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... in funding programs that prevent kids from smoking and help smokers quit, according to a national report released today by a coalition of public health organizations. The report challenges states to do more by shining the spotlight on Florida, which has cut its high school smoking rate to a record low 7.5 percent. The report details the lives and health care dollars each state could save if it brought its teen smoking rate down to Florida’s. If Missouri reduced its high school smoking rate from ...

  The JAI filed its first friend of the court brief in May 2009, partnering with the ACS South Atlantic Division and other public health groups in David Brooks v. Maryland Health Insurance Program (MHIP) . MHIP plays a critical role in providing gap-filling coverage for people with debilitating medical conditions but no ability to obtain coverage in the private market. As one of 35 state high risk pools, MHIP provides access to health care and acts as a vital safety net for people with serious medical conditions, like cancer, but lack the means to pay for care. MHIP cut off Mr. ...

... percent of cancer patients and survivors who receive tax credits to afford Marketplace plans say they would have difficulty getting the care they need without the enhanced premium tax credits, according to the latest Survivor Views survey released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN.) Majorities would consider alternatives that expose them to greater financial or health risk, such as enrolling in high deductible plans (81%), or plans with less coverage (69%). Further, 65% were unaware before the survey that ... credits are set to expire at the end of 2025.  “The enhanced tax credits made it possible for millions more people in America to afford the health coverage they need. These credits mean they can see a doctor regularly, receive lifesaving cancer screenings and if diagnosed with cancer, ...

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT   Two Year Anniversary March 23 marked the two year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which included key provisions that are improving access to quality, affordable health care for people with cancer and those at risk of developing the disease. These provisions include critical patient protections that:   Ban ... that can cut off access to critical cancer care; Enable children with a history of chronic disease such as cancer to stay on their parents' health plan until age 26; Prohibit insurers from charging people more for coverage because they have a condition such as cancer; Refocus the health ...