policies and reach. The fact ...

Policy Forum on Access to Health Care

... The 2017 ACS CAN Policy Forum brings together Maryland’s key decision makers and leaders in business, education, medical research, cancer care, and government to explore federal and state health care policies and its impact on the delivery of cancer care, hospital administration, and innovation in cancer treatments.  This premier event will feature panels with hospital CEOs, pharmaceutical and health insurance leaders, employers, state and federal health care policy experts.   Welcome remarks by The Honorable Catherine Pugh , Mayor City ...

2016 Kentucky Legislative Roundup

... tanning devices, thus greatly reducing exposure to a known carcinogen. HB 196 passed the house.  SB 108 passed favorably out of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, but did not receive a vote on the Senate floor.  ACS CAN will be back in full force in 2017 to pass this lifesaving legislation.    Support Access to Patient-Centered and Family-Focused Palliative Care •  HB 410 —Palliative Care Advisory Council . ACS CAN advocated for a bill to create an advisory council in the Kentucky Department of Public Health to build capacity and raise awareness of palliative care services among the public and the health care community.  HB 410 received an ...

Healthy Economy Now

Each day the evidence mounts that real health care reform really can happen this year. It certainly feels different than the last time comprehensive reform was on the national agenda -- during ... ACS CAN has been part of the momentum and has been encouraging people to come to the table. We can't expect to fix the economy if we don't fix health care too -- and do it in a way that will work for all Americans. That means we have to build on what works in our system and fix what's ...

Kentucky’s Medicaid Work Requirement Struck Down by Federal Judge

... Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), made the following statement in reaction. “Today a federal judge ruled the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated federal law by approving work requirements and other barriers to eligibility for Medicaid recipients in ... if work requirements were struck down. ACS CAN urges Gov. Bevin to reconsider this decision. Maintaining access to comprehensive and affordable health care coverage through state Medicaid programs is a matter of life and survivorship for countless low-income cancer patients and survivors in ...

2022 Oklahoma Legislative Priorities

... 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 Oklahoma residents touched by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this ... of Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma to ensure program integrity, advocating and communicating with the Oklahoma Legislature and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority when needed. Affordable, Adequate Health Insurance : ACS CAN will advocate for policies that ensure access to quality, ...

2025-2026 Massachusetts Priorities

... but particularly for populations that have been historically marginalized. Patient navigation is an evidence-based intervention that eliminates health disparities across the cancer care continuum. Currently, patient navigation services are still absent or limited in many cancer programs and hospital settings. The expansion ... funding will help to ensure more people have access to the navigation services needed to ensure better cancer outcomes.    Empowering Health Care Consumers  Selecting a health insurance plan is one of the most important decisions a person must make. Yet without complete and ...

New survey finds broad support for expanding BadgerCare in Wisconsin

... Strategies, a Republican-leaning pollster. In the  Wisconsin survey , 80% of the people who responded said that a candidate’s position on health care is important in their choice of whom to vote for, including 40% who said the issue was very important to them. While Democrats had the strongest response, with 93% identifying health care as an important issue in their voting choice, 69% of independent voters and 72% of Republicans also described health care as important. ...

Cancer Patients and Survivors Return to Mississippi State Capitol to Call on Lawmakers to Increase Access to Medicaid for Hardworking Mississippians 

... physicians from across the state traveled to Jackson to meet with their elected officials in person today and urge them to increase access to care through Medicaid. The meetings coincide with the release of new polling showing 55% of Republican primary voters support the expansion of ... hardworking Mississippians, improving access to care in the state, including access to cancer screenings and treatments.   “Access to health care coverage is one of the most significant factors when it comes to surviving a cancer diagnosis and it is well past time Mississippi ... this issue impacts in the capitol today.”  According to the recent ACS CAN poll , nearly 60% of Republican primary voters say they think health care is unaffordable in the state and more than 70% say they support a program that allows more of Mississippi’s federal tax dollars to be ...

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